BHM Spotlight: Halle Berry

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February is the special month in which we honor and celebrate African-Americans, past and present, for all their accomplishments in a variety of fields: music, television, film, fashion, business and so much more. Here at Glambergirlblog we want to do things a little bit different. Everyday throughout this month we will spotlight some of the glamberous African-Americans in the entertainment industry.

Oscar Sunday is rapidly approaching, February 24th to be exact, so today’s BHM Spotlight will feature not only an Oscar award-winning actress but a very beautiful and diverse one, Halle Berry.

Halle was born in Cleveland, Ohio into a mixed family. The biracial youth moved into a predominately white neighborhood when her father abandoned her family. Zoning out the discrimination she faced growing up, Halle focused on extracurricular activities in school such as the school newspaper, cheerleading and student government. But the natural beauty Halle possessed soon brought her much attention.

She won many beauty pageant titles including Miss Teen Ohio and Miss Teen America. Halle even came very close to winning the 1985 Miss U.S.A. competition; she was first runner-up. Briefly, Halle studies journalism at Cuyahoga Community College but decided to pursue a career in entertainment instead.

Her early acting career consisted of a short-lived television show Living Dolls in 1989 and a role in Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever.” People really started to notice the actress in her roles as Dorothy Dandridge in the HBO biopic film “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge” and as a widow of Frankie Lyman in “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” But her big breakout role that won her an Oscar was her portrayal of the wife of a death row prisoner who starts an affair with a racist prison guard in “Monster’s Ball.”

Halle Berry is still making greats films these days and defying age with her flawless looks. Relive the outstanding career of Halle Berry in this mini bio below.

Fun Fact About Halle Berry: Halle Berry is the first African-American woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress.