Halle Berry is an American actress known for her roles in film and television. She made history becoming the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as widow in the rural south in Monster's Ball (2001).

For her performance of a struggling widow in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001), Berry became the only African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the first woman of color.

Mar 24, 2022 · Halle Berry made history as the first Black woman to win the best actress Academy Award in 2002 for her performance in “Monster’s Ball.” She tells the New York Times she wishes she wasn’t...

Halle Berry became the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. For playing: "Janie Crawford". For playing: "Dorothy Dandridge".

On March 24, 2002, Halle Berry becomes the first Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a struggling widow who falls in love with her husband’s death row executioner...

Mar 13, 2023 · Here's why Halle Berry — instead of Will Smith — presented Michelle Yeoh with her best actress win and the significance of another women of color winning in the Oscars category.

Mar 24, 2022 · Since she won best actress for “Monster’s Ball,” no other Black woman has taken the prize, a fact she calls “heartbreaking.” Halle Berry had all but counted herself out.

Jan 7, 2022 · For her role in Monster’s Ball, Berry, then 35, became the first woman of color to win the best actress Oscar. As of now, she is also the last. In addition to Washington’s award, Berry’s...

Mar 1, 2024 · Her win was monumental, some 50 years in the making, since Dandridge broke the Best Actress color barrier in 1955. The seventh Black woman nominated for the prize, Berry remains the only Black...

Dec 16, 2024 · Halle Berry broke a long-standing record at the Academy Awards in 2002, but shockingly, nobody else has surpassed her in the years since.