24 Mar, 2002
Academy Award for Monster’s Ball
0 CommentsBerry becomes the first African-American to win the best actress award for her role as Leticia Musgrove at the 74th annual academy awards.
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Halle Berry
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1 Feb, 2002
Monster’s Ball
0 CommentsBerry plays a black woman in who falls for a prison guard after the execution of her husband. Co-staring Heath Ledger, Billy Bob Thornton, and Peter Boyle. Thornton:
The Monster’s Ball scene is a whole movie in itself. I get a little turned off when people say, “Hey, man, how about that Halle Berry!
23 Jan, 2000
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Award
0 CommentsBerry wins the award for best performance by an actress in a mini-series or motion picture made for television for her role in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge at the 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
That was the first time I had ever been nominated for an award like that. And playing her life, there were so many opportunities she was not afforded. A lot of it had to do with the state of racial relations in the country at the time. And the other 50% was her own masochistic personality that led to her own downfall, you know? I felt very much when I was up there, that I was sort of up there for her. For all the things that didn’t come her way, that in that moment I felt that it was really about her too. Because I was winning for telling her story, I felt very much like it was her moment.
28 Mar, 1997
B.A.P.S
0 CommentsBerry plays Nisi in the movie B.A.P.S. Nisi is asked to act as granddaughter for one week of Mr. Blakemore. While working for Mr. Blakemore, Nisi and her best friend Mickey are taught how to act like ladies. While working one day, Nisi’s ex boyfriend comes back into the picture asking for a second chance. Nisi fulfills her dream to open her own hair salon with the money she mad working for Mr. Blakemore and gives her boyfriend another chance. Co-starring Natalie Desselle, Martin Landau, and Troy Beyer.
I have such high hopes for this movie. It seems like a good idea.
17 Mar, 1995
Losing Isaiah
0 CommentsIn Losing Isaiah Berry plays a woman who loses her child because of her addiction to crack. Berry tries to clean up her act to regain custody of her son but the adoptive parent refuses to give up custody. Co-starring Jessica Lange and Mark John Jeffries.
I definitely had to go out and fight for this role. Paramount didn’t want me. I don’t think they thought I could pull it off. They didn’t think I could shed the outer part of myself, or that I could go deep enough.
18 Dec, 1992
Halle Berry interview
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A.Akanbi2014-09-16 16:01:332014-09-16 16:01:33Halle Berry interviewBerry is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about the pressure of living up to beautiful woman, being fired initially for a role and going for Ms. Ohio and losing.
The director said that he’s sick and tired of the role of beautiful black women being played by light skinned women.
7 Jun, 1991
Jungle Fever
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Kristan M.2014-10-04 19:52:492014-10-16 22:30:32Jungle FeverBerry lands her first acting role as Vivian, a drug addict in the drama/romance Jungle Fever directed by Spike Lee. Costarring Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee and Wesley Snipes.
Scoring such a meaty part wasn’t easy. The too pretty thing got to be old.
1989
Diabetes diagnosis
0 CommentsBerry is diagnosed with type-1 diabetes after she falls into a coma while filming a television sitcom.
One day, I simply passed out, and I didn’t wake up for seven days, which is obviously very serious.
1986
First runner-up
0 CommentsBerry wins first runner-up in the 1986 Miss USA contest. She develops a new style and begins to crop her hair into the relevant pixie-cut. Bob Barker:
If for any reason Miss USA can’t fulfill her obligations for the entire year the first runner-up will become Miss USA.
1985
Moves to New York
0 CommentsBerry moves to New York to pursue a career in modeling and acting. Her mother refuses to send her money, Berry experiences financial hardship and briefly lives in a homeless shelter. Berry:
A girl had to do what a girl had to do. You can do that when you’re 21 and ambitious, and your eyes are this big and you don’t want to go home.
1984
School endeavors
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Berry edits the newspaper, becomes class president, homecoming queen and cheerleader at Bedford High School in Bedford, Ohio.
Doing all those things helped to make me feel a sense of empowerment.
14 Aug, 1966
Halle Berry born in Cleveland
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Kristan M.2014-10-05 19:34:302014-10-05 20:08:11Halle Berry born in Cleveland
Halle Maria Berry is born in Cleveland to mother Judith Ann Hawkins and father Jerome Jesse Berry. Berry’s mother, a psychiatric nurse, raises Berry and her sister Heidi, after her husband leaves them.
My mom always said, ‘Beauty is what you do’.