18 interesting facts about Halle Berry
- Halle Berry (born August 14, 1966) is a Multi-Ethnic American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen.
- For her role in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Halle Berry won a SAG Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
- Halle was named 'Miss Teen All American' in 1985, and Miss Ohio USA in 1986. She was also the first runner up in the 2004 Miss USA pageant.
- In October 2007 it was revealed that Halle had received racist death threats to her unborn baby. Halle hired security guards after she received several anonymous threatening letters. One note warned she and her child would be "cut into hundreds of pieces".
- On April 4th, 2007, Halle Berry was immortalised on Hollywood's ‘Walk of Fame‘.
- In March 2007, Halle admitted she had attempted suicide after the end of her relationship with David Justice, a baseball player with the Atlanta Braves.
- Halle Berry won a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and an Academy Award (Best Actress) for her role in Monster's Ball.
- Halle's favourite actresses are Dorothy Dandridge, Jodie Foster and Whoopi Goldberg.
- Halle's first $1 million salary for a film was for Executive Decision in 1996. She originally refused the part .... until she was offered $1 million.
- Halle lost some hearing in one of her ears due to a physical encounter with a boyfriend in the early 1990s.
- Halle’s dress for the 2002 Oscars ceremony was voted the most popular outfit from the first 75 years.
- In 1994, Halle turned down the role of Annie in Speed. In 2003 she turned down the female lead in box office disaster Gigli.
- Halle Berry is Mulatto. Her father is African American and her mother is Caucasian. She is estranged from her sister Heidi.
- Halle Berry is the highest paid African American actress in Hollywood.
- Halle Berry was the second "Bond Girl" to win an Oscar.
- Halle Berry is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 metres) tall.
- Halle was married to David Justice from December 31, 1992 to June 24, 1997. She was then married to Eric Benet from January 24, 2001 to January 3, 2005. Halle adopted her step-daughter, India, after her marriage to Eric and is now her legal mother.
- In 1989, Halle Berry was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.
