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Halle
Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966) is an Academy
Award-winning actress and model.
Halle
Berry was named after Halle's Department Store,
a local landmark in her birthplace of Cleveland,
Ohio. She is the daughter of Judith Ann Hawkins,
a caucasian of English ancestry, and Jerome J.
Berry, who is African-American. Berry's maternal
grandmother, Nellie Dicken, was born in Sawley,
Derbyshire, England, while her maternal
grandfather, Earl Ellsworth Hawkins, was born in
Ohio. Berry's parents divorced when she was 4
years old and she subsequently was raised by her
mother, a psychiatric-ward nurse. She also has
an older sister, Heidi.
Berry
was a popular student at Bedford High School
(Bedford, Ohio) and was a cheerleader, honor
society member, editor of the school newspaper,
class president and prom queen. She worked in
the children's department at Higbee's Department
Store. Her personality, as described by a
co-worker, was expressed in these
terms..."I can hardly believe how sweet and
nice she had been to everyone. People who
weren't half as beautiful as she did not display
the kind of inner beauty she exhibited."
She subsequently attended Cuyahoga Community
College.
Before
becoming an actress, she entered several beauty
contests, including Miss Ohio USA, Miss Teen All
American, Miss USA (first runner-up in 1986) and
Miss World.
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