History Creator / HalleBerry

* {{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.

** Yes please.

* ShownTheirWork: To prep for her role in ''Losing Isaiah'' where she played a sex worker addicted to crack, Berry visited a UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC crack house (with an undercover police escort) to see first-hand what the drug does to people.

Halle Maria Berry (born 1966) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, and 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 {{Creator/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.

* 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.

Halle Maria Berry (born 1966) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, and was 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 {{Creator/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.

* Appeared as a cameo in Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's 2002 music video, "Work It".

Halle Maria Berry (born 1966) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, and was 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.

* ButNotTooBlack: With her light skin, straight hair, and European-ish features, the mixed-race Berry (white mother and black father) defines the trope.

* WagTheDirector: How ''Film/{{Catwoman}}'' came to be. After ''Monster's Ball'' netted her [[Main/AcademyAwards Best Actress,]] she seemed to subsequently become more and more egotistical with such examples as trying to be placed in front of Creator/PierceBrosnan on the Film/DieAnotherDay poster, despite the latter playing '''JAMES FREAKING BOND.''' She was more successful in getting a higher salary for less work in {{Film/X2}} and stated that she would have to be payed '''more''' to even considering cameoing in [[Film/XMenTheLastStand]]. Then {{Film/Catwoman}} came along and, presumably humbled by the waves of negative publicity, [[LaserGuidedKarma accepted a lesser paycheck for more work.]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Turned down the role of Annie in ''{{Film/Speed}}''.

* ''{{Girl 6}}''
* ''{{Gothika}}''
* ''IntroducingDorothyDandridge''
* ''LosingIsaiah''
* ''Monster's Ball''

* ''RaceTheSun''

* ''ThingsWeLostInTheFire''

* ''WhyDoFoolsFallInLove''

Berry has some notoriety among comic book fans, as while her portrayal of [[Film/{{X-Men}} Storm]] was generally well-received, her performance as Film/{{Catwoman}} was not. [[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.]]

* AdamWesting: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Her Razzie acceptance speech.]]

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.]]

Halle Maria Berry (born 1966) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, and 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.

* SexySecretary: Played Sharon Stone (also TheDragon) in the film version of ''Film/TheFlintstones''.

* WagTheDirector: How ''Film/{{Catwoman}}'' came to be.

* ''{{Bulworth}}''

* ''CloudAtlas''

* ''ExecutiveDecision''

* ''PerfectStranger''

Halle Maria Berry (born 1966) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, 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.

'''Halle Maria Berry''' (born 1966) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, 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.

* ''TheirEyesWereWatchingGod''

Halle Maria Berry (born 1966) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, 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.

An American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, 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.

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* DarkTide

* ''{{Swordfish}}''