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Trivia
Is a spokeswoman for Revlon cosmetics.
She was placed
on three years probation and ordered to pay $13,500
in fines and penalties after pleading no contest on
May 10 2000 to a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene
of a traffic accident. The judge also ordered the actress
to perform 200 hours of community service and to make
restitution as determined by the outcome of civil litigation
arising from the February accident when she was driving
a rented Chevrolet Blazer and ran a red light and crashed
into another car on Sunset Boulevard. She left the scene
of the accident before authorities arrived, suffered
a gash to her head that required 20 stitches to close,
and the woman (Hetal Raythatha) driving the other vehicle
broke her wrist. Halle reported the accident to a police
officer at the hospital where she sought treatment.
Is diabetic
Halle's parents,
Judith & Jerome Berry, divorced when she was 4 years
old. She was then raised by her mom. When researching
for her role of Dorothy Dandridge, she discovered that
she and Dorothy were both born in the same Cleveland,
Ohio hospital.
One of People
Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People [1998]
Miss USA;
first runner-up [1986]
Miss Ohio
USA [1986]
Miss Teen
All American [1985]
Attended
Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio.
Turned down
the role of Annie in Speed (1994).
Is named
after the grand old Halle Building in Cleveland, Ohio,
which originally housed the Halle Brothers department
store. The building is now an office building and the
fictional setting for the Winfred-Louder department
store on "The Drew Carey Show".
In high school,
was an honor society member, editor of the school paper,
and class president. Was also crowned prom queen.
Born at 9:03
p.m EST
Lost some
hearing in one of her ears due to a physical encounter
with a boyfriend in the early 90s.
Attended
Heskett Middle School in Bedford, Ohio.
Is the second
"Bond Girl" to win an Oscar. The first was
Kim Basinger (Best Supporting Actress for L.A Confidential,
1997.)
First African
American actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
Has a step-daughter
named India
Sister Heidi
b. 1964; is estranged from Halle.
April 10,
2002 - She received an injury on the set of Die Another
Day (2002). Halle was injured on location in Cadiz,
Spain while shooting an action sequence that involved
Pierce Brosnan firing on a helicopter being flown by
Rick Yune.
Portrayed
Dorothy Dandridge in the made for television film Introducing
Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV). Dorothy Dandridge was
the first African-American woman to be nominated for
an Academy Award for Best Actress and coincidentally
Halle Berry is the first to have won in that category.
Was named
one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine
in 2002.
As a young
aspiring actress Halle Berry was the leading lady in
R. Kelly and Public Announcement's 1991 video hit Honey
Love, where they re-enacted a scene from 9 1/2 Weeks.
Graduate
of Bedford High School, Bedford, Ohio
First black
American in the Miss World Competition. She didn't win
a prize but her dress did.
She is the
only official "Bond Girl" to win an Academy
Award. Although Kim Basinger (Best Actress, L.A. Confidential)
was a "Bond Girl", "Never Say Never Again"
is not included in the list of 20 official James Bond
films.
Her dress
for the 2002 Oscars ceremony was voted the most popular
from the first 75 years.
Ranked #96
in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List.
Named one
of the 50 most beautiful people in People Magazine in
2003. She has now appeared on this list seven times.
Voted the
10th Sexist Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire
Magazine September 2002.
Starred in
three movies with Hugh Jackman: X Men (2000); Swordfish
(2001) and X2: X Men United (2003).
May 2003
- Broke her arm on the set of "Gothika", filming
in Montreal.
Measurements:
36C-22-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Was a Bearcats
cheerleader at Bedford High School.
Became engaged
to singer 'Eric Benet' on 14 August 1999. Benet has
a daughter, India (b. 1991)
Half British
on her mother's side.
The first
actress to star & portray two different comic book
characters for two different comic book companies (Storm)
for Marvel's X-Men & X2 & (Catwoman) for D.C
Comics.
She is currently
the highest paid black actress in Hollywood. [2004]
Personal quotes
"I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head."
"...You
have to find a way to be sad on every day, in every
scene, in every moment. And always try to hide the sadness.
And (then) you'll get the essence of who she was."
"This
moment is so much bigger than me, This moment is for
Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll...It's
for the women that stand beside me, Jada Pinkett, Angela
Bassett, Vivica Fox...and it's for every nameless, faceless
woman of color that now has a chance, because the door
tonight has been opened."
"I don't
see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though
my mother is white [her father Jerome is black]. Knowing
that has made my life easier, I think."
"In
the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really
kick some male butt!"
"Simply
because I haven't seen a script. I haven't been offered
the third movie, you know? So I have no idea if it'll
come my way or not."
"I'm
not really complaining. I'm happy to be a part of it.
It's been a great franchise to be a part of. But I think
the fans feel that in the comic books, she's represented
as a little bit more of a leader, and she uses her powers
a little bit more than just changing her eyes and doing
the weather. I think they want to see her do a little
more things. So, as they continue to tell me this, I
continue to try to pass this along, to no avail. So
that maybe the next time, Storm will be ... whether
I play Storm or not ... maybe the character will get
to do more of what she traditionally does in the comic
books."
Halle Berry - Filmography
Below is a complete filmography
(list of movies she's appeared in)
Guide, The (2004) (in production) .... Jane Whitefield
Set-Up, The (2004) (in production)
Nappily Ever After (2004) (announced) .... Venus Johnson
Robots (2005) (filming) (voice) .... Cappy
Catwoman (2004) (post-production) .... Patience Price
Gothika (2003)
.... Miranda Grey
MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) (archive footage)
.... Jinx
... aka MTV Europe Music Awards Edinburgh 03 (2003)
(TV) (Europe: English title)
X2 (2003) .... Storm
... aka X-Men 2 (2003) (Singapore: English title) (USA:
working title)
... aka X-2 (2003) (USA: poster title)
... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (2003) (USA: promotional
title)
... aka X2: X-Men United (2003) (USA: promotional title)
Die Another Day (2002) .... Jinx
... aka D.A.D. (2002) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Monster's Ball (2001) .... Leticia Musgrove
... aka Bal du monstre, Le (2002) (Canada: French title)
Swordfish (2001) .... Ginger
X-Men (2000) .... Storm (Ororo Munroe)
... aka X-Men 1.5 (2003) (USA: DVD title)
Introducing
Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) .... Dorothy Dandridge
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) .... Zola Taylor
Bulworth (1998) .... Nina
Wedding, The (1998) (TV) .... Shelby Coles
... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding (1998) (TV)
B*A*P*S (1997) .... Nisi
... aka B.A.P.S. (1997)
Rich Man's Wife, The (1996) .... Josie Potenza
Race the Sun (1996) .... Miss Sandra Beecher
Executive Decision (1996) .... Jean, Flight Attendant
... aka Critical Decision (1996)
Losing Isaiah (1995) .... Khaila Richards
Solomon & Sheba (1995) (TV) .... Nikhaule/Queen
Sheba
"Century of Women, A" (1994) (mini) TV Series
Flintstones, The (1994) .... Sharon Stone
Program, The (1993) .... Autumn Haley
Father Hood (1993) .... Kathleen Mercer
... aka Desperado (1993)
... aka Honor Among Thieves (1993)
... aka Mike Hardy (1993)
"Queen" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Queen
... aka "Alex Haley's Queen" (1993) (mini)
Boomerang (1992) .... Angela Lewis
"Knots Landing" (1979) TV Series .... Debbie
Porter (1991)
Last Boy Scout, The (1991) .... Cory
Strictly Business (1991) .... Natalie
Jungle Fever (1991) .... Vivian
"Living
Dolls" (1989) TV Series .... Emily Franklin (1989)
Halle Berry - Notable TV Guest
Appearances
"Pulse" (2003) (episode # 1.18)
5 March 2004
"Style Star" (2002) playing "Herself"
30 November 2003
"Punk'd" (2003) playing "Herself"
(episode # 2.5) 23 November 2003
"Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The" (1992) playing
"Herself" 13 November 2003
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) playing "Host"
(episode # 29.3) 18 October 2003
"Extra" (1994) playing "Herself"
10 October 2003
"Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" (2002)
playing "Herself" (episode # 2.8) 1 March
2003
"Love Chain" (2003) playing "Herself"
(archive footage) in episode: "Halle Berry"
(episode # 1.9) 2003
"Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The" (1999)
playing "Herself" 26 November 2002
"Revealed with Jules Asner" (2001) playing
"Herself" in episode: "Halle Berry"
18 November 2002
"Leute heute" (1997) playing "Herself"
17 April 2002
"Seitenblicke" (1988) playing "Herself"
in episode: "Oscars 2002" 26 March 2002
"Leute heute" (1997) playing "Herself"
in episode: "Oscar Special" 24 March 2002
"Bernie Mac Show, The" (2001) playing "Herself"
in episode: "Handle Your Business" (episode
# 1.13) 13 February 2002
"Oprah Winfrey Show, The" (1986) playing "Herself"
1 February 2002
"Frasier" (1993) playing "Betsy"
(voice) in episode: "Room Service" (episode
# 5.15) 3 March 1998
"Mad TV" (1995) playing "Host" (episode
# 3.12) 3 January 1998
"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996) playing
"Herself" 20 March 1997
"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996) playing
"Herself" 11 September 1996
"Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The"
(1962) playing "Herself" 27 November 1991
"Different World, A" (1987) playing "Jaclyn"
in episode: "Love, Hillman-Style" (episode
# 4.15) 14 February 1991
"They Came from Outer Space" (1990) playing
"Rene" in episode: "Hair Today, Gone
Tomorrow" (episode # 1.16) 22 January 1991
"Amen" (1986) playing "Claire" in
episode: "Unforgettable" (episode # 5.10)
19 January 1991
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