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Halle Berry

Halle Maria Berry (IPA: born August 14, 1966) is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and, as of 2008, only woman of African-American descent to have won the award for Best Actress.

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Born Halle Maria Berry August 14, 1966 (1966-08-14) (age 42) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Years active 1989-present
Spouse(s) David Justice (1992 "1997) Eric Benet (2001 "2005)
Domestic partner(s) Gabriel Aubry (2005 "present)
Official website http://www.hallewood.com/
Awards won
Academy Awards
#1 Best Actress 2001 Monster's Ball
Emmy Awards
#2 Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries/Movie 2000 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Golden Globe Awards
#3 Best Actress - Miniseries/TV Movie 2000 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
NAACP Image Awards
#4 Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special 1995 Queen 2000 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture 2002 Swordfish Outstanding Supporting Actress in
Screen Actors Guild Awards
#5 Outstanding Actress - Miniseries/TV Movie 1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture 2001 Monster's Ball
Other awards
#6 NBR Award for Best Actress 2001 Monster's Ball BET Award for Best Actress 2002 Best Actress 2004 Best Actress Black Reel Awards 2002, Best Actress: Monster's Ball 2000, Best Actress in a TV
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Hollywood's "Hottest Mums" : Berry, Jolie and More A new list by Fox News.com reveals Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry among the hottest mums in Hollywood. Earlier this year, Angelina gave birth to a twin baby, her 5th and 6th children with Brad Pitt in August, and Halle gave birth to her first child in March. ...

More about Halle Berry(From Wikipedia)

Halle Maria Berry (IPA: /ˈhælɪ ˈbÉ›rɪ/; born August 14, 1966) is an Academy Award-, Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-winning American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and still only Read more...

Berry has been married twice; her first marriage in 1992 to former baseball player David Justice, ended in divorce in 1996. Justice played with the Atlanta Braves and experienced a measure of fame as the team rose to prominence in the early 1990s. The couple found it difficult to maintain their relationship while he was playing baseball and she was filming elsewhere. Berry has stated publicly that Read more...

In the late 1980s, Berry went to Illinois to pursue a modeling career as well as acting. One of her first acting projects was a television series for local cable by Gordon Lake Productions called Chicago Force. In 1989, Berry landed the role of Emily Franklin in the short-lived ABC television series Living Dolls (a spin-off of Who's the Boss?). She went on to have a recurring role on the long running Read more...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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