Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama film Monster's Ball (2001), becoming the only woman of African American descent and the only woman of color to have won the award.
Halle Berry apologizes after facing backlash for wanting to take on transgender role
hollywood.comHalle Berry has apologized and admitted she “made a mistake” after facing backlash following her admission that she was considering taking on the role of a transgender man for her next project.The Monster’s Ball actress originally revealed she was excited about the potential new job in an Instagram Live with fans over the weekend (July 4-5, 2020), as she said: “(The role is) a character where the woman is a trans character, so she’s a woman that transitioned into a man.
She’s a character in a project I love that I might be doing.”However, her admission led to a huge backlash from the transgender community, which was fuelled by her misgendering the character on Instagram, as she mused: “Who this woman was is so interesting to me, and that.
