Halle maria berry was born maria halle berry in cleveland, ohio and raised in oakwood, ohio to judith ann berry (née hawkins), a psychiatric nurse & jerome jesse berry, a hospital attendant Halle berry, american film actress, the first african american to win the academy award for best actress Read more about berry’s life and career. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy boomerang (1992), alongside eddie murphy, which led to roles in. Buy movie tickets in advance, find movie times, watch trailers, read movie reviews, and more at fandango. Halle berry is tired of standing alone in oscars history
The star achieved a historic moment in 2002 when she became the first black woman to win best lead actress at the academy awards.
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