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Famous as :

Actress, model

Birth Name :

Halle Maria Berry

Birth Date :

August 14, 1966

Birth Place :

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Spouse :

David Justice (pro baseball player, 31-Dec-92 - 24-Jun-97), Eric Benet (musician, 24-Jan-01 - 3-Jan-05)

Claim to fame :

As Vivian in "Jungle Fever" (1991)

Biography


by AceShowbiz.com

she struck another vehicle after running a red light and left the scene before the police arrived. Because of this accident she had to sustain a head injury, yet seriously denied her involvement in it and pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge. However, she later was found guilty and ordered to pay fine, make restitution to the other driver, perform community services, and was placed on three years' probation. One year later, that was in 2001, she came back to the stage and made her first topless scene in the film "Swordfish," a thirty second scene for which she was allegedly paid an additional $500,000. Didn't get the role in her first audition for an updated Charlie's Angels TV series by producer Aaron Spelling, Berry finally became famous for the Bond Girl Jinx role she performed in the 2002's "Die Another Day."

Be contrary to the fame and success she got from acting, Berry's marriage seems 'stuck' as both of her two marriages ended in a divorce. Her marriage in 1992 to baseball player David Justice ended in 1996, and her second to musician Eric Benet in 2001 had also resulted in a 2003 separation due to Benet's infidelity ...

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and had finally been legalized in early January 2005. Berry, though she has never had children from either husband, is close to her stepdaughter India, whom she legally adopted with ex-husband Benet.

The many beauty awards she got, make her worth enough to be a spokeswoman for Revlon cosmetics. Here are the list of her beauty awards; came top of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll (2003), listed as one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" [1998], named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine in 2002, named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in People Magazine in 2003 for which she, by 2005, has appeared on this list seven times, voted the 10th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002, named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in People Magazine in 2004, voted as #7 on the "Top 100 Sexiest Women 2004" in FHM [DK], named one of the Top 10 Authentic Beauties in 2004, voted #7 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties", and last of all she was ranked #15 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002). This occurrence proves Berry's diabetes and ...

 
 

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