In 2002, she became the first—and still only—Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.She’s a former Bond girl, playing Jinx in Die Another Day opposite PierceBrosnan.Berry turned down the role of Annie in Speed, which went to SandraBullock.She’s the first actress to play comic book characters from two different comic franchises: Storm in Marvel’s X-Men films and the title role in DC Comics’ Catwoman.She made her directorial debut with the movie Bruised (now available on Netflix), also starring in the film about a mixed martial artist.She plays the flute.Berry’s breakthrough movie role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang, alongside EddieMurphy.In 1989, Berry was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.Berry has two Barbie dolls in her likeness: Jinx Johnson from Die Another Day and Patience Phillips/Catwoman from Catwoman.Berry’s mother is British, so she has dual U.S./U.K. citizenship.Berry claims a beating from an abusive former boyfriend during the filming of The Last Boy Scout in 1991 punctured her eardrum and caused her to lose 80 percent of her hearing in her left ear.She was named after the Halle Building in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was born.At Bedford High School, Berry was editor of the school paper and prom queen.She began her career on the beauty pageant circuit, winning Miss Teen All American (1985) and Miss Ohio USA (1986), and finishing second in the Miss USA contest (1986) and sixth in Miss World (1986).In 2005, she became the first actress to accept in person a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (for Catwoman).A dog person before she played Catwoman, she adopted a kitty from the set that she named Playto.
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