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Halle Berry Biography (1968-)

Full name, Halle Maria Berry; born August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, OH; daughter of Jerome (a hospital attendant) and Judith (a psychiatric nurse; maiden name, Hawkins) Berry; married David Christopher Justice (a professional baseball player), January 1, 1993 (some sources cite December 31, 1992; divorced, c.1996); married Eric Benet (a singer), January 24, 2001; children: (second marriage) India (stepdaughter). Addresses: Agent: Bill Butler, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (some sources cite Josh Lieberman, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212).

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

August 14, 1968

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Vivian, Jungle Fever, Universal, 1991
• Cory, The Last Boy Scout, Warner Bros., 1991
• Natalie, Strictly Business, Warner Bros., 1991
• Angela Lewis, Boomerang, Paramount, 1992
• Autumn Haley, The Program, Buena Vista, 1993
• Kathleen Mercer, Father Hood (also known as Desperado, Honor among Thieves, and Mike Hardy), Buena Vista, 1993
• Herself, CB4, Universal, 1993
• Miss Rosetta Stone, The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
• Khaila Richards, Losing Isaiah, Paramount, 1995
• Sandra Beecher, Race the Sun, TriStar, 1996
• Jean, Executive Decision (also known as Critical Decision),Warner Bros., 1996
• Jane (some sources cite Josie) Potenza, The Rich Man's Wife, BuenaVista, 1996
• Herself, Girl 6, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Nisi, B.A.P.S. (also known as B*A*P*S), New Line Cinema, 1997
• Nina, Bulworth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Zola Taylor, Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, Warner Bros., 1998
• Ringside, 1999
• Welcome to Hollywood, 1998 Phaedra Cinema, 2000
• Storm/Ororo Munroe, X-Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
• Ginger, Swordfish, Warner Bros., 2001
• Leticia Musgrove, Monster's Ball, Lions Gate Films, 2001
• Jinx, Die Another Day, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Emily Franklin, Living Dolls (also known as Planted), ABC,1989
• Debbie Porter, Knots Landing, CBS, 1991-1992
• Miniseries
• Title role, Queen (also known as Alex Haley's Queen), CBS,1992
• Shelby Coles, The Wedding (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding), ABC, 1998
• Movies
• Nikaule (the Queen of Sheba), Solomon & Sheba, Showtime, 1995
• Title role, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, HBO, 1999
• Specials
• A Century of Women (also known as A Family of Women), TBS,1994
• Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of "Ebony," ABC, 1996
• Voices of Hope ... Finding the Cures for Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Lifetime, 1997
• Christmas Miracles, ABC, 1997
• Quincy Jones--The First 50 Years (also known as Quincy Jones ... A 50-Year Celebration), ABC, 1998
• Hollywood Glamour Girls, 1998
• Women of the Net, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
• The 47th Miss USA Pageant, 1998
• AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
• Concert for New York City, 2001
• America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001
• The Making of "Swordfish," 2001
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1995
• The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards, 1995
• The 27th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1996
• Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1996
• Cohost, The 1996 Essence Awards, 1996
• Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1997
• Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1997
• Presenter, The 28th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1997
• Host, The 1997 World Music Awards, 1997
• Host, The 10th Essence Awards, 1997
• The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1998
• The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1999
• The 31st NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000
• Presenter, 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
• The 32nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, 2001
• Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, 2001
• Episodic
• Rene, "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow," They Came from Outer Space, c.1990
• Jaclyn, "Love, Hillman-Style," A Different World, NBC, 1991
• Entertainers with Byron Allen (also known as Entertainers),syndicated, 1994
• Herself, Martin, Fox, 1995
• Voice of Betsy, "Room Service," Frasier, NBC, 1998
• Herself, "Handle Your Business," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2002
• Also appeared in Amen, NBC; Dennis Miller Live, HBO; and Mad TV.
• Television Work
• Movies
• Executive producer, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, HBO, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 19, Gale, 1998
• Newsmakers 1996, Issue 2, Gale, 1996
• Notable Black American Women, Book 2, Gale, 1996

Periodicals

• Ebony, February, 1992, p. 36; March, 1997, pp. 22-26
• Empire, Issue 49, 1993, p. 59; February, 1999, p. 64
• Essence, October, 1996, pp. 70-73
• Glamour, August, 1999, pp. 208-11
• Jet, January 20, 1992, p. 34; March 3, 1997, p. 39; April 7, 1997,pp. 22- 25
• Just for Black Men, January, 1999, pp. 32-35; September, 1999, pp.28-30
• Ladies Home Journal, May, 1997, pp. 64-66
• Maxim, June, 2000, pp. 142-45
• Movieline, August, 1999, pp. 58-63, 96; December, 2001, pp. 50-56,98
• New York Times, March 10, 2002
• Parade, August 22, 1999, pp. 8-9
• People Weekly, May 11, 1998, p. 164
• TV Guide, February 21, 1998, p. 44; August 14, 1999, pp. 22-24; June 10, 2000, pp. 38-42
• US, March 18, 2002, p. 22

Electronic

• Halle Berry, http://www.hallewood.com, June 13, 2002