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.
Bruised,” she added, referring to her upcoming directorial debut.“Who this woman was is so interesting to me, and that will probably be my next project, and that will require me cutting all of my hair off.”Criticism from fans and transgender activists emerged over the weekend, many of whom pointed to recent Netflix documentary Disclosure to explain the impact that a cisgender actor playing a transgender character could have.
Berry was also criticised for misgendering the character.Halle Berry released a statement yesterday (July 7) apologising, and saying she had stepped away from the role.