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Halle Berry

Inside Halle Berry’s road to fame began with a pageant stage, evolved into Oscar-winning career

Berry won an Oscar for her work in the 2001 movie 'Monster's Ball'

By Ashlyn Messier Fox News
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    Halle Berry is an Oscar-winning actress who got her start in the spotlight not on a film set, but on the pageant stage. She first competed and won the Miss Teen All-American Pageant in 1985 and was the first runner-up in the Miss U.S.A. Pageant in 1986. These wins helped launch her modeling career. (PA Images via Getty Images)

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    Berry won an Oscar for her work in "Monster's Ball," a 2001 thriller. She was the first Black woman to win an Oscar in the best actress category. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

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    One of Halle Berry's earliest roles was in the TV series "Living Dolls." The TV series lasted one season in 1989. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

  • Halle Berry in the movie "The Last Boy Scout"
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    After "Living Dolls," Halle Berry appeared in several other TV shows, like "Amen," "A Different World" and "They Came from Outer Space." Berry then transitioned into more movie roles, including "The Last Boy Scout" in 1991. (Warner Bros. Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

  • Olivier Martinez and Halle Berry on the red carpet
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    Halle Berry married French actor Olivier Martinez in 2013. The couple divorced in 2016. Before Martinez, Berry was married to former MLB athlete David Justice from 1993-1997 and singer Eric Benét from 2001-2005. She shares her son, Maceo-Robert with Martinez and a daughter, Nahla Ariela Aubry with ex Gabriel Aubry. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage via Getty Images)

  • Halle Berry at the "X-Men" movie premiere
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    In 2000, Halle Berry first emerged as Storm in "X-Men." She later starred in sequels "X2: X-Men United," "X-Men: The Last Stand" and "X-Men: Days of Future Past." (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

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    In 2002, Halle Berry earned an Oscar for her role in the 2001 movie "Monster's Ball." She played Leticia Musgrove in the film also starring Billy Bob Thornton. She wore an Elie Saab net an embroidered gown to the award ceremony. (Photo By Getty Images)

  • Halle Berry at Netflix red carpet
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    Berry was cast in the action packed thriller Netflix film starring Mark Wahlberg, "The Union." The two Hollywood elites play ex-lovers turned partners for a secret mission. (Getty Images)

  • Halle Berry, Van Hunt
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    Berry began dating singer and songwriter Van Hunt in 2020. It is unclear how the couple first met, but they have been together ever since. The pair attends red carpet events together regularly. (Chris Pizzello-Pool/Getty Image)

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    Halle Berry's most recent TV show was the series "Extant." The show ran from 2014-2015 and followed a female astronaut who becomes pregnant while she is up in space, alone, for 13 months. (Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images)

  • Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry at "John Wick" premiere
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    Halle Berry joined the popular, action-packed "John Wick" franchise in 2019, when "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" was released. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

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    Halle Berry remains an active member of Hollywood elites, regularly keeping up appearances and attending major red carpet events. She continues to appear in movies and television shows. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Halle Berry is an Oscar-winning actress, born Aug. 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. 

She received a nomination for her role in the 2001 thriller film titled "Monster's Ball" where she acted alongside Billy Bob Thorton and Heath Ledger and won for best actress at the annual award ceremony. 

Long before she was an Oscar winning star, she found success on the pageant stage. 

Berry competed in the Miss Teen All-American Pageant representing Ohio in 1985 and took home the crown. She later went on to compete in the Miss U.S.A. Pageant, where she was the first runner-up. 

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Berry's pageant wins helped launch a career in modeling, which later led to a start in acting. One of her earliest roles was in the TV series "Living Dolls," which ran in 1989. Berry appeared in numerous other TV shows, like "Amen" and "A Different World." 

In 1991, Berry starred in movies, like "Jungle Fever," "Strictly Business" and "The Last Boy Scout." 

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She continued acting in both film and TV through the 1990s. Some of her work included "Girl 6," "The Rich Man’s Wife," "The Wedding" and "Bulworth." 

Berry married former Atlanta Braves MLB athlete David Justice in 1993. The couple divorced in 1997. American singer and songwriter Eric Benét married Berry in 2001 in a secret ceremony. She adopted his daughter, India, whose mother passed away in a tragic car accident. The couple divorced in 2005. 

In 2008, Berry became a mom when her and her ex, Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, announced the arrival of their daughter, Nahla Ariela Aubry.

She went on to marry French actor Olivier Martinez in 2013. The couple welcomed their son, Maceo-Robert, later that year and divorced in 2016. 

In 2000, she first appeared as Storm in "X-Men." She continued to play the role in several more of the franchise films. 

Berry starred as "Catwoman" in the film of the same name in 2004, playing the title character who has been cast by different actresses over the years, including Anne Hathaway and Zoë Kravitz. 

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After "Catwoman," Berry was cast in films like "Perfect Stranger," "Things We Lost in the Fire," "Frankie & Alice," "Dark Tide," "Cloud Atlas" and "The Call." 

In 2014, Berry returned to TV for "Extant" and was later in the movies "Kidnap," "Kings," "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" and "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum." 

Since 2020, Berry has been in a relationship with songwriter Van Hunt. 

The latest movies Berry has starred in were the 2020 films "Bruised" and "Moonfall" in 2022. 

Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital. 

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