Great Actress Halle Maria Berry was born on August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio. She, and her sister Heidi, spent the first few years of their childhood living in an inner-city neighborhood. Her abusive father, Jerome Berry, left his family when Halle was only 4 years old. Because the neighborhood was predominantly white, she and her sister were treated cruelly because of their dark skin. While in high school this great babe was a cheerleader, editor of the school newspaper, member of the honor society and not surprisingly and a prom queen.


Halle Berry  Halle Berry also won Miss Ohio (1983), Miss Teen All-American, and in 1986, she was first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant. She was the first African American to represent USA in the Miss World competition in London. Full Biography