Holly’s mother, Judith Ann, white, was a nurse in a mental institution. Father, Jerome Jesse Berry, African American, first worked in the same clinic and then became a bus driver.
But Halle does not live long with both parents. When she turns four, her parents get divorced. She and her sister remain with their mother.
As a child, it was not easy for them – two black girls in a white area. But the mother believed that the main thing is a vitality, and taught this to her daughters. Halle becomes the editor of the school newspaper, class president, and captain of the local school team’s cheerleading team. She wins her first competition for the title of school ball queen.
After graduation, she participated in several more beauty contests. In 1985 she received the title of Miss Teen All-American, then – Miss Ohio USA 1986, First Vice-Miss USA 1986, and finally took 6th place in Miss World.
Filmography of the actress
At 20, Halle enters college to study radio journalism but drops out. She wants to make a career as a model. She succeeds only at the amateur level. Then she enters an acting course in Chicago.
She attends auditions but offers only participation in commercials and cameo roles. Finally, she gets the role of a drug addict in the movie “Jungle Fever.” To get used to the image, ten days before filming, she stops washing and communicates with real drug addicts.
In 1993, she co-starred with Eddie Murphy in Boomerang. My career is gradually going up. B – “The Case of Isaiah” successfully copes with the role of an illiterate alcoholic who threw her child into the trash can. After that, she is noticed, and offers begin to arrive.
In 1996, Halle Berry became the face of Revlon (and still is). For her role as Dorothy Dandridge, Halley received a Golden Globe and an Emmy for Best Actress in Television Films.
In 2002, actress Halle Berry received an Oscar for her role in the movie Monster’s Ball. But for the main role in the failed film “Catwoman” Berry receives the “Golden Raspberry”. This anti-award goes to her as the worst actress of 2005. At the ceremony, she appears in person, becoming the second actor since 1980 to do so.
Halle Berry is now one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. In 2010, she was named for the fourteenth time in the list of “Most Beautiful Celebrities” compiled by People magazine. But in the sphere of her interests, not only acting. In 2008, the actress released her debut perfume, Halle by Halle Berry. In 2010, a second fragrance appeared – Pure Orchid.
Halle Berry’s personal life
Halle Berry has been married twice. The first time her husband becomes a baseball player – “Atlanta Braves” David Justice, the wedding takes place on January 1, 1993, and the divorce is filed already in 1997. Halle is very hard going through the breakup, even attempting suicide.
The second chosen one is the musician Eric Beney. Their wedding takes place on Santa Barbara Beach in early 2001. Actress Halle Berry adopts Eric’s daughter India, but this does not save the marriage. Five years later, a new divorce follows.
Since 2005, Berry has been dating model Gabriel Aubrey, who is 9 years younger than his lover. On March 16, 2008, Gabriel and Halle had a daughter, Nala Ariel Aubrey. In 2010, the couple ended the relationship.
In 2011, rumors appeared in the media that Holly was dating actor Olivier Martinez. Later this information was confirmed. After two years of relationship, the lovers got married. On November 5, 2013, the couple had a son, Maceo Robert Martinez. Unfortunately, the actress’s third marriage did not last long: in October 2015, Berry and Martinez announced their divorce.
