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Halle Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award-winning American actress and former fashion model and beauty queen. In 2002, Berry won Best Actress at the Academy Awards for her role in Monster's Ball.

Berry's parents selected her first name from that of Halle's Department Store, which was then a local landmark in her birthplace of Cleveland, Ohio. She is the daughter of Judith Ann Hawkins, an English Liverpudlian,and Jerome J. Berry, who was African American. Berry's maternal grandmother, Nellie Dicken, was born in Sawley, Derbyshire, England, while her maternal grandfather, Earl Ellsworth Hawkins, was born in Ohio. Berry's parents divorced when she was 4 years old and she subsequently was raised by her mother, a psychiatric nurse. Her father was an orderly in the same psychiatric ward where her mother worked. Berry has an older sister, Heidi who was born seven years before her.

In 1989, Berry was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1.

Berry was a popular student at Bedford High School and was a cheerleader, honor society member, editor of the school newspaper, class president and prom queen. She worked in the children's department at Higbee's Department store. She subsequently attended Cuyahoga Community College.

Before becoming an actress, she entered several beauty contests, winning Miss Ohio USA and Miss Teen All-American. Other entries include Miss USA (first runner-up in 1986 to Christy Fichtner of Texas, the second of the Texas Aces), and sixth place in Miss World 1986 (the winner being Trinidad and Tobago's Giselle Laronde). In the Miss USA 1986 pageant interview competition, she said she hoped to become an entertainer, or to have something to do with the media or newspaper. Her interview was awarded the highest score by the judges.


* Jungle Fever (1991)
* Strictly Business (1991)
* The Last Boy Scout (1991)
* Boomerang (1992)
* CB4 (1993) (Cameo)
* Father Hood (1993)
* The Program (1993)
* Losing Isaiah (1995)
* The Flintstones (1995)
* Executive Decision (1996)
* Race the Sun (1996)
* Girl 6 (1996) (Cameo)
* The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
* B*A*P*S (1997)
* Bulworth (1998)
* Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
* Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
* X-Men (2000)
* Welcome to Hollywood (2000) (documentary)
* Swordfish (2001)
* Monster's Ball (2001)
* Die Another Day (2002)
* X2 (2003)
* Gothika (2003)
* Catwoman (2004)
* Robots (2005) (voice)
* X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Upcoming:

* Perfect Stranger (2007)
* Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
* Class Act (2008)