Halle berry autobiography

Halle Maria Berry (/ ˈhæli / HAL-ee; born Maria Halle Berry; Aug) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, becoming Miss Ohio in and finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant of and also placing sixth in Miss World Halle Berry, American film actress, the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actress. She received the honor for her nuanced portrayal of Leticia Musgrove, a down-on-her-luck character in Monster’s Ball (). Read more about Berry’s life and career. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Biography Halle Maria Berry was born Maria Halle Berry in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Oakwood, Ohio to Judith Ann Berry (née Hawkins), a psychiatric nurse & Jerome Jesse Berry, a hospital attendant. Her father was African-American and her mother is of mostly English and German descent.