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| | Halle Berry has the distinction of being one of the few actresses today who successfully made the transition into their current career from modeling. After dropping out of college in Ohio, Berry was entered into the Miss Ohio Teen Beauty Pageant by her then-boyfriend. She won, and left behind her aspirations of becoming a journalist to work in the high-profile field of modeling. <br /> | | Halle Berry has the distinction of being one of the few actresses today who successfully made the transition into their current career from modeling. After dropping out of college in Ohio, Berry was entered into the Miss Ohio Teen Beauty Pageant by her then-boyfriend. She won, and left behind her aspirations of becoming a journalist to work in the high-profile field of modeling. <br /> |
| - | Modeling soon led to acting work. Berry proved herself on screen and soon became one of the most popular minority actresses in Hollywood. Spike Lee helped jump-start her career with a role in his popular feature Jungle Feature, which also starred Wesley Snipes and Samuel L. Clark. She appeared briefly on the nighttime soap Knots Landing, and played opposite such veritable Hollywood staples as Eddie Murphy (in Boomerang) and Bruce Willis (in The Last Boy Scout). She made a string of other films, but didn’t receive any serious critical raves until her portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge in the HBO biopic that earned her attention throughout the entertainment industry. (Coincidentally, Berry was born in the same hospital as Dandridge.)<br /> | + | Modeling soon led to acting work. Berry proved herself on screen and soon became one of the most popular minority actresses in Hollywood. Spike Lee helped jump-start her career with a role in his popular feature Jungle Feature, which also starred Wesley Snipes and Samuel L. Clark. She appeared briefly on the nighttime soap Knots Landing, and played opposite such veritable Hollywood staples as Eddie Murphy (in Boomerang) and Bruce Willis (in The Last Boy Scout). She made a string of other films, but didn�t receive any serious critical raves until her portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge in the HBO biopic that earned her attention throughout the entertainment industry. (Coincidentally, Berry was born in the same hospital as Dandridge.)<br /> |
| | Always an overachiever, Berry has been known to become deeply involved with her acting. For her role in Jungle Fever, she refused to bathe for 10 days in order to get into her character as a crack addict. | | Always an overachiever, Berry has been known to become deeply involved with her acting. For her role in Jungle Fever, she refused to bathe for 10 days in order to get into her character as a crack addict. |
| | <b>Work History</b> | | <b>Work History</b> |
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| | <b>Awards</b> | | <b>Awards</b> |
| | Halle Berry has also won numerous [[Awards]] | | Halle Berry has also won numerous [[Awards]] |
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