Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Halle Maria Berry is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball, which made her the only woman of color to win a Best Actress Academy Award to date, as of 2016...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth14 August 1966
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
thinking should-have careers
Throughout my career I have been talked out of things I wanted to do, and when I look back, I think I should have followed my instincts.
careers scary balls
In Monster's Ball I went nude, which was scary, but I took the chance and that's how I like to approach my career.
fun careers challenges
I want to do roles that are fun and challenging and I want to try different things. I don't want to keep doing Monster's Ball over and over and over again. I want to keep doing my career the way that I was doing it before I won the Oscar.
believe thinking careers
I used to believe that if my career was going great, then I was not entitled to a great personal life. Well, I've stopped thinking that way. I believe I can have it all.
mother careers important
Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.
responsibility care responsible
I take care of myself, because I learned early on that I am the only person in life who's responsible for me.
skins care looking-good
Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.
career choices ryan
the choices I make in my career to the choices Meg Ryan has.
beneath exists lie passions people understand
I understand now that 'special love' exists between two people when the passions lie beneath the surface.
dorothy suffered treated white
Dorothy wanted to be treated like her white counterparts, ... and she suffered for it.
ball glad holding role
I'm so glad I did Swordfish because I would never have been able to take a role like Monster's Ball had I not got through those inhibitions that were holding me back.
diet drink eat huge learned lots portion red vegetables
I eat everything -- red meat, lots of vegetables -- and I drink Diet Coke. But no water, and that's really bad. I've learned not to eat a huge portion just because it's on my plate.
everybody good night people
So, it will be a really good night for people of color, as well as everybody else, but especially for us,
asked good heels high jeans saying short sneakers splits talk time wearing
I'm a really good gymnast. I can do splits and back handsprings. I'm always asked to do it on a talk show. And every time I go they say will you do it. I say yeah, but I'm always wearing high heels or a short dress. And I keep saying one time I'm going to go on and wear jeans and sneakers so I can do back flips.