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Halle Berry BiographyA teenager with great looks, Halle Berry started her modeling career in the late 1980’s which paved the way for her success to the stardom. A star performer from childhood, after finishing her high school, she entered the Miss Teen Ohio Pageant and won the title, representing the state at the Miss Teen All American pageant. There after she bagged the title of first runner up at the Miss USA Competition and finished in the top five at the Miss World Pageant. She then took up regular modeling assignments in Chicago and New York. The transition from modeling to acting began in 1989, when she was cast as a teenage model in the short-lived ABC sitcom “Living Dolls”. After doing some guest work in other comedy series, Halle finally got the break in movie world through Spike Lee who offered her a challenging and demanding role of a crack addict in his “Jungle Fever” (1991). She delivered amazing performances in the next few releases like “Strictly Business” “The Last Boy Scout”, “Boomerang” and “Queen”. The other Blockbusters in which she proved her acting abilities are “Flint Stones”, “Losing Isaiah”, “The Rich Man’s Wife” and “Executive Decision”. In 1999, Halle Berry became the first ever black woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge”. The scintillating performance also netted her Emmy Award that year. In 2001, she delivered a scintillating and moving performance in “Monster’s Ball” which won critical acclaim for her work and she made history by becoming the first black woman ever to earn a Best Actress Academy Award.RankingsWas named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine in 2002. Ranked #96 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Voted the 10th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002. Miss Ohio USA. [1986] Miss Teen All American. [1985] |
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Lost some hearing in one of her ears due to a physical encounter with a boyfriend in the early 90s. April 10, 2002 - She received an injury on the set of _Die Another Day (2002). Halle was injured on location in Cadiz, Spain while shooting an action sequence that involved Pierce Brosnan firing on a helicopter being flown by Rick Yune. May 2003 - Broke her arm on the set of Gothika (2003), filming in Montreal 