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Halle Berry

Academy Award-winning actress and former Miss Ohio USA.

Halle Berry was born on August 14, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Judith Ann Hawkins and Jerome Jesse Berry.[1] In 1985, Berry won the Miss Teen All American pageant, and the following year she was crowned Miss Ohio USA 1986.[2]

Quick Facts

Birth name
Maria Halle Berry
Born
14 August 1966
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Partner
  • John Ronan (1989–1991)
  • Gabriel Aubry (2005–2010)
  • Van Hunt (2020–present; engaged)
Children
2

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Berry's parents divorced when she was four, and she was raised by her mother after witnessing her father's abuse.[3][4] She graduated from Bedford High School, where she was a cheerleader and prom queen, and later studied at Cuyahoga Community College.[5][2] Berry moved to New York City in 1989 to pursue acting and briefly lived in a homeless shelter.[6] Her film debut was a small role in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991).[6]

Berry played the mutant superhero Storm in the 2000 film X-Men and its sequels.[7] Berry starred as Bond girl Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in the 2002 film Die Another Day.[8] In the 1992 romantic comedy Boomerang, Berry played a professional woman who becomes the romantic interest of Eddie Murphy's character.[9] Berry's first time directing a feature film was Bruised, where she also performed as Jackie Justice, an MMA fighter who has fallen from grace.[10]

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival announced in April 2025 that Berry would serve on the jury for its Main Competition section.[11]

What the cited sources add

A BBC News article from 2002 states Berry was born on August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of a black father and white mother.[12] An ABC News article from May 2024 reports that Berry shouted "I'm in menopause, OK?" on Capitol Hill while pushing for legislation to fund menopause research and education.[13] The ABC News article also quotes Berry saying, "My doctor had no knowledge and didn't prepare me" about her perimenopause experience.[13]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Halle Berry". Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo, October 29, 2007.; Although Britannica Kids gives a 1968 birthdate , (from the original on August 17, 2012), she stated in interviews prior to August 2006 that she would turn 40 t; Echo, "Halle's Liverpool roots", Liverpool Echo, March 25, 2002; "Halle Berry". Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo, October 29, 2007.; "First Generation", Genealogy.com; "Halle Berry". Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo, October 29, 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Halle Berry Biography"; "Halle Berry Biography" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Halle Berry". Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo, October 29, 2007.; Lovece, "Halle Berry Is Poised to Become Major Star", Newspaper Enterprise Association/Reading Eagle, July 7, 1992; "Halle Berry". Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo, October 29, 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Halle Berry". Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo, October 29, 2007.; "Showbiz Bytes 28-01-03", The Age, January 28, 2003; Lovece, "Halle Berry Is Poised to Become Major Star", Newspaper Enterprise Association/Reading Eagle, July 7, 1992; Gennis, "Halle Berry Opens Up About Childhood Experience with Domestic Violence", TVGuide, February 21, 2015; "Halle Berry Gets Real About Action Movie Injuries!", FOX 13 Seattle, August 20, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Woman Who Would Be Queen". People. Retrieved May 20, 2018.; Schneider, "Hurts So Bad", People, May 13, 1996 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Talmon, "The 15 Sexiest Black Actresses In Hollywood", Starpulse.com; "Swordfish: Interview With Halle Berry" , Cinema.com. Accessed May 10, 2012.; "Halle Berry". Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo, October 29, 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hyland, "The Diary: Halle's bold glory", Sunday Mirror, September 2, 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Berry recreates a Bond girl icon" (April 12, 2002), Telegraph Observer.; Cesar G. Soriano, "Latest Bond Girl is dressed to kill", USA Today, November 13, 2002; "Halle's big year" (November 2002), Ebony.; Die Another Day Special Edition DVD 2002.; . MI6 News. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Berry: Ripe for success", BBC News, March 25, 2002; accessed February 19, 2007. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wiseman, "Toronto Film Festival Reveals Plan For Slimline 2020 Edition With Mix Of Physical & Digital Screenings; Kate Winslet, Idris Elba & Mark Wahlberg Movies Among First Wave", Deadline Hollywood, June 24, 2020; Fleming, "Toronto 2020 Starts With Knockout: Netflix In Final Talks To Acquire Halle Berry-Directed MMA Drama 'Bruised' In 8-Figure WW Deal", Deadline Hollywood, September 11, 2020; Hammond, "'Bruised' Review: Halle Berry Directs Herself Into No-Holds-Barred Portrayal Of MMA Fighter Looking For Redemption – AFI Fest", Deadline, en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Halle Berry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes", Festival de Cannes, April 28, 2025 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. "Berry: Ripe for success", BBC News, March 25, 2002; accessed February 19, 2007.. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
  13. Khan, "Halle Berry shouts 'I'm in menopause' on Capitol Hill as she fights for funding to improve women's care", ABC News, May 2, 2024. facts only, no text reused. abcnews.go.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Halle Berry (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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