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Halle Berry was born in Ohio in 1968 and developed an interest in showbusiness after appearing in a number of beauty pageants, including Miss USA. After becoming a model, Berry got her first acting job in the TV series Living Dolls, before Spike Lee gave Halle her big break in Jungle Fever, in which she played a crack addict. She then appeared in a number of films, including Boomerang, The Flintstones and Losing Isaiah in 1995 opposite Jessica Lange. Berry received critical acclaim for her performance in Warren Beatty's political satire Bulworth, before taking the role of Storm in Bryan Singer's hit X-Men. This has been a huge year for Halle Berry, she made Oscar history by winning the Best Actress Award for Monster's Ball; the first African American to do so.
