Halle Berry

Guide Note

American actress Halle Berry won an Academy Award for her role in Monster's Ball. She was the first African-American woman to win that award. She also played Storm in the X Men films. Berry is currently filming the 2008 films Tulia and Frankie and Alice.

Fast Facts

1. Full Name: Halle Maria Berry
2. Born: August 14th, 1966
3. Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
4. Height: 5'7
5. Named after the Halle Brothers Department Store
6. First Role: Living Dolls
7. First Female African American Best Actress Oscar Winner
8. Type 1 Diabetic
9. Was featured as #7 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement
10. Well known for "living" her roles, she refused to bathe for two weeks in preparation for a role as a crack addict in Jungle Fever
11. Was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine in 2005
12. Has One Daughter

1. "The worst thing a man can ever do is kiss me on the first date."
2. "I'll never get married again, and I always hate to say never to anything, but I will never marry again."
3. "I was black growing up in an all-white neighborhood, so I felt like I just didn't fit in. Like I wasn't as good as everybody else, or as smart, or whatever."
4. "I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head."
5. "I want to be the next Spike Lee. I want to help other black folks to get into Hollywood and be successful in Hollywood."
6. "What is my real purpose here? I've looked at what I do. I make believe and make movies. I entertain people and get paid for it. Sometimes it seems like such a shallow existence. How insignificant in the scheme of life."
7. "I never wanted to be a model. My modeling career was nothing but a stepping stone to my acting career and that's all I ever saw it as. A pointless rock in the river that has to be stepped on in order to get to the meaningful oasis of acting."
8. "I guess you could say I have bad taste in men. But I no longer feel the need to be someone's wife."