Birth Name: Halle Maria Berry
Date of Birth: August 14, 1966
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality: American
Origin: African/American
Occupation: Actress, former model
Height: 5 ft 5 in; 1.66m
Measurements:36-26-37 (in); 91.4- 66 -94(cm)
Berry in one sentence: Halle is a beautiful African American woman and one of the most famous Hollywood actresses.
Quotes:
I’m not done with love, but I refuse to settle. I am a hopeless romantic. And I won’t stop till I get it right.
Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.
I love working with my hands.
The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I’m the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don’t have a cherry.
I’m just going to live my life and be who I am.
My modeling career was nothing but a stepping stone to my acting career and that’s all I ever saw it as.
You think you know what love is – until you have a child and discover that unconditional mother love.
Have the ability to look in another direction. A small shift could guide you to the real purposes of your life.
When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there’s no way you could be a good winner.
Interesting Facts:
In 1986, Berry was selected the first runner up in the Miss USA Pageant.
Her film debut was in 1992 when she played the role of Angela Lewis in the film Boomerang.
She played one of the Bond girls Giacinta ‘Jinx’ Johnson in the 2002 blockbuster “Die Another Day”.
During the 2000’s she was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
Empire Magazine voted her # 23 of “100 Hottest Film Stars” in 2009.
In 2003 she was named #1 of the “100 Hottest Women in the World” by FHM Magazine.
She was also ranked no.1 of the “50 most beautiful people in the world” by the People Magazine in 2003.
Men’s Health ranked her at No. 35 on their “100 Hottest Women of All-Time” list in 2008.
Esquire magazine named Halle the “Hottest Woman Alive” in October 2008.
She was the first African/American women to win the Oscar.
She was awarded the African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
This actress took part in a nearly 2000-house cell-phone bank campaign for Barack Obama
Halle is a spokes model for Revlon.
Halle was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.
This actress is a mother.
Achievements:
1997 – Blockbuster Entertainment Awards; Categorie – Favorite Actress – Adventure/Drama
2000 – Primetime Emmy Award; Categorie – Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie2000Golden Globe AwardBest Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
2000 – Screen Actors Guild Awards; Category – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2001 – Academy Award; Category – Best Actress
2001 – Screen Actors Guild Awards; Category – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role – Motion Picture
2001 – Berlin International Film Festival; Category – Silver Bear for Best Actress
2001 – National Board of Review; Category – Best Actress
2006 – People’s Choice Awards; Category – Favorite Female Action Star
2011 – NAACP Image Award;Category – Outstanding Actress
2011 – Prism Awards; Category – Performance in a Feature Film
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Always remember that true beauty comes from within.