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When it comes to Hollywood actors, few have had the lasting power of Halle Berry. From her first role on the television series Living Dolls to her continued work in the industry, the 52-year-old powerhouse is a straight-up legend. With that, we decided to put together her complete transformation from the ’90s to now! Scroll through the gallery below to see more.
Halle first came onto the scene in 1989, after snagging the role of Emily Franklin on Living Dolls — a spin-off of the popular series Who’s The Boss. Unfortunately, it only lasted for a mere 12 episodes. However, it definitely succeeded in making Halle a household name.
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1992
Following Living Dolls, Halle remained in TV for quite some time. In fact, that’s how she was known for most of the ‘90s.
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1994
A few of her more notable roles include Debbie Porter on Knots Landing and Queen on a mini-series of the same name.
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1995
By the mid-’90s however, Halle managed to land her first movie. She played Kathleen Mercer in a picture titled Father Hood. The film included other major stars like the late Patrick Swayze.
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1996
After that, her filmography pretty much skyrocketed. Some fan favorites include Zola Taylor in Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Storm in X-Men and of course, her depiction of Dorothy Dandridge — the first-ever African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in the top of a category.
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1997
Because of Halle’s amazing performance as Dorothy, she ended up winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie.
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1998
Speaking of awards, we have to talk about Monster’s Ball. It wouldn’t be a proper Halle Balle transformation without it.
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1999
Halle played Leticia Musgrove in the film and costarred alongside Billy Bob Thorton. In a word, the film is freakin’ intense perfection. OK … that’s three, but seriously, if you’ve never seen it, hop to it!
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2000
Oh and of course, we can’t forget this amazing piece of cinematic history: After starring in Monster’s Ball, Halle became the first-ever black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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2001
From that moment onward, Halle was a bona fide superstar. In addition to continuing her role as Storm in the X-Men films, she also made for a kickass (and our favorite) Catwoman ever.
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2002
Prior to that, though, she played Miranda Grey in Gothika. Which, to this day, we will argue is one of the scariest/most disturbing films ever!
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2003
From scary to sexy, Halle can really do it all. Case in point: We all remember her iconic bikini scene from her role as Jinx Johnson and Die Another Day. Side note: Halle was the first-ever African-American Bond girl.
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2004
Aside from Halle’s legendary career, a lot of her fans also took a vested interest in personal life — specifically her relationships.
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2005
The brunette beauty has been married three times over the years. Her first marriage to former MLB star David Justice lasted from 1993 to 1997.
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2006
In 2001, Halle got remarried to singer-songwriter Eric Benét. The pair stayed together until 2005.
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2007
Halle and her third husband, French actor Olivier Martinez, were married from 2013 to 2016.
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2008
As for children, Halle had her first child, a daughter named Nahla, in 2008 with her boyfriend at the time, Canadian model Gabriel Aubry.
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2009
Halle had her second child, a son named Maceo, in 2013 while she was still married to Olivier.
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2010
In a recent essay Halle penned for InStyle magazine, she opened up about how much she loves being a mother and how it changed her life for the better.
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2011
“Knowing that someone would always be counting on me made me a better person,” she explained. “I’m more focused and in line with my values and my goals I stopped letting negativity get me down.”
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2012
Halle then went on to explain how she somewhat regrets not having more little ones: “Plus, I loved being pregnant! Had I started earlier, I probably would have had five children … or if I hadn’t been busy trying to make movies, I would have been the perfect surrogate.”
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2013
When it comes to Halle’s kids recognizing her as a superstar, they aren’t phased. “Being a mom is the best job, but my kids don’t care about who I am outside of this house,” she revealed.
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2014
“My daughter got a sense of who I am from friends at school. And — this is funny — for the last year, my son has been saying my full name really loudly in public like, ‘Halle Berry, can you pass me the ketchup?'”
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2015
To be honest, we don’t blame him! If our mom was Halle freakin’ Berry, we’d do the same.
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2016
Now that we’ve covered some career and family highlights, it’s time to stalk style — more specifically Halle’s hair.
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2017
Halle has gone through *so* many looks over the years, but it’s one in particular that she credits for making her feel like her “best self.”
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2018
Speaking with InStyle, Halle said her ‘90s pixie cut was her favorite hairstyle! “I had no hair to hide behind, it was just all me. Take it or leave it; love it or hate it. It was who I was.”
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2019
Here’s hoping that Halle continues to carry that sense of confidence with her nowadays. Then again, judging by how fantastic she looks, we can’t imagine that she doesn’t Keep slaying, queen.
