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Halle Maria Berry is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model, known as a trailblazer for Black women in Hollywood. She has earned critical acclaim and mainstream success through iconic roles in film, television, and producing, with historic milestones including being the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Key moments

  • 1966-08-14Born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • 1986Placed first runner-up at Miss USA pageant, and top 6 at the Miss World competition
  • 1989Made her television debut in the sitcom *Living Dolls*
  • 1991Garnered critical praise for her role in Spike Lee's *Jungle Fever*
  • 1999Won Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards for her lead role in *Introducing Dorothy Dandridge*
  • 2002Made history as the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for *Monster's Ball*; also starred as James Bond girl Jinx in *Die Another Day*
  • 2000–2014Portrayed Ororo Munroe/Storm across the X-Men film franchise
  • 2021Published her memoir *The Book of Honey*
  • 2023Made her directorial debut with the drama film *Bruiser*

Barrier-Breaking Hollywood Legacy

Halle Berry’s 2002 Academy Award win was a watershed moment for Black women in the film industry, as no Black woman had previously won the Best Actress award. She has also been a vocal advocate for equal pay and greater representation for women and Black creators in Hollywood, pushing for more inclusive storytelling and opportunities for underrepresented groups.

Expanding Creative Horizons

Beyond acting, Berry has built a multifaceted career: she launched her own production company in 2019 to center diverse narratives, made her directorial debut in 2023, and published a personal memoir in 2021 to share unfiltered insights into her life and career.

Global Pop Culture Impact

Her roles in blockbuster franchises like X-Men and the James Bond series cemented her status as a global pop culture icon. Her 2002 Oscars red carpet look wearing the Pumpkin Diamond also became an enduring cultural moment, symbolizing her historic win and timeless style.

Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and beauty contestant becoming Miss Ohio USA in 1986, first runner-up in Miss USA 1986 and placing sixth in Miss World 1986. Her early film roles include Boomerang (1992), The Flintstones (1994) and Bulworth (1998). She later produced and starred in the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

For her performance of a struggling widow in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001), she also won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Later roles include Storm in the X-Men film series (2000–2014), a villain in Swordfish (2001), Bond girl Jinx in Die Another Day (2002), a psychiatrist in Gothika (2003), and the title role in the much-derided Catwoman (2004).

A varying critical and commercial reception followed in subsequent years, with Perfect Stranger (2007), Cloud Atlas (2012) and The Call (2013) being among her notable film releases in that period. She appeared in the action films Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and made her directorial debut with the Netflix drama Bruised (2020).

Berry also produced the television film Lackawanna Blues (2005). She has since produced several projects in which she also performed, including Frankie & Alice (2010) and the CBS science fiction series Extant (2014–2015). In 2014, Berry launched the production company 606 Films. She has been a Revlon spokesmodel since 1996. She was formerly married to baseball player David Justice, singer-songwriter Eric Benét, and actor Olivier Martinez. Berry has two children. She shares her first child with her former partner Gabriel Aubry, a model, and she shares her second child with Martinez.

In 2025, Berry launched Respin Health, an online company focused on menopause that offers a social media support group, information about menopause, health coaching including nutritionists, trainers, and telemedicine (including for hormone replacement therapy), and sales of dietary supplements and sexual aids.[1]

Early life

Berry was born Maria Halle Berry in Cleveland, Ohio,[2] on August 14, 1966,[3] to Judith Ann (née Hawkins), a first generation American whose mother, Nellie Hawkins (née Dicken), came from Liverpool,[4] and Jerome Jesse Berry, an African-American man.[2] Her name was legally changed to Halle Maria Berry at the age of five.[5] Her parents selected her middle name from Halle's Department Store, then a local landmark in Cleveland.[2] Berry's mother worked as a psychiatric nurse, and her father worked in the same hospital as an attendant in the psychiatric ward. He later became a bus driver.[2] They divorced when Berry was four years old, and she and her older sister Heidi Berry-Henderson[6] were raised exclusively by their mother.[2]

She had been estranged from her father since childhood,[2][7] noting in 1992 that she did not even know if he was still alive.[6] Her father was abusive to her mother; Berry has recalled witnessing her mother being beaten daily, kicked down stairs, and hit in the head with a wine bottle.[8] Berry has also said that she was bullied as a child and, as a result, learned how to fight and protect herself.[9] Her father Jerome Jesse Berry died in 2003, and Halle Berry shared years later that she had come to terms with her relationship with him. Essence magazine quoted her: "While I didn't have much of a relationship with him while he was here, as he was alcohol addicted and that addiction robbed us of the relationship we were meant to have, I now understand how much he loved me and how vital he was and is to my life".[10]

Berry grew up in Oakwood, Ohio,[11] and graduated from Bedford High School, where she was a cheerleader, honor student, editor of the school newspaper, and prom queen. She worked in the children's department of Higbee's department store. She continued her studies at Cuyahoga Community College. In the 1980s, she entered several beauty contests, winning Miss Teen All American 1985 and Miss Ohio USA 1986.[12] She was the 1986 Miss USA first runner-up, with Christy Fichtner of Texas taking home the crown.[12] In the Miss USA 1986 pageant interview competition, Berry said she hoped to become an entertainer or do some kind of work in media. Her interview was awarded the highest score by the judges.[13] In 1986, Berry became the first African-American to represent the United States at the Miss World beauty pageant. She placed sixth, with Trinidad and Tobago's Giselle Laronde being crowned Miss World.[14]

Career

Early work and breakthrough (1989–1999)

In 1989, Berry moved to New York City to pursue her acting ambitions.[15] During her early time there, she ran out of money and briefly lived in a homeless shelter and a YMCA.[16] Berry's film debut was in a small role for Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991), in which she played Vivian, a drug addict.[2] That same year, Berry had her first co-starring role in Strictly Business. In 1992, Berry portrayed a career woman who falls for the lead character played by Eddie Murphy in the romantic comedy Boomerang. The following year, she played 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 also in the live-action Flintstones film as Sharon Stone, a sultry secretary who attempts to seduce Fred Flintstone.[17]

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.[18][19] She starred alongside Natalie Deselle Reid in the 1997 comedy film B*A*P*S. 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,[20] she portrayed Dorothy Dandridge, the first African American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was to Berry a heartfelt project that she introduced, co-produced and fought intensely for it to come through.[2] Berry won awards including a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award.[12][21]

Worldwide recognition (2000–2004)

Berry portrayed the mutant superhero Storm in the film adaptation of the comic book series X-Men (2000) and its sequels, X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). In 2001, Berry appeared in the film Swordfish, which featured her first topless scene.[22] At first, she was opposed to a sunbathing scene in the film in which she would appear topless, but Berry eventually agreed. Some people attributed her change of heart to a substantial increase in the amount Warner Bros. offered her;[23] she was reportedly paid an additional $500,000 for the short scene.[24] Berry denied these stories, telling one interviewer that they amused her and "made for great publicity for the movie."[22][25] After turning down numerous roles that required nudity, she said she decided to make Swordfish because her then-husband, Eric Benét, supported her and encouraged her to take risks.[26]

Berry appeared as Leticia Musgrove, the troubled wife of an executed murderer (Sean Combs), in the 2001 feature film Monster's Ball. Her performance was awarded the National Board of Review and the Actor Award for Best Actress. She became the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.[27] The NAACP issued the statement: "Congratulations to Halle Berry and Denzel Washington for giving us hope and making us proud. If this is a sign that Hollywood is finally ready to give opportunity and judge performance based on skill and not on skin color then it is a good thing."[28]

This role generated controversy. Her graphic nude love scene with a racist character played by co-star Billy Bob Thornton was the subject of much media chatter and discussion among African Americans. Many in the African-American community were critical of Berry for taking the part.[26] Berry responded: "I don't really see a reason to ever go that far again. That was a unique movie. That scene was special and pivotal and needed to be there, and it would be a really special script that would require something like that again."[26]

Berry asked for a higher fee for Revlon advertisements after winning the Oscar. 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.[29] 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 color who now has a chance tonight because this door has been opened."[30]

As Bond girl Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in the 2002 Die Another Day, Berry filmed an homage to Dr. No, emerging from the surf to be greeted by James Bond as Ursula Andress had 40 years earlier.[31] Lindy Hemming, costume designer on Die Another Day, had insisted that Berry wear a bikini and knife as a homage.[32] Berry has said of the scene: "It's splashy," "exciting," "sexy," "provocative" and "it will keep me still out there after winning an Oscar."[26][33] According to an ITV news poll, Jinx was voted the fourth toughest girl on screen of all time.[34] Berry was hurt during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. It was removed in a 30-minute operation.[35] After Berry won the Academy Award, rewrites were commissioned to give her more screentime for X2.[36]

She starred in the psychological thriller Gothika opposite Robert Downey, Jr. in November 2003. She had broken her arm while filming a scene with Downey, who twisted her arm too hard. Production was halted for eight weeks while she healed.[37] It was a moderate hit at the United States box office, taking in $60 million; it earned another $80 million abroad. Berry appeared in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit's music video for "Behind Blue Eyes" for the motion picture soundtrack for the film. The same year, she was named No. 1 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.[38]

Berry starred as the title role in the film Catwoman,[39] for which she received US$12.5 million.[40] It is widely regarded by critics as one of the worst films ever made.[41] She was awarded the Worst Actress Razzie Award for her performance; she appeared at the ceremony to accept the award in person (while holding her Oscar from Monster's Ball)[42] with a sense of humor, considering it an experience of the "rock bottom" in order to be "at the top."[43] 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 up 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."[44]

Established actress and career fluctuations (2005–2013)

Her next role was in the Oprah Winfrey-produced ABC television film Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005), an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's novel of the same name. Berry portrayed a free-spirited woman whose unconventional sexual mores upset her 1920s contemporaries in a small community. She received her second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role. Also in 2005, she served as an executive producer in Lackawanna Blues. She was the voice for the character of Cappy, one of the many mechanical beings in the animated feature Robots.[45]

In the thriller Perfect Stranger (2007), Berry starred with Bruce Willis, playing a reporter who goes undercover to uncover the killer of her childhood friend. The film grossed a modest US$73 million worldwide, and received lukewarm reviews from critics, who felt that despite the presence of Berry and Willis, it is "too convoluted to work, and features a twist ending that's irritating and superfluous."[46] Her next 2007 film release was the drama Things We Lost in the Fire, co-starring Benicio del Toro. She played a recently widowed woman who befriended the troubled friend of her late husband. The film was the first time in which she worked with a female director, Danish Susanne Bier, giving her a new feeling of "thinking the same way," which she appreciated.[47] While the film made US$8.6 million in its global theatrical run,[48] it garnered positive reviews. The Austin Chronicle found the film to be "an impeccably constructed and perfectly paced drama of domestic and internal volatility" and felt that "Berry is brilliant here, as good as she's ever been."[49]

In April 2007, Berry 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.[50] By the end of the decade, she established herself as one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning an estimated $10 million per film.[51]

In the independent drama Frankie and Alice (2010), Berry played the leading role of a young multiracial American woman with dissociative identity disorder; she struggled against her alter personality to retain her true self. The film received a limited theatrical release, to a mixed critical response. The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "a well-wrought psychological drama that delves into the dark side of one woman's psyche" and found Berry to be "spellbinding" in it.[52] She earned the African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.[53][54] She next made part of a large ensemble cast in Garry Marshall's romantic comedy New Year's Eve (2011), with Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Biel, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Sofía Vergara, among many others. In the film, she took on the supporting role of a nurse befriending a man in the final stages (De Niro). While the film was panned by critics, it made US$142 million worldwide.[55]

In 2012, Berry starred as an expert diver tutor alongside then-husband Olivier Martinez in the little-seen thriller Dark Tide.[56] She led an ensemble cast opposite Tom Hanks and Jim Broadbent in The Wachowskis' epic science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012), with each of the actors playing six different characters across a period of five centuries.[57] Budgeted at US$128.8 million, Cloud Atlas made US$130.4 million worldwide.[58] It garnered polarized reactions from both critics and audiences.[59]

Berry appeared in a segment of the independent anthology comedy Movie 43 (2013), which the Chicago Sun-Times called "the Citizen Kane of awful."[60][61] Berry found greater success with her next performance, as a 9-1-1 operator receiving a call from a girl kidnapped by a serial killer, in the crime thriller The Call (2013). Berry was drawn to "the idea of being a part of a movie that was so empowering for women. We don't often get to play roles like this, where ordinary people become heroic and do something extraordinary." Manohla Dargis of The New York Times found the film to be "an effectively creepy thriller,"[62] while reviewer Dwight Brown felt that "the script gives Berry a blue-collar character she can make accessible, vulnerable and gutsy[...]."[63] The Call was a sleeper hit, grossing US$68.6 million around the globe.[64]

Continued film and television work (2014–present)

In 2014, Berry signed on to star and serve as a co-executive producer in CBS drama series Extant,[65] where she took on the role of Molly Woods, an astronaut who struggles to reconnect with her husband and android son after spending 13 months in space. The show ran for two seasons until 2015, receiving largely positive reviews from critics.[66][67][68] USA Today remarked: "She [Halle Berry] brings a dignity and gravity to Molly, a projected intelligence that allows you to buy her as an astronaut and to see what has happened to her as frightening rather than ridiculous. Berry's all in, and you float along."[69] Also in 2014, Berry launched a new production company, 606 Films, with producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. It is named after the Anti-Paparazzi Bill, SB 606, that the actress pushed for and which was signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown in the fall of 2013. The new company emerged as part of a deal for Berry to work in Extant.[70] In the stand-up comedy concert film Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016), Berry appeared as herself, opposite Kevin Hart, attending a poker game event that goes horribly wrong.[71] She provided uncredited vocals to the song "Calling All My Lovelies" by Bruno Mars from his third studio album, 24K Magic (2016).[72] Kidnap, an abduction thriller Berry filmed in 2014, was released in 2017.[73] In the film, she starred as a diner waitress tailing a vehicle when her son is kidnapped by its occupants. Kidnap grossed US$34 million and garnered mixed reviews from writers, who felt that it "strays into poorly scripted exploitation too often to take advantage of its pulpy premise — or the still-impressive talents of [Berry]."[74] She next played an agent employed by a secret American spy organisation in the action comedy sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), as part of an ensemble cast, consisting of Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, and Elton John. While critical response towards the film was mixed, it made US$414 million worldwide.[75]

Alongside Daniel Craig, Berry starred as a working-class mother during the 1992 Los Angeles riots in Deniz Gamze Ergüven's drama Kings (2017). The film found a limited theatrical release following its initial screening at the Toronto International Film Festival,[76] and as part of an overall lukewarm reception,[77] Variety noted: "It should be said that Berry has given some of the best and worst performances of the past quarter-century, but this is perhaps the only one that swings to both extremes in the same movie."[78] Berry competed against James Corden in the first rap battle on the first episode of TBS's Drop the Mic, originally aired on October 24, 2017.[79]

She played Sofia, an assassin, in the film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, which was released on May 17, 2019, by Lionsgate.[80] She is, as of February 2019, executive producer of the BET television series Boomerang, based on the film in which she starred. The series premiered February 12, 2019.[81]

Berry made her directorial debut with the feature Bruised in which she plays a disgraced MMA fighter named Jackie Justice, who reconnects with her estranged son. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2020[82] and was released on Netflix in November 2021.[83] Berry received a positive review from Deadline for her performance.[84]

In January 2023, Berry signed with Range Media Partners as a producer and director.[85]

In April 2025, Berry was announced as a member of the jury for Main Competition section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[86]

In 2026, she starred in the crime thriller film Crime 101, opposite Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo.[87]

Media image

Berry was ranked No. 1 on People "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" list in 2003 after making the top ten seven times and appeared No. 1 on FHM "100 Sexiest Women in the World" the same year.[88][89] 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."[90][91] Men's Health ranked her at No. 35 on their "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" list.[92] In 2009, she was voted #23 on Empire's 100 Sexiest Film Stars.[93] The same year, rapper Hurricane Chris released a song titled "Halle Berry (She's Fine)" extolling Berry's beauty and sex appeal.[94] At the age of 42 (in 2008), she was named the "Sexiest Black Woman" by Access Hollywood's "TV One Access" survey.[95][96][97][98] Born to an African-American father and a white mother, Berry has stated that her biracial background was "painful and confusing" when she was a young woman, and she made the decision early on to identify as a black woman because she knew that was how she would be perceived.[15]

Personal life

Berry dated Chicago dentist John Ronan from March 1989 to October 1991.[99] In November 1993, Ronan sued Berry for $80,000 in what he claimed were unpaid loans to help launch her career.[100] Berry contended that the money was a gift, and a judge dismissed the case because Ronan did not list Berry as a debtor when he filed for bankruptcy in 1992.[101]

According to Berry, a beating from a former abusive boyfriend during the filming of The Last Boy Scout in 1991 punctured her eardrum and caused her to lose 80% of her hearing in her left ear.[101] She has never named the abuser, but she said that he was someone "well known in Hollywood". In 2004, her former boyfriend Christopher Williams accused Wesley Snipes of being responsible for the incident, saying, "I'm so tired of people thinking I'm the guy [who did it]. Wesley Snipes busted her eardrum, not me."[102]

Berry first saw baseball player David Justice on TV playing in an MTV celebrity baseball game in February 1992. When a reporter from Justice's hometown of Cincinnati told her that Justice was a fan, Berry gave her phone number to the reporter to give to Justice.[101] Berry married Justice shortly after midnight on January 1, 1993.[103] Following their separation in February 1996, Berry stated publicly that she was so depressed that she had considered taking her own life.[104][105] Berry and Justice were divorced on June 20, 1997.[106]

In May 2000, Berry pleaded no contest to a charge of leaving the scene of a car accident; she was sentenced to three years' probation, fined $13,500, and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.[107]

Berry married her second husband, singer-songwriter Eric Benét, on January 24, 2001, following a two-year courtship.[26][108] Benét underwent treatment for sex addiction in 2002.[109] By early October 2003, they had separated,[108] and their divorce was finalized on January 3, 2005.[110][111]

In November 2005, Berry began dating French-Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, whom she had met at a Versace photoshoot.[112] Berry gave birth to their daughter in March 2008.[113] On April 30, 2010, Berry and Aubry announced that their relationship had ended some months earlier.[114] In January 2011, Berry and Aubry became involved in a highly publicized custody battle,[115][116][117] centered primarily on Berry's desire to move with their daughter from Los Angeles, where Berry and Aubry resided, to France, the home of French actor Olivier Martinez, whom Berry had started dating in 2010, having met him while filming Dark Tide in South Africa.[118] Aubry objected to the move on the ground that it would interfere with their joint custody arrangement.[119] In November 2012, a judge denied Berry's request to move the couple's daughter to France.[120] 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 the child with whom he shares custody with Berry, until November 29, 2012.[121] In turn, Aubry obtained a temporary restraining order against Martinez on November 26, 2012, asserting that the fight had begun when Martinez had threatened to kill Aubry if he did not allow the couple to move to France.[122] Leaked court documents included photos showing significant injuries to Aubry's face, which were widely displayed in the media.[123] On November 29, 2012, Berry's lawyer announced that Berry and Aubry had reached an amicable custody agreement in court.[124] In June 2014, a Superior Court ruling called for Berry to pay Aubry $16,000 a month in child support as well as a retroactive payment of $115,000 and $300,000 for Aubry's attorney fees.[125]

Berry and Martinez confirmed their engagement in March 2012,[126][127] and married in France on July 13, 2013.[128] In October 2013, Berry gave birth to their son.[129] In 2015, after two years of marriage, the couple announced they were divorcing.[130] The divorce was finalized in December 2016.[131] In August 2023, issues dealing with custody and child support were settled.[132]

Berry started dating American musician Van Hunt in 2020, which was revealed through her Instagram.[133][134] In February 2026, the couple announced their engagement.[135]

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.[136] Berry said, "I care about the air we breathe, I care about the marine life and the ecosystem of the ocean."[137] In May 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the facility.[138] Hasty Pudding Theatricals gave her its 2006 Woman of The Year award.[139] Berry took part in a nearly 2,000-house cellphone-bank campaign for Barack Obama in February 2008.[140] In April 2013, she appeared in a video clip for Gucci's "Chime for Change" campaign that aims to raise funds and awareness of women's issues in terms of education, health, and justice.[141] In August 2013, Berry testified alongside Jennifer Garner before the California State Assembly's Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would protect celebrities' children from harassment by photographers.[142] The bill passed in September.[143]

In May 2024, Berry advocated for more research and education on menopause by supporting a bill introduced by Senators Patty Murray and Lisa Murkowski. Berry said, "I'm in menopause, OK?... The shame has to be taken out of menopause. We have to talk about this very normal part of our life that happens. Our doctors can't even say the word to us, let alone walk us through the journey."[144]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Awards and nominations

See also

  • List of African American firsts
  • List of female film and television directors
  • List of LGBT-related films directed by women

General bibliography

  • Banting, Erinn. Halle Berry, Weigl Publishers, 2005. ISBN 1-59036-333-7.
  • Gogerly, Liz. Halle Berry, Raintree, 2005. ISBN 1-4109-1085-7.
  • Naden, Corinne J. Halle Berry, Sagebrush Education Resources, 2001. ISBN 0-613-86157-4.
  • O'Brien, Daniel. Halle Berry, Reynolds & Hearn, 2003. ISBN 1-903111-38-2.
  • Sanello, Frank. Halle Berry: A Stormy Life, Virgin Books, 2003. ISBN 1-85227-092-6.
  • Schuman, Michael A. Halle Berry: Beauty Is Not Just Physical, Enslow, 2006. ISBN 0-7660-2467-9.

External links

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