Halle Berry is a trailblazing actress who made history as the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster’s Ball (2001). Her career took off in the 1990s with standout roles in Boomerang and The Flintstones. She gained further fame playing Storm in the X-Men series and starred in notable films like Swordfish, Die Another Day, and Cloud Atlas.
Halle Berry broke barriers early in her career by becoming the first African-American entrant in Miss World after finishing as the runner-up in the 1986 Miss USA competition.
In 2004, she portrayed the title character in the superhero film Catwoman.
Halle has two children: her daughter, Nahla Ariela Aubry, born in 2008 with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, and her son, Maceo, with Olivier Martinez, whom she married in 2013 and divorced in 2015. She was previously married to David Justice (1993–1997) and Eric Benet (2001–2005). Since 2020, she has been in a relationship with musician Van Hunt. Her mother, Judith Ann Hawkins, has been a significant influence in her life.
She shared the screen with Pierce Brosnan in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day.
