A gorgeous dark-skinned beauty, an Oscar winner, incredibly talented and one of the highest paid Hollywood actresses, Holly Berry rightfully earned the title of a world-famous movie star and the title of one of the most beautiful women on the planet.
Halle Berry born August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. And she got the name in honor of the magnificent building, near which her family lived. Apparently the building of Halle Berry was really fabulously beautiful, since in honor of it they decided to name a little girl. When Holly was three years old, her father left the family and her mother raised her two daughters and her sister Heidi. When they moved to the White Quarter, the girls fully experienced racial discrimination. Then Holly Berry decided that she would always uphold and fight for the rights of black people, which she is quite actively engaged to this day. Even in elementary grades, Holly realized that she had to be strong, purposefully go through life and always be a step forward, so that she would never give anyone a reason for poking because of her skin color.
Halle Berry immediately won the authority of a diligent and determined student at school. She actively participated in the life of the school committee, she was elected president of the class and editor of the school newspaper. The first great triumph of the beautiful mulatto Holly Berry took place at school, it was she who became the queen of the prom.
After school, Holly Berry enters Cleveland College in the journalism department. But besides the fact that Halle Berry was incredibly capable of learning, she was very beautiful, which allowed her to become Miss Ohio at the age of 17, then win the Miss Teen America contest and take second place in the most prestigious beauty contest - "Miss USA." Such successes of Holly Berry helped her to open from a completely different side and she decides to become a model, for which she drops out of college. But here the beautiful Berry expects great disappointment, because, due to the established rules for selecting models for the catwalk, she did not pass by her height. But a charming mulatto with a bewitching gleam in her eyes does not go unnoticed by advertising agents who invite her to appear in a rather stellar company: Cindy Crawford and Claudie Slate for commercials of the cosmetic brand Revlon. From this moment in his life, Holly Berry decides to seriously pursue an acting career.
Halle Berry - the beginning of a stellar career.
Holly Berry begins to actively attend various auditions and in 1989 she gets her first role in the television series Live Dolls. The series did not become popular, but the talented Holly Berry among the cinema community was able to declare herself, as a result of which she was invited to the picture "Jungle Fever", where she was perfectly able to play a drug addict. The acting career of Holly Berry begins to develop rapidly, she exclusively copes with her role in the famous film "The Last Boy Scout", where she plays with Bruce Willis. Literally immediately gets a role in the film "Boomerang", working with the most popular comedian Eddie Murphy. Then Holly Berry plays in a rather serious picture of the psychological drama “The Isaiah Case”. The picture caused a rather wide resonance in the press, but despite critical assessments, both the paintings and the skill of the actress, Berry receives a flurry of proposals for shooting. In 1999, the movie “Meet Dorothy Dendridge” was released, in which the actress simply brilliantly played the main role, having won recognition and fame. Holly Berry gains more and more popularity acting in the following pictures: "X-Men" and "Password" Swordfish "." Holly Berry becomes a famous and sought-after actress.
Halle Berry - gaining popularity.
Holly Berry rose to the very top of stardom thanks to her impeccably talented game in the romantic drama “Monster's Ball”, which was released in 2001 and brought the actress her first Oscar in the nomination for “Best Actress”. And in 2003, a jubilee film about the legendary agent 007 “Die, but Not Now” was released, where Holly Berry perfectly played the James Bond girl (Pierce Brosnan), winning the hearts of viewers around the world. This role became the most stellar in the career of the actress and brought her a second Oscar. It should be noted that Holly Berry is the second Bond girl to win the most prestigious award in the cinema world for her work - the Oscar. After such a resounding success, the name of actress Holly Berry was constantly heard by Hollywood producers.
Berry's next work in the movie Gothic, where she played with Penilope Cruz, was incredibly successful and increased the success and army of Holly Berry fans. Also, the actress receives the most flattering reviews from critics and great recognition from the audience after the release of the comic book movie "Catwoman". The beautiful mulatto with a special charm and great acting talent, purposefully and hard working, was able to achieve her goal - becoming one of the most successful and famous actresses in Hollywood and conquering the hearts of millions of viewers.
Holly Berry - the most significant roles.
For her acting, the American actress Halle Berry has played in more than 40 films, among which there were works that were left unattended by the viewer, but most of the actress's film library is a great success and glory. Halle Berry's most significant work includes roles in films such as
- “The Last Boy Scout” (1991)
- “Boomerang” (1992)
- “Meet Dorothy Dandridge” (1992)
- “X-Men” (2000)
- “Password“ Swordfish ”” (2001)
- “Ball of Monsters” (2001)
- “Die, but not now” (2002)
- “X-Men 2” (2003)
- “Gothic” (2003)
- “Catwoman” (2004)
- “X-Men: The Last Battle” (2006)
- “What we have lost” (2007)
- “Old New Year” (2011)
- “Shark charmer” (2012)
- “Cloud Atlas” (2012)
Holly Berry - personal life.
Today, Holly Berry is not just a beautiful actress, but one of the most successful and highly paid Hollywood stars. The average cost of an actress in a film is more than $ 10 million.
Oscillating Holly Berry is trying to stubbornly protect all information about her personal life from journalists, but star fame is a doom to the constant interest of the press and fans about everything that happens in the life of an actress.
Halle Berry first married in 1993 for Atlanta Braves baseball player David Justice. But their family life failed due to the fact that everyone was busy with his career, as a result of which they spent very little time together. In 1996, the couple divorced and Halle Berry very hard to bear this gap.
The second marriage of the actress was also not long. In 2001, Holly Berry married the famous musician Eric Beneem, but already in 2003 they divorced.
In 2005, Berry meets Gabriel Aubrey, who works as a model and much younger than the actress. They fall in love with each other and decide to live in a civil marriage. In 2008, the happiest event in their life happened - the birth of their daughter Nalu. But, unfortunately, here Holly gets disappointed and in 2010 their love story ends.
Today, Holly Berry is in a relationship with French actor Olivier Martinez (former boyfriend of singer Kylie Minogue). Olivier persistently persuades Holly to marry him, but the actress can not decide on this crucial step, because she already has quite a lot of experience in failed marriages.
Halle Berry - interesting facts.
- Interestingly, after Holly Berry broke up with her second husband Aubrey, a serious and rather dirty war has been going on between them for about two years over the right to raise their daughter Nala.
- In 1989, Holly Berry became ill with type 1 diabetes.
- The actress is the record holder for the number of injuries sustained on the set.
- The full name of the actress is Holly Maria Berry and she is not African American, as many believe, but she is a mulatto, since her mother is white.
- Holly Berry in 2007 became the owner of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Holly Berry is the owner of the title “Sexiest Woman on the Planet”.
Holly Berry - Today.
Today, Holly Berry is also actively starring in Hollywood movie projects and this year two films are released immediately with the participation of Holly Berry in the main role - “Snake Charmer” and “Cloud Atlas”. But most of her time, Holly Berry certainly devotes to her daughter and her future husband Olivier Martinez, who recently confirmed the fact of their engagement and Holly’s consent to marry him.
Holly Berry is a bright, energetic, ambitious and talented actress who has made her career as a Hollywood star extremely hard and hard work. She successfully went all the thorny path and reached its pinnacle in the world of big cinema. But in life, the beautiful Berry is a happy woman, she is self-sufficient, loved and she is a mother!
