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We are super excited about Halle Berry gracing our eMovies+ channel – and decided to share some facts about the actress you might not have known.
1. Her real name was actually Maria Halle Berry, but when she was five years old her parents changed it to Halle Maria Berry.
2. In 1986 she was the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant. She was also the first African-American to represent the US in the Miss World competition.
3. Her first big movie break came in 1991 when she was cast in Spike Lee’s critically acclaimed film, Jungle Fever, as Samuel L. Jackson’s drug addicted girlfriend, Vivian.
4. She lost 80% of her hearing in her left ear after she was in an abusive relationship with a former boyfriend.
5. Halle was previously married to baseball player David Justice, singer-songwriter Eric Benét and French actor Olivier Martinez. She has two children, a daughter, Nahla Aubry, and a son, Maceo Martinez.
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