Halle Maria Berry is an American actress who is known for her appearance in the romantic drama film Monster’s Ball in 2001 and for and entering several beauty contests.
Until becoming an actress, Berry was a model and entered many beauty competitions, starting off as the first runner-up on the title of Miss USA and placed sixth in the 1986 Miss World. Her breakthrough role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang in 1992, opposite Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in films such as the family comedy The Flintstones in 1994, the political satire drama Bulworth in 1998, and the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge in 1999.
Throughout the 2000s, Berry acquired popular roles including Storm throughout X-Men in 2000, the thrillers Swordfish in 2001 and Gothika in 2003, and the spy film Die Another Day in 2002, where she played Bond girl Jinx. Then she appeared in the sequels of X-Men, X2 in 2003, and X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006.
She has featured the crime thriller The Call in 2013 and the action films X-Men: Days of Future Past in 2014, Kingsman: The Golden Circle in 2017, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum in 2019 in the 2010s in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas in 2012. During the 2000s, Berry was one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors and was involved in the creation of many of the films she appeared in. Berry is a spokesmodel for Revlon, too.
Halle Berry Age and Birthday
She was born on 14 August 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 14 August every year.
Halle Berry Height and Weight
She is a woman of average stature, she also appears to be quite tall in stature in her photos. She stands at a height of 5 ft 5 (1.65 m). She also weighs 121 pounds(55 kg).
Halle Berry Education
She graduated from Bedford High School, where she was a cheerleader, student of distinction, school newspaper writer, and queen of the prom. She worked in the children’s department at the Department store in Higbee. She then studied at Cuyahoga Community College.
Halle Berry Family
Her mother, Judith Ann, was born in Liverpool, England, and is white. Judith Ann was employed as a nurse in psychiatry. Her father, Jerome Jesse Berry, was in the psychiatric ward where her mother worked as an African-American hospital attendant; later he became a bus driver. Berry ‘s parents divorced at the age of four; she and her older sister, Heidi Berry-Henderson, were raised solely by their mother.
parents chose her middle name from Halle’s Department Store, which was then a local landmark in her native Cleveland, Ohio. Berry has said she has been strangled by her father since childhood in published accounts. Her father had been very violent towards her mother. Berry has described seeing her mother being beaten regularly, kicked downstairs, and hit with a bottle of wine in the mouth.
Halle Berry Husband
She has been married thrice. She first married David Christopher Justice, a retired American professional baseball outfielder, and designated hitter. The couple married on December 31, 1992, and separated on February 22, 1996. They divorced on June 24, 1997. The marriage ended acrimoniously, with Berry seeking a restraining order against Justice. She then married Eric Benét Jordan, an American R&B and neo-soul singer-songwriter and actor, who received a total of four Grammy nominations to date for his musical work. They married in January 2001, but they had separated by early October 2003, with the divorce finalized in January 2005.
She then married Olivier Martinez, a French film actor. They confirmed their engagement in March 2012 and married in a private ceremony in France on 13 July 2013. The couple announced they were divorcing in 2015 and in December 2016. She finally married a Canadian model. The couple started dating in November 2005. The couple met at a Versace photoshoot, announced their engagement in March 2012, and married in France on July 13, 2013. On April 30, 2010, Aubry and Berry announced their relationship had ended some months earlier. The divorce became final in December 2016.
Halle Berry Children
She has three children; Her firstborn daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry who was born in 2008, from her relationship with Gabriel Aubry and a son Maceo Robert Martinez born in October 2013 from her relationship with Olivier Martinez.
Halle Berry Net Worth
She has enjoyed a long career in the entertainment industry spanning almost three decades. Through proceeds from her work as an actress, she has been able to accumulate a huge fortune. She is estimated to have a net worth of about $80 million.
Halle Berry Measurements and Facts
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Halle Berry Bio and Wiki
- Full Names: Maria Halle Berry
- Popular As: Halle
- Gender: Female
- Occupation / Profession: Actress
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: Multiracial
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Straight