Halle Maria Berry (/ˈhæli/ HAL-ee; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in the Miss World 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in The Flintstones (1994) and Bulworth (1998), as well as the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Berry established herself as one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s. For her performance of a struggling widow in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001), Berry became the only African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress and the first woman of color. Berry took on high-profile roles such as Storm in four installments of the X-Men film series (2000–2014), the henchwoman of a robber in the thriller Swordfish (2001), Bond girl Jinx in Die Another Day (2002), and the title role in the much-derided Catwoman (2004).
A varying critical and commercial reception followed in subsequent years, with Perfect Stranger (2007), Cloud Atlas (2012), and The Call (2013) being among her notable film releases in that period. Berry launched a production company, 606 Films, in 2014 and has been involved in the production of a number of projects in which she performed, such as the CBS science fiction series Extant (2014–2015). She appeared in the action films Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) and John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum (2019) and made her directorial debut with the Netflix drama Bruised (2020).
Berry has been a Revlon spokesmodel since 1996. She was formerly married to baseball player David Justice, singer-songwriter Eric Benét, and actor Olivier Martinez. She has two children, one with Martinez and another with model Gabriel Aubry.
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Known For
Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Artist
Self
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self / Storm (archive footage)
2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Sofia
2019
Cloud Atlas
Native Woman / Jocasta Ayrs / Luisa Rey / Indian Party Guest / Ovid / Meronym
2012
New Year's Eve
Nurse Aimee
2011
Frankie & Alice
Frankie
2010
Things We Lost in the Fire
Audrey Burke
2007
Perfect Stranger
Rowena Price
2007
X-Men: The Last Stand
Ororo Munroe / Storm
2006
Robots
Cappy (voice)
2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Janie Starks
2005
Catwoman
Patience Phillips / Catwoman
2004
Gothika
Miranda Grey
2003
X2
Ororo Munroe / Storm
2003
Die Another Day
Jinx
2002
Swordfish
Ginger
2001
Monster's Ball
Leticia Musgrove
2001
X-Men
Storm
2000
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
1999
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Zola Taylor
1998
Bulworth
Nina
1998
B.A.P.S
Nisi
1997
The Rich Man's Wife
Josie Potenza
1996
Race the Sun
Miss Sandra Beecher
1996
Executive Decision
Jean
1996
Losing Isaiah
Khaila Richards
1995
The Flintstones
Sharron Stone
1994
The Program
Autumn Haley
1993
Father Hood
Kathleen Mercer
1993
Boomerang
Angela Lewis
1992
The Last Boy Scout
Cory
1991
Strictly Business
Natalie
1991
Jungle Fever
Vivian
1991
Maude v Maude
Never Let Go
Momma
2024
Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action
Self
2023
Power of Women: The Changemakers
Self
2022
Sidney
Self
2022
Kings
Millie Dunbar
2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Ginger
2017
Kidnap
Karla Dyson
2017
Kevin Hart: What Now?
Money Berry
2016
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Storm
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Call
Jordan Turner
2013
Movie 43
Emily (segment "Truth or Dare")
2013
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self
2012
Dark Tide
Kate Mathieson
2012
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Host
2010
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
2007
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2005
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Self
2004
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2
2003
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Self
2003
Bond Girls Are Forever
Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson, 'Die Another Day' (archive footage)
2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Storm (archive footage)
2001
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
Welcome to Hollywood
Halle Berry
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - 'Storm'
2000
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
1998
The Wedding
Shelby Coles
1998
Solomon & Sheba
Nikhaule / Queen Sheba
1995
The Process
Kirsa
Girl 6
Herself
1996
CB4
Self
1993
2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars
Self
Crime 101
2026
Wick Is Pain
Self
2025
An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution
Self
2025
The Union
Roxanne Hall
2024
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2024
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Self (archive footage)
2022
Moonfall
Jocinda Fowler
2022
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Self
2021
Bruised
Jackie Justice
2020
The Many Faces of Catwoman
Self
2005
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Self
2002
Shaken and Stirred on Ice
Self
2002
The Bernie Mac Show
Halle Berry (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
The Mothership
Sara Morse
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self · (1 episode)
2025
Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know
Self · (1 episode)
2024
Celebrity IOU
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Drop the Mic
Self · (1 episode)
2017
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Extant
Molly Woods · (26 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Sucré salé
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Good Day Live
Self · (1 episode)
2001
The Early Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1999
Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Behind the Music
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self · (5 episodes)
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1996
MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Frasier
Betsy (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1993
World Music Awards
Self - Hostess · (1 episode)
1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Queen · (3 episodes)
1993
Martin
(1 episode)
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · (4 episodes)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992
The Simpsons
Halle Berry (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Living Dolls
Emily Franklin · (12 episodes)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(2 episodes)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
Seitenblicke
self · (1 episode)
1987
A Different World
Jaclyn · (1 episode)
1987
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Knots Landing
Debbie Porter · (6 episodes)
1979
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Miss USA
Miss Ohio USA 1986 · (2 episodes)
1963
The Oscars
Self · (6 episodes)
1953
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1953
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948