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 won’t be working with Bryan Singer again any time soon.The actress recently opened up about some of her career highs and lows, with Singer’s X-Men films falling squarely in the latter category.“Bryan’s not the easiest dude to work with,” she told Variety. “I mean, everybody’s heard the stories — I don’t have to repeat them — and heard of his challenges, and what he struggles with.”Singer has long been accused of grooming underage boys for sex, dangling Hollywood careers and hosting infamous parties.
Last year, he agreed to settle a rape accusation of a then-17-year-old, though he denies wrongdoing. He was also fired as director midway through production of Bohemian Rhapsody for reportedly not showing up to set on multiple.