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Halle Berry
Birth Date: Wednesday, August 14, 1968
Birth Place: Cleveland, OH, USA
Nationality: American
Link: www.hallewood.com
Halle Berry was born on August 14, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio. Halle first came into the spotlight at 17 years old when she won the Miss Teen All-American Pageant, representing the state of Ohio in 1985 and a year later in 1986 when she was the first runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant. After participating in the pageant, Halle became a model.
In 1998, she received critical success when she starred as a street smart young woman who takes up with a struggling politician in Warren Beatty's Bulworth. The following year she won even greater acclaim for her role as actress Dorothy Dandridge in made-for-cable's Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series.
In 2000, she received box office success in X-Men. While enjoying the spotlight at last, Halle became a spokeswoman for Revlon cosmetics. She continued entering the spotlight when it was rumored that she was paid additionally to her $2.5 million salary to bare her breasts in Swordfish. That same year, she took on her most personal role in Monster's Ball, for which she earned an Oscar for her performance. Halle holds the record as being the first African American actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
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