Monday, February 18, 2013

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!: HALLE BERRY WINS The OSCAR 2OO2!!!

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!: HALLE BERRY WINS The OSCAR 2OO2!!!
Halle Maria Berry (pron.: /ˈhæli ˈbɛri/; born August 14, 1966 is an American actress and former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and, as of 2012, only woman of African American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood and has been involved in the production side of several of the films in which she performed. Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel.

Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contests, finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant (1986), and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. She made her film debut in 1991 with a brief appearance in Jungle Fever. Her breakthrough was in 1992's Boomerang, which led to roles in films such as The Flintstones (1994) and Bulworth (1998). In addition to her Academy Award win, the 21st century brought a new level of prominence to Berry, with roles in films such as X-Men (2000), Die Another Day (2002), where she played Bond Girl Jinx, and Cloud Atlas (2012).
Read More on Ms Berry @: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_Berry

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