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Halle Berry
Halle Berry born August 14, 1966 is an American actress and former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actressand was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and, as of 2012, only woman of African American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood and has been involved in the production side of several of the films in which she performed. Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel.
Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contests, finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant (1986), and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. She made her film debut in 1991 with a brief appearance in Jungle Fever. Her breakthrough was in 1992's Boomerang, which led to roles in films such as The Flintstones (1994) and Bulworth (1998). In addition to her Academy Award win, the 21st century brought a new level of prominence to Berry, with roles in films such as X-Men(2000), Die Another Day (2002), where she played Bond Girl Jinx, and Cloud Atlas (2012). She also won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress in 2005 for Catwoman and accepted the award in person, one of the few performers to do so.
Early life
Berry was born Maria Halle Berry, though her name was legally changed to Halle Maria Berry in 1971. Berry's parents selected her middle name from Halle's Department Store, which was then a local landmark in her birthplace of Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother, Judith Ann (née Hawkins), who is of English and German descent, was a psychiatric nurse.Her father, Jerome Jesse Berry, was an African American hospital attendant in the same psychiatric ward where her mother worked; he later became a bus driver. Berry's maternal grandmother, Nellie Dicken, was born in Sawley, Derbyshire, England, while her maternal grandfather, Earl Ellsworth Hawkins, was born in Ohio. Berry's parents divorced when she was four years old; she and her older sister Heidi were raised exclusively by her mother. Berry has said in published reports that she has been estranged from her father since her childhood, noting in 1992, "I haven't heard from him since [he left]. Maybe he's not alive."
Berry graduated from Bedford High School. She worked in the children's department at Higbee's Department store. She then studied atCuyahoga Community College. In the 1980s, she entered several beauty contests, winning Miss Teen All American in 1985 and Miss Ohio USA in 1986. She was the 1986 Miss USA first runner-up to Christy Fichtner of Texas. In the Miss USA 1986 pageant interview competition, she said she hoped to become an entertainer or to have something to do with the media. Her interview was awarded the highest score by the judges. She was the first African-American Miss World entrant in 1986, where she finished sixth and Trinidad and Tobago's Giselle Laronde was crowned Miss World.
Career
1989–2002
Berry traveled to Chicago in the late 1980s to pursue a career in modeling and acting.[16] One of her first acting projects was Chicago Force, a television series for local cable by Gordon Lake Productions.
In 1989, Berry moved to New York City to further pursue her acting ambitions. During her early time there she ran out of money and had to live briefly in a homeless shelter.[16][17][18] Later in 1989, her situation improved and she was cast in the role of model Emily Franklin in the short-lived ABC television series Living Dolls, which was shot in New York and was a spin-off of the hit series Who's the Boss?.[16] During the taping of Living Dolls, she lapsed into a coma and was diagnosed with diabetes.[19][20] After the cancellation ofLiving Dolls, she moved to Los Angeles.[16] She went on to have a recurring role on the long-running primetime serial Knots Landing.
Her film debut was in a small role for Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991), in which she played Vivian, a drug addict.[7] That same year, Berry had her first co-starring role in Strictly Business. In 1992, Berry portrayed a career woman who falls for Eddie Murphy in the romantic comedy Boomerang. That same year, she caught the public's attention as a headstrong biracial slave in the TV adaptation of Queen: The Story of an American Family, based on the book by Alex Haley. Berry was in the live-actionFlintstones movie playing the part of "Sharon Stone", a sultry secretary who seduced Fred Flintstone.[21]
Berry tackled a more serious role, playing a former drug addict struggling to regain custody of her son in Losing Isaiah (1995), starring opposite Jessica Lange. She portrayed Sandra Beecher in Race the Sun (1996), which was based on a true story, shot in Australia, and co-starred alongside Kurt Russell in Executive Decision. Beginning in 1996, she was a Revlon spokeswoman for seven years and renewed her contract in 2004.[4][22]
She starred alongside Natalie Deselle Reid in the 1997 comedy film, B*A*P*S. Although panned by critics, it showed Halle's acting versatility.In 1998, Berry received praise for her role in Bulworth as an intelligent woman raised by activists who gives a politician (Warren Beatty) a new lease on life. The same year, she played the singer Zola Taylor, one of the three wives of pop singer Frankie Lymon, in the biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love. In the 1999 HBO biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, she portrayed the first black woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award, and it was to Berry a heart-felt project that she introduced, co-produced and fought intensely for it to come through.[7] Berry's performance was recognized with several awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe.[2][23]
Berry portrayed the mutant superhero Storm in the film adaptation of the comic book series X-Men (2000) and its sequels, X2: X-Men United (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In 2001, Berry appeared in the film Swordfish, which featured her first nude scene.[24]At first, she refused to be filmed topless in a sunbathing scene, but she changed her mind when Warner Brothers raised her fee substantially.[25] The brief flash of her breasts added $500,000 to her fee.[26] Berry considered these stories to be rumors and was quick to deny them.[24][27] After turning down numerous roles that required nudity, she said she decided to make Swordfish because her husband, Benét, supported her and encouraged her to take risks.[28]
Berry asked for a higher fee for Revlon advertisements after winning the Academy Award. Ron Perelman, the cosmetics firm's chief, congratulated her, saying how happy he was that she modeled for his company. She replied, "Of course, you'll have to pay me more." Perelman stalked off in a rage.[31] Her win at the Academy Awards led to two famous "Oscar moments." In accepting her award, she gave an acceptance speech honoring previous black actresses who had never had the opportunity. She said, "This moment is so much bigger than me. This is for every nameless, faceless woman of colour who now has a chance tonight because this door has been opened."[32] One year later, as she presented the Best Actor award, winner Adrien Brody ran on stage and, instead of giving her the standard peck on the cheek, planted a long kiss on Berry.
2002–present
As Bond girl Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in the 2002 blockbuster Die Another Day, Berry recreated a scene from Dr. No, emerging from the surf to be greeted by James Bond as Ursula Andress had 40 years earlier.[33] Lindy Hemming, costume designer on Die Another Day, had insisted that Berry wear a bikini and knife as an homage.[34] Berry has said of the scene: "It's splashy", "exciting", "sexy", "provocative" and "it will keep me still out there after winning an Oscar."[28] The bikini scene was shot in Cadiz; the location was reportedly cold and windy, and footage has been released of Berry wrapped in thick towels in between takes to avoid catching a chill.[35] According to an ITV news poll, Jinx was voted the fourth toughest girl on screen of all time.[36] Berry was hurt during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. It was removed in a 30-minute operation.[37] After Berry won the Academy Award, rewrites were commissioned to give her more screentime for X2.[38]
She starred in the psychological thriller Gothika opposite Robert Downey, Jr. in November 2003, during which she broke her arm in a scene with Downey, who twisted her arm too hard. Production was halted for eight weeks.[39] It was a moderate hit at the United States box office, taking in $60 million; it earned another $80 million abroad.[40] Berry appeared in the Limp Bizkit music video forBehind Blue Eyes for the motion picture soundtrack for the film. The same year, she was named #1 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.[41]
Berry received $12.5 million for the title role in the film Catwoman,[40] a $100 million movie; it grossed $17 million on its first weekend.[42] She was awarded a "worst actress" Razzie award in 2005 for this role. She appeared at the ceremony to accept the award in person (making her the third person, and second actor, to ever do so)[43] with a sense of humor, considering it an experience of the "rock bottom" in order to be "at the top".[5] Holding the Academy Award in one hand and the Razzie in the other she said, "I never in my life thought that I would be here, winning a Razzie. It's not like I ever aspired to be here, but thank you. When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner."[29] The Fund for Animals praised Berry's compassion towards cats and for squelching rumors that she was keeping a Bengal tiger from the sets of Catwoman as a "pet."[44]
Her next film appearance was in the Oprah Winfrey-produced ABC TV movie Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005), an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, in which Berry portrayed Janie Crawford, a free-spirited woman whose unconventional sexual mores upset her 1920s contemporaries in a small community. She was nominated for an Emmy for this TV film. Meanwhile, she voiced the character of Cappy, one of the many mechanical beings in the animated feature Robots (2005).[45]
Berry is involved in production of films and television. She served as executive producer onIntroducing Dorothy Dandridge in 1999, and Lackawanna Blues in 2005. Berry both produced and starred in the thriller Perfect Stranger with Bruce Willis and in Things We Lost in the Firewith Benicio del Toro, the first film in which she worked with a female director, Danish Susanne Bier, a new feeling of "thinking the same way", which she appreciated.[46] Berry then starred in the film Frankie and Alice, in which she plays Frankie Murdoch, a young multiracial American women with dissociative identity disorder struggling against her alter personality to retain her true self. She was awarded the African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and also was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.
Berry is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning $10 million per film.[3] In July 2007, she topped In Touch magazine's list of the world's most fabulous 40-something celebrities. On April 3, 2007, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry.[47][48] As of 2011, Berry's worldwide box office gross has been more than 2.7 billion US$. In 2011, she appeared in New Year's Eve. She played one of the leads in the film Cloud Atlas, which was released in October 2012.[49] Berry has served for many years as the face of Revlon cosmetics and also as the face of Versace. The Coty Inc. fragrance company signed Berry to market her debut fragrance in March 2008. Berry was delighted, saying that she had created her own fragrances at home by mixing scents.[50]
Personal life
Berry has been married twice. Her first marriage was to former baseball player David Justice, from 1993[51] to 1996. Their divorce was finalized in 1997.[52] Berry has stated publicly that she was so depressed after her breakup with Justice that she considered taking her own life,[53] but she was concerned about how the afterlife would be for someone who had committed suicide.[54][55]
She was married to Eric Benét from early 2001 to 2005.[28][56] Berry credited Benét with support after she was involved in a February 2000 traffic collision, in which she left the scene of the accident. Some in the media complained that her misdemeanor hit and run charge was preferential treatment;[57][58] she had also been the driver in an alleged hit and run incident three years earlier in which no charges were filed.[59] The incident became fodder for comedians. Berry pleaded no contest, did community service, paid a fine and was placed on three years' probation.[60] A civil lawsuit was settled out of court.[61][62] The divorce was finalized in January 2005.[63]
Berry began dating French-Canadian model Gabriel Aubry in November 2005. The couple met at aVersace photoshoot.[64] Berry gave birth to a girl named Nahla Ariela Aubry on March 16, 2008, atCedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[65] Nahla means "honeybee" in Arabic; Ariela is Hebrew for "lion for God".[66] On April 30, 2010, Berry and Aubry announced their separation.[67] Berry subsequently began dating French actor Olivier Martinez in 2010. Martinez confirmed their engagement in March 2012.[68][69]
After their 2010 separation, Berry and Aubry became involved in a highly-publicized custody battle,[70][71][72] centered primarily on Berry's desire to move with their daughter Nahla from Los Angeles, where Berry and Aubry currently reside, to Martinez's native France. Aubry objected to the move, on the grounds that it would interfere with their joint custody arrangement.[73] In November 2012, a judge denied Berry's request to move Nahla to France in light of Aubry's objections.[74] Less than two weeks later, on November 22, 2012, Aubry and Martinez were both treated at a hospital for injuries after engaging in a physical altercation at Berry's residence. Martinez performed a citizen's arrest on Aubry, and because it was considered a domestic violence incident, was granted a temporary emergency protective order preventing Aubry from coming within 100 yards of Berry, Martinez, and Nahla until November 29, 2012.[75] In turn, Aubry obtained a temporary restraining order against Martinez on November 26, 2012, asserting that the fight began when Martinez threatened to kill Aubry if he did not allow the couple to move to France.[76] Leaked court documents included photos showing significant injuries to Aubry's face, which were widely displayed in the media.[77] On November 29, 2012, Berry's lawyer announced that Berry and Aubry had reached an amicable custody agreement in court.[78]
Activism
Along with Pierce Brosnan, Cindy Crawford, Jane Seymour, Dick Van Dyke, Téa Leoni, and Daryl Hannah, Berry successfully fought in 2006 against the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Malibu.[79] Berry said, "I care about the air we breathe, I care about the marine life and the ecosystem of the ocean."[80] In May 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the facility.[81] Hasty Pudding Theatricals gave her its 2006 Woman of The Year award.[82]
Berry took part in a nearly 2000-house cell-phone bank campaign for Barack Obama in February 2008.[83]
Public image
Berry was ranked No. 1 on People's "50 Most Beautiful People In The World," in 2003 after making the top ten list seven times and appeared No. 1 on FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World the same year.[84][85] She was named Esquire magazine's "Sexiest Woman Alive" in October 2008, about which she stated "I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it."[86][87] Men's Health ranked her at No. 35 on their "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" list.[88] In 2009, she was voted #23 onEmpire's 100 Sexiest Film Stars.[89] The same year, rapper Hurricane Chris released a song entitled "Halle Berry (She's Fine)," extolling Berry's beauty and sex appeal.[90]
Filmography
| Film | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle Fever | 1991 | Vivian | Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Strictly Business | 1991 | Natalie | |
| The Last Boy Scout | 1991 | Cory | |
| Boomerang | 1992 | Angela Lewis | |
| Alex Haley's Queen | 1993 | Queen | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-series |
| Father Hood | 1993 | Kathleen Mercer | |
| The Program | 1993 | Autumn Haley | |
| The Flintstones | 1994 | Sharon Stone[21] | |
| Solomon & Sheba | 1995 | Nikhaule / Queen Sheba | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-series |
| Losing Isaiah | 1995 | Khaila Richards | Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |
| Executive Decision | 1996 | Jean | |
| Race the Sun | 1996 | Miss Sandra Beecher | |
| The Rich Man's Wife | 1996 | Josie Potenza | |
| B*A*P*S | 1997 | Nisi | |
| The Wedding | 1998 | Shelby Coles | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-series |
| Bulworth | 1998 | Nina | Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |
| Why Do Fools Fall in Love | 1998 | Zola Taylor | |
| Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | 1999 | Dorothy Dandridge | Black Reel Award for Best Actress in a Television Movie/Cable Black Reel Award for Best Television Miniseries or Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| X-Men | 2000 | Ororo Munroe/Storm | |
| Swordfish | 2001 | Ginger Knowles | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |
| Monster's Ball | 2001 | Leticia Musgrove | Academy Award for Best Actress Black Reel Award for Best Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Silver Bear for Best Actress Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Female Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama |
| Die Another Day | 2002 | Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson | |
| X2: X-Men United | 2003 | Ororo Munroe/Storm | |
| Gothika | 2003 | Miranda Grey | Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action Adventure Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actress Nominated – Kids Choice Award for Favorite Actress Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Female |
| Catwoman | 2004 | Patience Phillips / Catwoman | Razzie Award for Worst Actress[91] Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Benjamin Bratt orSharon Stone) |
| Their Eyes Were Watching God | 2005 | Janie Starks | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| Robots | 2005 | Cappy | (Voice) |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | 2006 | Ororo Munroe/Storm | |
| Perfect Stranger | 2007 | Rowena Price | |
| Things We Lost in the Fire | 2007 | Audrey Burke | |
| Frankie and Alice | 2010 | Frankie/Alice | African-American Film Critics Association for Best Actress NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture PRISM Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film Nominated—BET Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| New Year's Eve | 2011 | Nurse Aimee | |
| Dark Tide | 2012 | Kate Mathieson | |
| Cloud Atlas | 2012 | Native Woman Jocasta Ayrs Luisa Rey Indian Party Guest Ovid Meronym | Pending—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |
| The Hive | 2013 | N/A | Post-production |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Dolls | 1989 | Emily Franklin | 13 episodes |
| Amen | 1991 | Claire | 1 episode: "Unforgettable" |
| A Different World | 1991 | Jaclyn | 1 episode: "Love, Hillman-Style" |
| They Came from Outer Space | 1991 | Rene | 1 episode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" |
| Knots Landing | 1991 | Debbie Porter | 6 episodes |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Alex Haley's Queen | Won |
| 2000 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or Movie | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2000 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Movie | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2000 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Movie | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2000 | Black Reel Awards | Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2000 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2001 | Academy Award | Best Actress | Monster's Ball | Won |
| 2001 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Monster's Ball | Won |
| 2001 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Lead Actress | Monster's Ball | Nominated |
| 2001 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Monster's Ball | Nominated |
| 2001 | NBR | Best Actress | Monster's Ball | Won |
| 2002 | Black Reel Awards | Best Actress | Monster's Ball | Won |
| 2002 | NAACP Image Award | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Swordfish | Won |
| 2002 | BET Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| 2002 | Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards | Crystal Award for Outstanding Woman who have helped expand the role of women in Entertainment | Recipient[92] | |
| 2003 | BET Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 2003 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Die Another Day | Won |
| 2004 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress | Gothika | Nominated |
| 2004 | BET Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| 2004 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actress | Catwoman | Won |
| 2004 | Worst Screen Couple | Catwoman (with eitherBenjamin Bratt or Sharon Stone) | Nominated | |
| 2005 | BET Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nominated |
| 2006 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress – TV series | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nominated |
| 2006 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Movie | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nominated |
| 2007 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Action Hero | X-Men: The Last Stand | Won |
| 2008 | BET Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| 2009 | Spike Guys' Choice Awards | Decade of Hotness Award | Won | |
| 2011 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Frankie and Alice | Nominated |
| 2011 | NAACP Image Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Frankie and Alice | Won |
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