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Halle Berry is the first African-American ever to win an Oscar as best actress. She won the award on 24 March 2002 for her starring role in the drama Monster's Ball (2001, co-starring Billy Bob Thornton).
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Halle Berry was on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno†when she made an anti-Semitic joke that was awkward and it backfired on her. Halle ought to take some lessons in P.R. First, she complained no one gave her credible roles, now she hits out again but at Jews.
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Halle Berry got her first big break in 1991 when Spike Lee cast her as a crack-addicted woman in Jungle Fever, costarring Samuel L. Jackson. Halle was so determined to execute the role perfectly that she actually interviewed real addicts and stopped bathing 10 days before filming the racially charged film.
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While Halle Berry was discovering how to stand up, The Academy gave a standing ovation to these movies and actors: 'A Man For All Seasons'- Directed by F. Zimmerman won the Best Movie Academy Award in 1966. Also this year, the Academy Award for Best Actor went to Paul Scofield for his role in 'A Man for All Seasons' and the Best Actress Award went to Elizabeth Taylor for her role in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'.
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Halle Berry is well known for her acting in movies like Catwoman, X-Men, and of course Monster's Ball, for which she won an Oscar. Halle Berry seems perfect for these physically demanding roles. How does she stay so fit?
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Halle Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966) is an American actress. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards, and was awarded the Academy Award in 2002 for her role in Monster's Ball. She is the only African American woman to have won the award for Best Actress in history.
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