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Halle Berry
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<p>Halle Maria Berry is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the <a href="/facts/Miss_USA/BM68e3gL">Miss USA</a> pageant and coming in sixth in the <a href="/facts/Miss_World_1986/gpqVNbyu">Miss World 1986</a>. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy <i><a href="/facts/Boomerang_(1992_film)/GyGSvFlk">Boomerang</a></i> (1992), alongside <a href="/facts/Eddie_Murphy/QfABxjvj">Eddie Murphy</a>, which led to roles in <i><a href="/facts/The_Flintstones_(film)/fah15c5c">The Flintstones</a></i> (1994) and <i><a href="/facts/Bulworth/fSAdGQYH">Bulworth</a></i> (1998) as well as the television film <i><a href="/facts/Introducing_Dorothy_Dandridge/zK3NKXox">Introducing Dorothy Dandridge</a></i> (1999), for which she won a <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Limited_Series_or_Movie/S13XeLbR">Primetime Emmy Award</a> and a <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_%E2%80%93_Miniseries_or_Television_Film/smd1kR0j">Golden Globe Award</a>. </p><p>Berry established herself as one of the highest-paid actresses in <a href="/facts/Hollywood_(film_industry)/1HpkUBfd">Hollywood</a> during the 2000s. For her performance of a struggling widow in the romantic drama <i><a href="/facts/Monster%27s_Ball/C3M0o6Gc">Monster's Ball</a></i> (2001), Berry became the only African-American woman to win the <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress/gdtCoxC8">Academy Award for Best Actress</a>, and the first <a href="/facts/Woman_of_color/BzzBWlSL">woman of color</a>. Berry took on high-profile roles such as <a href="/facts/Storm_(Marvel_Comics)/X6vMxoru">Storm</a> in four installments of the <a href="/facts/X-Men_(film_series)/4LVuRPmK"><i>X-Men</i> film series</a> (2000–2014), the henchwoman of a robber in the thriller <i><a href="/facts/Swordfish_(film)/b0Bg7UbB">Swordfish</a></i> (2001), <a href="/facts/Bond_girl/rJwGWtQS">Bond girl</a> <a href="/facts/Jinx_(James_Bond)/8cpyRb6B">Jinx</a> in <i><a href="/facts/Die_Another_Day/J4cJHPbK">Die Another Day</a></i> (2002), and the title role in the much-derided <i><a href="/facts/Catwoman_(film)/Lhr5Bfzx">Catwoman</a></i> (2004). </p><p>A varying critical and commercial reception followed in subsequent years, with <i><a href="/facts/Perfect_Stranger_(film)/2LFclLkB">Perfect Stranger</a></i> (2007), <i><a href="/facts/Cloud_Atlas_(film)/GynDF56e">Cloud Atlas</a></i> (2012) and <i><a href="/facts/The_Call_(2013_film)/GKIsalNo">The Call</a></i> (2013) being among her notable film releases in that period. Berry launched a production company, <a href="/facts/606_Films/omzWBMEm">606 Films</a>, in 2014 and has been involved in the production of a number of projects in which she performed, such as the <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> science fiction series <i><a href="/facts/Extant_(TV_series)/yuC7EyHM">Extant</a></i> (2014–2015). She appeared in the action films <i><a href="/facts/Kingsman:_The_Golden_Circle/7FCIt2tn">Kingsman: The Golden Circle</a></i> (2017) and <i><a href="/facts/John_Wick:_Chapter_3_%E2%80%93_Parabellum/Kps8NL5u">John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum</a></i> (2019) and made her directorial debut with the <a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a> drama <i><a href="/facts/Bruised_(film)/102oCoTp">Bruised</a></i> (2020). </p><p>Berry has been a <a href="/facts/Revlon/4B5Q5ssW">Revlon</a> spokesmodel since 1996. She was formerly married to baseball player <a href="/facts/David_Justice/nRt4X7XK">David Justice</a>, singer-songwriter <a href="/facts/Eric_Ben%C3%A9t/MVWeydNt">Eric Benét</a>, and actor <a href="/facts/Olivier_Martinez/lTQMIht2">Olivier Martinez</a>. She has two children, one with Martinez and another with model <a href="/facts/Gabriel_Aubry/7VcqLAmE">Gabriel Aubry</a>. </p>