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An American actress from {{Cleveland|Rocks}}, Halle Berry is considered one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. She's a well-rounded actress, whose roles have ranged from slapstick comedy to gritty drama to romance to action to sci-fi. Berry received several awards for the {{HBO}} biopic ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'', and in 2001 she became the first black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her role in ''MonstersBall''. She has also been involved in the production side of several of her films.

Berry has some notoriety among comic book fans, as her portrayals of [[Film/{{X-Men}} Storm]] and Film/{{Catwoman}} were less than well-received. [[GracefulLoser She has been a good sport about it, however.]] When it was announced that she would "win" the Golden Raspberry for Worst Actress for ''Catwoman'', she became the second actor (after Tom Green) [[MedalOfDishonor to accept her Razzie in person]], [[SelfDeprecation bringing her Oscar along, and parodying her acceptance speech.]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome She received a standing ovation from the audience.]]

!!Filmography:

[[AC:{{Advertising}}]]
* Revlon Spokesperson

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* ''Baps''
* ''{{Bulworth}}''
* ''Film/{{Catwoman}}''
* DarkTide
* ''Film/DieAnotherDay''
* ''ExecutiveDecision''
* ''{{Girl 6}}''
* ''{{Gothika}}''
* ''IntroducingDorothyDandridge''
* ''LosingIsaiah''
* ''Monster's Ball''
* ''PerfectStranger''
* ''RaceTheSun''
* ''The Rich Man's Wife''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''
* ''{{Swordfish}}''
* ''TheirEyesWereWatchingGod''
* ''ThingsWeLostInTheFire''
* ''Film/{{X-Men}}''
** ''Film/X2XMenUnited''
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''
* ''WhyDoFoolsFallInLove''

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* ''Series/{{Amen}}''
* ''Living Dolls''

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* Former model and pageant winner

[[AC:Music Videos]]
* Appeared as a cameo in Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's 2002 music video, "Work It".
* Also appeared in the LimpBizkit video "Behind Blue Eyes", where she made out with Fred Durst, whom she was rumored to be dating at the time.

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!!Her roles provide examples of:

* ActionGirl
* AdamWesting: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Her Razzie acceptance speech.]]
* BondGirl. Her role as Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson in ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' and her infamous entry into said role qualifies.
* ButNotTooBlack. With her light skin, straight hair, and European-ish features, the mixed-race Berry (white mother and black father) defines the trope.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde. Technically, her hair in the X-Men movie series. Although, the hair's platinum or just plain white.
* FauxActionGirl
* GlamorousWartimeSinger. Dorothy Dandridge
* HauntedHeroine. ''Gothika''
** She actually had to fight for her role in ''Monster's Ball'' for this exact reason, reminding the director that women's problems don't go away just because they're attractive.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination. Her role in the televised movie role, ''Queen''.
** To a lesser extent, this also applies to much of her early life in suburban Ohio in the 70's.
* {{Irony}}: She's probably one of a very few cases where a movie flop saves a career rather than delaying or destroying it. See StarDerailingRole below.
* MsFanservice. Um, ''Swordfish'' anyone?
** Yes please.
* SassyBlackWoman
* SexySecretary. Played Sharon Stone (also TheDragon) in the film version of ''TheFlintstones''.
* ShownTheirWork: To prep for her role in ''Losing Isaiah'' where she played a crackwhore, Berry visited a UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC crackhouse (with an undercover police escort) to see first-hand what the drug does to people.
* StarDerailingRole: Supposedly inverted with ''Film/{{Catwoman}}''. Before the movie came out, she almost wasn't in the third X-Men film because she was demanding a bigger role and a bigger paycheck. Once ''Catwoman'' tanked, she got a shot of humility.
* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: She was Miss Ohio in the 1986 Miss USA pageant and was the first runner up for the Miss USA title. Her later success speaks for itself.
* UncleTomfoolery Her role in "Baps" qualifies.
* WagTheDirector. How ''Film/{{Catwoman}}'' came to be
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Turned down the role of Annie in ''[[{{Film/Speed}} Speed]]''.
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!!Her roles provide examples of:

* ActionGirl
* AdamWesting: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Her Razzie acceptance speech.]]
* BondGirl. Her role as Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson in ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' and her infamous entry into said role qualifies.
* ButNotTooBlack. With her light skin, straight hair, and European-ish features, the mixed-race Berry (white mother and black father) defines the trope.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde. Technically, her hair in the X-Men movie series. Although, the hair's platinum or just plain white.
* FauxActionGirl
* GlamorousWartimeSinger. Dorothy Dandridge
* HauntedHeroine. ''Gothika''
** She actually had to fight for her role in ''Monster's Ball'' for this exact reason, reminding the director that women's problems don't go away just because they're attractive.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination. Her role in the televised movie role, ''Queen''.
** To a lesser extent, this also applies to much of her early life in suburban Ohio in the 70's.
* {{Irony}}: She's probably one of a very few cases where a movie flop saves a career rather than delaying or destroying it. See StarDerailingRole below.
* MsFanservice. Um, ''Swordfish'' anyone?
** Yes please.
* SassyBlackWoman
* SexySecretary. Played Sharon Stone (also TheDragon) in the film version of ''TheFlintstones''.
* ShownTheirWork: To prep for her role in ''Losing Isaiah'' where she played a crackwhore, Berry visited a WashingtonDC crackhouse (with an undercover police escort) to see first-hand what the drug does to people.
* StarDerailingRole: Supposedly inverted with ''Film/{{Catwoman}}''. Before the movie came out, she almost wasn't in the third X-Men film because she was demanding a bigger role and a bigger paycheck. Once ''Catwoman'' tanked, she got a shot of humility.
* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: She was Miss Ohio in the 1986 Miss USA pageant and was the first runner up for the Miss USA title. Her later success speaks for itself.
* UncleTomfoolery Her role in "Baps" qualifies.
* WagTheDirector. How ''Film/{{Catwoman}}'' came to be

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!!Her roles provide examples of:

* ActionGirl
* AdamWesting: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Her Razzie acceptance speech.]]
* BondGirl. Her role as Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson in ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' and her infamous entry into said role qualifies.
* ButNotTooBlack. With her light skin, straight hair, and European-ish features, the mixed-race Berry (white mother and black father) defines the trope.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde. Technically, her hair in the X-Men movie series. Although, the hair's platinum or just plain white.
* FauxActionGirl
* GlamorousWartimeSinger. Dorothy Dandridge
* HauntedHeroine. ''Gothika''
** She actually had to fight for her role in ''Monster's Ball'' for this exact reason, reminding the director that women's problems don't go away just because they're attractive.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination. Her role in the televised movie role, ''Queen''.
** To a lesser extent, this also applies to much of her early life in suburban Ohio in the 70's.
* {{Irony}}: She's probably one of a very few cases where a movie flop saves a career rather than delaying or destroying it. See StarDerailingRole below.
* MsFanservice. Um, ''Swordfish'' anyone?
** Yes please.
* SassyBlackWoman
* SexySecretary. Played Sharon Stone (also TheDragon) in the film version of ''TheFlintstones''.
* ShownTheirWork: To prep for her role in ''Losing Isaiah'' where she played a crackwhore, Berry visited a WashingtonDC crackhouse (with an undercover police escort) to see first-hand what the drug does to people.
* StarDerailingRole: Supposedly inverted with ''Film/{{Catwoman}}''. Before the movie came out, she almost wasn't in the third X-Men film because she was demanding a bigger role and a bigger paycheck. Once ''Catwoman'' tanked, she got a shot of humility.
* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: She was Miss Ohio in the 1986 Miss USA pageant and was the first runner up for the Miss USA title. Her later success speaks for itself.
* UncleTomfoolery Her role in "Baps" qualifies.
* WagTheDirector. How ''Film/{{Catwoman}}'' came to be

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