Halle Berry
Halle Berry is an American actress and former Catwoman who first gained fame as a model, participating in several beauty contests, including finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and sixth in Miss World 1986. Berry’s breakthrough in acting came with the romantic comedy Boomerang (1992) alongside Eddie Murphy. She solidified her place in Hollywood with her role in Monster’s Ball (2001), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first African-American woman to achieve this honor.
Berry starred as Storm in the X-Men film series (2000-2014), with Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. Other significant films include Swordfish (2001) with John Travolta, Die Another Day (2002) with Pierce Brosnan, and the titular role in Catwoman (2004). Despite the commercial failure of Catwoman, Berry continued to take on challenging roles, such as in Cloud Atlas (2012) and The Call (2013). She also ventured into television with the series Extant (2014-2015) and made her directorial debut with the Netflix drama Bruised (2020), where she also played the lead role of an MMA fighter. She also played opposite Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019), along with several Belgian Malinois.
Throughout her career, Berry has received numerous awards and distinctions. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Monster’s Ball, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge in the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999). Her performance in Monster’s Ball also earned her a Silver Bear from the Berlin Film Festival and a BAFTA Award