Biography of Halle Berry
Halle Berry is an American actress, winner of the beauty contest and former fashion model. He is one of the most paid actresses in Hollywood, and also a representative of the company “Revlon”.
Early years
Halle Maria Berry was born on August 14, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents, Jerome and Judith Berry, who were from different races, she was the youngest daughter. Halley and her older sister Heidi spent the first few years of their lives in a poor area of the city. In the early 70’s Jerome Barry left his wife and children, after which their mother moved the sisters to the town of Bedford, near Cleveland – the area in which mostly White lived.
Because of this, Berry went to school, where most of the students were “white”, which led to ridicule and abuse from an early age. It was the fight against racism in childhood that strongly influenced Berry’s desire to succeed in life. At school, Berry participated in a
Artist from the heart, Berry received several prestigious awards in the early 80’s, including “Miss Ohio USA” and “Miss Teen America”. The following year, Berry became “First Vice-Miss USA.” For some time she studied at the “Cuyahoga Community College” where she studied radio and television journalism, but left the university without completing her education. Deciding to link her career with the field of entertainment, Berry first moved to Chicago, and then to New York, where she got a job model.
The beginning of the acting career
With the advent of the 90s, the promising actress got on TV in the short live sitcom “Live Dolls” in 1989, and in 1991 starred in the series “Quiet Quay”, which was published during the year in prime time on the CBS television channel.
Her first role in big cinematography was in Spike Lee’s “Tropical Fever” movie, where Berry played the role of
After several films, Berry began to take part in more non-standard films, playing an episodic role in the documentary music film “CB4”, which told the story of the rise and fall of the eponymous rap group in 1993. In 1994, in a cartoon with the live actors of Flintstoune, Berry played the role of seductress from the Stone Age. In the film “The Case of Isaiah”, published in 1995, Berry played the role of a former drug addict who is trying to get custody of her son. The film also featured Jessica Lang and David Strathairn. The game Berry was noted as very believable for a man who struggles with addiction and loss. Later that year, Berry overcame the racist barriers of Hollywood, becoming the first African-American television channel “Showtime”
In 1996, Berry played in the thriller “The Wife of the Rich” and “Ordered to Destroy”, in which Berry was first in the lead role. In 1998, Berry played one of the three wives of Frankie Lymon in the movie “Why do fools fall in love” and then played the role of progressive resident of the city in the political film satire “Bulworth,” in which she starred as Hollywood veteran Warren Beattie.
In 1999, Berry presented her most passionate project when she appeared as a producer, and also played a part in the biopic “Meet Dorothy Dandridge” from HBO. The audience noted the incredible similarity of Berry to Dandridge, as well as her fascinating game in which she revealed the theme of racial predetermination of the Hollywood 50’s industry. For her role, Berry received the “Golden Globe” and “Emmy” for the best role in the television film.
Her “Oscar”
In February 2000, Berry got into a scandal when she drove by a car to a red light, crashed into another car, and then disappeared from the scene. The scandal hit the pages of the newspapers, and Berry said that because of the blow to her head, she does not remember how she left the scene of the accident. The actress was fined $ 13, $ 500, a trial period and public works were scheduled.
Ignoring the situation in her personal life, Berry continued her career as an actress and in 2000 she starred in the movie “X-Men” – a screen version of the comic book from “Marvel”. In the expected film, in which Berry played along with actors such as Anna Packin and Patrick Stewart, Berry played the character Storm.
In the summer of 2001, along with John Travolta, Berry starred in the movie “The Fish Sword Password.” The audience took the film cool, and the discussion of the film boiled down to the scene in which Berry appeared naked. It was believed that Berry paid half a million dollars for it. The same year, critics spoke warmly of Berry after her role in the drama film “Monster’s Ball.” In the film, Berry played the wife of a death-sentenced and executed criminal, whose role was played by Sean “Puffy” Combs, who falls in love with a racist executioner from prison, whose role was played by Billy Bob Thornton.
The role brought Berry “Golden Globe” for the best role in the dramatic film, and also “Oscar” for the best role. In her thank-you speech, Berry recognized the honor of being the first African-American actress to receive an Oscar, and thanked everyone who also received the Oscar before her.
The Star of Hollywood
In 2002, Berry became one of the “Bond girls” when she played the role of Jinks in the spy film about Bond “Die, But Not Now.” In the next few years, the actress appeared in several films based on comics: in 2003 she again played the role of Storm in the movie “X-Men 2”, and then starred in yet another film adaptation of the comic book “Woman Cat.” In it, she played two roles – a girl and her cat’s alter ego.
In 2005, Berry played a major role in the television version of the film, produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo company. The film is based on the story of Zora Niel Herston, written in 1937 with the title “Their eyes saw God.” In the same year, Berry voiced the cartoon “Robots”. In 2006, she played in the third film of the saga of “The X-Men” – “X-Men: The Last Battle”. And in 2007, along with Bruce Willis, Berry played in the movie thriller “The Perfect Stranger”. In April 2007, the actress was awarded stars on the Hollywood Alley of Stars.
Berry is one of Hollywood’s most highly paid actresses, earning $ 14 million for the film. In addition to his awards for acting, Berry is also widely known for its beauty. The magazine “Playboy” named her one of the most attractive women of the century in 1998, and the magazine “People” called her one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world. In 2008, the magazine “Esquire” called Berry the most attractive woman living.
Personal life
Berry has a very diverse romantic past – she was in a violent relationship with Wesley Snipes before marrying baseball player David Justice in 1993. The couple broke up in 1997, after which Berry had a secret relationship with R & B musician Eric Bene, with whom they lived in marriage from 2001 to 2005.
In November 2005, during the photo shoot for “Versace”, Berry met her future boyfriend – supermodel Gabriel Aubry. A few months later it became known that Berry was pregnant with her firstborn. On March 16, 2008, the couple had a daughter, Nala Ariel, and in 2010 Berry and Aubrey parted.
In the same year, Berry began a relationship with the actor Olivier Martinez. In March 2012, the couple announced their engagement, and in April 2013 they announced Berry’s pregnancy. July 14, 2013 46-year-old Berry and 47-year-old Martinez vowed to each other in fidelity at a ceremony organized only for loved ones, in the French castle of Conde. And in October of the same year the couple had a boy.
Berry said so much about the upbringing of children: “Career is certainly important, but nothing will replace my motherhood.”
Quotations
“I know that I am only a person and that I make my small contribution, and there is nothing more important than this.”
“Career is certainly important, but nothing will replace my motherhood.”
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