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Halle Berry Biography

Halle Berry is an American actress of African descent who attained a breakthrough in her career when she appeared in Boomerang in 1992 alongside Eddie Murphy. Her performance in the film led her to secure roles roles in The Flintstones, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and Bulworth.

Halle Berry Education

Berry studied and graduated from Bedford High School. While there, she was an honor student, cheerleader, prom queen, and the school newspaper editor. Moreover, she worked at Higbee’s Department store in the children’s unit. Next, she joined Cuyahoga Community College.

Halle Berry Career

Berry started her career as a model and joined multiple beauty contests. She finished as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and came in sixth place in the Miss World 1986. She attained a breakthrough in her career when she appeared in Boomerang. Her role in the film led to her securing roles in The Flintstones, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and Bulworth. She received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. 

During the 2000s, Berry set up herself as one of the the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. For her performance, in Monster’s Ball, she received the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first and only African-American woman, as well as the only woman of color for 21 years to attain the award. Next, she started acting in prominent roles like Storm in four installments of the X-Men franchise from 2000 to 2014, the henchwoman of a thief in Swordfish, Bond girl Jinx in Die Another Day, and Catwoman in Catwoman. For her role as Catwoman, she earned US$12.5 million.

Berry then appeared in Perfect Stranger, Cloud Atlas, and The Call. In 2014, she debuted a production company called 606 Films. Moreover, she has been involved in the production of some projects including CBS’ Extant from 2014 to 2015. Next, she appeared in Kingsman: The Golden Circle in 2017 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum in 2019. In 2020, she debuted as a director in Netflix’s Bruised. Since 1996, Berr6y has worked as a spokesmodel for Revlon. She signed with Range Media Partners in January 2023 as a producer and director.

Media Image

People Magazine ranked her in its list of 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 2003 after she appeared top ten seven times. In the same years, FHM ranked her No. 1 in its 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. Esquire Magazine named her Sexiest Woman Alive in October 2008. Men’s Health Magazine ranked her No. 35 in its list of 100 Hottest Women of All-Time.

Photo of Halle Berry

In 2009, Empire mentioned her in its 100 Sexiest Film Stars list. Hurricane Chris, a rapper, released a song titled “Halle Berry (She’s Fine)” praising her beauty and sex appeal. When she was 42 years old, Access Hollywood’s TV One Access” survey named her the “Sexiest Black Woman.”

Activism

In collaboration with Jane Seymour, Pierce Brosnan, Téa Leoni, Cindy Crawford, Daryl Hannah, and Dick Van Dyke, Berry triumphantly fought against the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Malibu in 2006. The following year in May, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger blocked the facility.

Berry received the Woman of The Year award from Hasty Pudding Theatricals in 2006. In February 2008, she was involved in about 2,000-house cellphone bank campaign for Barack Obama. She made an appearance in a video clip for Gucci’s “Chime for Change” campaign that strives to raise awareness and money for women’s problems associated with education, health, and justice.

Berry provided testimony with Jennifer Garner in front of the California State Assembly’s Judiciary Committee in approval of a bill that would shield celebrities’ kids from harassment by photographers. The bill passed in September.

Halle Berry Age

Berry was born Maria Halle Berry on August 14, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. She is 57 years old as of 2023. Berry celebrates her birthday every August 14th.

Halle Berry Height

Berry stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 5 inches.

Halle Berry Family

Berry was born to Judith Ann Hawkins and Jerome Jesse Berry. Ann is an English immigrant from Liverpool while her father is an African-American man. When she was 5, her name was legally changed to Halle Maria Berry.

Berry’s mother worked as a psychiatric nurse while her father worked as an attendant in the psychiatric ward in the same hospital. Later, he started working as a bus driver. They divorced in 1970 when Berry was 4 years old. Her mother raised her and her older sister, Heidi Berry-Henderson, as a single mother.

Since she was a child, she was estranged from her father, and in 1992 she said that she was not aware whether or not her father was alive. Her father was abusive to her mother and she said that she remembers seeing her father beating her mother daily, kicking her downstairs, and hitting her on the head with a wine bottle.

Halle Berry Boyfriend/Relationships

Berry is in a relationship with Van Hunt. They started dating in 2020. Van works as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He was born on March 8, 1970, and is 53 years old. She has two children, a daughter with Gabriel Aubry named Nahla Ariela Aubry and a son with Olivier Martinez named Maceo-Robert Martinez.

Relationships

Berry has been married thrice; to David Justice, Eric Benét, and Olivier Martinez. She was in a relationship with John Ronan, Christopher Williams, and Gabriel Aubry. She has two children, a daughter with Gabriel Aubry named Nahla Ariela and a son with Olivier Martinez named Maceo-Robert.

John Ronan

From March 1989 to October 1991, she was in a relationship with John Ronan. John worked as a dentist in Chicago. In November 1993, he sued her for $80,000 for alleged unpaid loans. He said that the money was used to support the launch of her career. However, the case was dropped because he had not listed her as a debtor when he filed for bankruptcy in 1992. Also, Berry argued that the money was granted to her as a gift.

 Christopher Williams/Wesley Snipes 

Berry said that she sustained a punctured eardrum which caused her to lose 80% of her hearing in her left ear due to a beating from a previous abusive boyfriend during the filming of The Last Boy Scout. However, she didn’t name the boyfriend rather she said that he was a prominent person in Hollywood. In 2004, Christopher Williams, her ex, said that Wesley Snipe was the boyfriend in question. He said that he was exhausted from being thought of as an abusive boyfriend.

 Gabriel Aubry

In November 2005, Berry started a relationship with Gabriel Aubry. They had met at a Versace photoshoot. On March 16, 2008, she gave birth to their daughter, Nahla. On April 30, 2010, they announced that the relationship had ended a few months earlier.

Aubry is a French-Canadian model who has modeled for Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, Trussardi, Valentino, Gianni Versace, Calvin Klein, Exte, Joop, Massimo Dutti, and Next. He was born on August 30, 1976, and is 47 years old as of 2023.

Halle Berry Daughter

Berry shares her daughter with Gabriel Aubry with whom they have a custody deal. She pays Aubry $16,000 per month in child support. She gave birth to Nahla Ariela, their daughter, in March 2008, and she is 15 years old as of 2023. Berry was involved in a well-known custody fight with Aubry for their daughter in January 2011.

Marriages

Berry has been married three times to David Justice, Eric Benét, and Olivier Martinez.

David Justice

Berry married David Justice on January 1, 1993, briefly after midnight. They lived in Sandy Springs, Georgia. She first saw him on TV during an MTV celebrity baseball game in February 1992. A reporter from Cincinnati, Justice’s hometown, told her that Justice was her fan.

Berry gave the reporter her phone number and told him to give it to Justice. They later separated in February 1996. After they split, Berry said that she was so depressed and had considered taking her own life. They divorced on June 20, 1997. She got a restraining order against him.

Justice was born on April 14, 1966, and is 57 years old as of 2023. He is a previous professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball. During his career, he played for the Atlanta Braves from 1989 to 1996, Cleveland Indians from 1997 to 2000, New York Yankees from 2000 to 2001, and Oakland Athletics in 2002. In 1990, he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award and was a three-time MLB All-Star.

 Eric Benét

Berry married Eric Benét on January 24, 2001, after they dated for 2 years. In 2002, Benét underwent sex addiction treatment. They split by early October 2003. The divorce was finalized on January 3, 2005. Benét is an R&B/neo soul singer-songwriter who has received four Grammy Award nominations. He was born on October 15, 1966, and is 57 years old as of 2023.

Olivier Martinez

Berry and Martinez approved the news of their engagement in March 2012. They married on July 13, 2013, in France. She gave birth to their son in October 2013. The pair started their relationship in 2010 after they met him when she was filming Dark Tide in South Africa. They shared that they were divorcing in 2015 after their 2-year marriage. Their divorce was finalized in December 2016.

Martinez is a French actor who rose to prominence for starring in French films like Un, deux, trois, soleil, The Horseman on the Roof, and The Chambermaid on the Titanic. He was born on January 12, 1966, and is 57 years old as of 2023.

Halle Berry Son

She shares her son with Olivier Martinez. She gave birth to Maceo-Robert, their son, on October 5, 2013, and he is 10 years old as of 2023. They settled the problems of custody and child support in August 2023 after they divorced in December 2016.

Halle Berry Gabriel Aubry Custody Scandal

Berry shares her daughter with Gabriel Aubry. She was involved in a well-known custody fight for their daughter in January 2011. She had wanted to relocate with their daughter to France from Los Angeles where her then-boyfriend, Olivier Martinez, lived. However, Aubry opposed the relocation saying that it would intrude on their joint custody arrangement. A judge denied her request in November 2012.

On November 22, 2012, Aubry and Martinez underwent treatment for injuries they sustained while fighting at Berry’s home. Martinez executed a citizen’s arrest on Aubry because it was deemed a domestic violence event. Temporarily, an emergency protective order that prevented Aubry from coming within 100 yards of Berry, Martinez, and his and Berry’s child was executed until November 29, 2012.

On November 26, 2012, Aubry attained a provisional restraining order against Martinez claiming that the brawl began when Martinez threatened to kill him if he didn’t let them relocate to France. Berry’s lawyer declared that she and Aubry had gained an agreeable custody deal in court on November 29, 2012. A Superior Court sentencing made in June 2014 demanded that Berry pay Aubry $16,000 per month in child support, $115,000 as a retroactive payment, and $300,000 for Aubry’s attorney fees.

Halle Berry Net Worth

Berry has an estimated net worth of $90 Million which she has earned through being an actress.

Halle Berry Boomerang

Berry starred in the role of Angela Lewis in the film, Boomerang. Angela is a career woman who falls in love with Marcus Graham. She helps Marcus when he’s hit rock bottom and gets into a relationship with him. However, they later break up when he can not choose between her and Jacqueline, his lover and boss.

Halle Berry Monster’s Ball

In 2001, Berry starred in the role of Leticia Musgrove in the romantic drama film, Monster’s Ball. Leticia is the wife of Lawrence Musgrove, an executed murderer. She unknowingly dates Hank Grotowski, a corrections officer, who had a hand in the execution of her husband, Lawrence.

For her performance, in Monster’s Ball, she received the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first and only African-American woman, as well as the only woman of color for 21 years to attain the award.

Halle Berry Catwoman

In 2004, Berry starred in the role of Patience Phillips/Catwoman in Catwoman. Patience works in the art unit for a beauty product agency that produces beauty products. She overhears a plot of marketing defective beauty products which leads to her being killed. However, she is resurrected by cats that give her distinctive abilities similar to that of a cat. She recurred her role as Catwoman in the 2004 game, Catwoman.

Critics deem the film as one of the worst films ever made. For her role, she received US$12.5 million and the Worst Actress Razzie Award. She went to accept the award in person while holding her Oscar Award and said that she had never thought she would win a Razzie.

Halle Berry Storm/X-Men

Berry starred in the role of Ororo Munroe/Storm in four installments of the X-Men franchise from 2000 to 2014; X-Men in 2000, X2 in 2003, X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006, and X-Men: Days of Future Past in 2014. Storm is a powerful mutant that can manipulate weather. Her parents died amid an Arab–Israeli conflict making her an orphan.

X-Men: The Last Stand

Berry recurred her role as Ororo Munroe/Storm in X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006. In the film, she takes over as the new headmistress of the Xavier School For The Gifted after Xavier is disintegrated by Jean Gray.

During an interview for X2, Berry said that she would not play Storm unless they gave her a presence similar to the comic book rendition which made her get a larger role in X-Men: The Last Stand. She said that her ethnicity made her identify with the cure plot. Matthew Vaughn, an English filmmaker, said that Berry was tricked into X-Men: The Last Stand with a fake Storm script which made him quit the show.

Halle Berry B*A*P*S

Berry starred in the role of Denise “Nisi” in B.A.P.S. Nisi works at a soul food diner in Decatur, Georgia with Tamika “Mickey.” They plan to open the world’s first combined hair salon and soul food restaurant if they ever get enough money. The opportunity to get enough money comes when Nisi is told to act as the granddaughter of a woman that Mr. Blakemore, an owner of a Beverly Hills mansion, once loved in exchange for $10,000.

Halle Berry Oscars 2023

Berry attended the 2023 Oscars while wearing a high-slit satin white dress by Tamara Ralph. She attended the event with her boyfriend, Van Hunt.

Halle Berry Little Mermaid

Berry did not appear in the live adaptation of The Little Mermaid but an actress that shares the same name, Halle Bailey, appeared in the film.

Halle Berry House

Berry owns a 5,000-square-foot beach house surrounded by ocean and coastline in Malibu, California. In 2004, she purchased the property for $8.5m. The house has three bedrooms, an open-air swimming pool, five bathrooms, an open floor plan, an elevator, a private outdoor jacuzzi, a patio, a rooftop area, and floor-to-ceiling windows. After living in the house for more than a decade, she listed the house for sale for $18 million.

Halle Berry Accident

Berry was convicted to three years probation, performed 200 hours of community service, and was fined $13,500. This was after she pleaded no contest to a charge of leaving the scene of a car accident in May 2000.

Halle Berry Ethnicity

Berry was born to an African-American father and a white mother. She said that she found her biracial background confusing and painful when she was younger. Further, she decided to identify as a black woman because she was aware that that was how she would be seen.

Halle Berry Instagram

Berry has an active Instagram account which has over 8.6 Million followers. CLICK HERE to view her Instagram account.

Halle Berry Movies and TV Shows

Berry has starred in a number of films and TV shows such as

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