Biography of Halle Berry

Black Venus in Hollywood

August 14, 1966 one of the most beautiful models-actresses in recent years (memorable his stunning bikini in "007-Die another day", when, like Ursula Andress in "007-licence to kill" comes out from the waters exhibiting a fabulous body), Halle Berry was born on August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. Daughter of divorced parents (part ways when Halle has only four years), his childhood revolves around her mother, a psychiatric nurse. Her father suffers from serious nervous disorders and has a habit of alcohol. It is thanks to the example of the mother that Halle Berry manages to stand out in a predominantly white neighborhood, establishing itself not only for its beauty but also for its qualities of tenacity and willpower. At the high school proves brilliant student, though obviously is its beauty to place always in the spotlight. At seventeen he participates in her first beauty pageant: Miss Teen Ohio. WINS, but this is just the beginning. High school time Halle was cheerleader, Director of the school newspaper and Queen of the prom. She was also Miss "All American" and representative of the United States at the Miss World contest. Halle Berry has also studied journalism at Cleveland (Cuyahoga Community College), but an experience as a reporter for a local broadcaster removes any charm to the profession and induces Halle to accept work from wearing in Chicago. Acting career starts in 1989, with the TV series "Living Dolls". In 1991 gets a part in the movie "Jungle fever" by Spike Lee. The great success came in 2001 with the movie "X-Men" (with Patrick Stewart), Halle Berry, playing the Queen of twenty Ororo Munroe aka "Storm", won an enormous popularity. For her performance in "Monster's Ball", alongside Billy Bob Thornton, in 2002 he won as lead actress Oscar winner. She was the first black actress to play the role of "Bond girl" in the 007 series super conservative, based on the novels by Ian Fleming. In 2004 he played the film "Catwoman". Testimonial of cosmetics Revlon and Versace, heavily involved in child protection organizations, she was married to David Justice baseball champion. After having divorced, married again in 2001 with musician Eric Benet. Among the awards received are: the 2006 woman of the year Award (the Hasty Pudding Theatricals); the 2,333rd star of the Hollywood "Walk of fame" (April 2007); the sexiest woman alive (2008), according to the magazine "Esquire". Separated in 2003 from her second husband, her new partner is the French-Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, ten years her junior. Among his later works at the movies include "Frankie & Alice" (2010), "Dark Tide" (2011), "New year's Eve" (2011), "Cloud Atlas" (2012), "The Call" (2013) and "Comic Movie" (Movie 43, 2013).
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