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 pulls out of playing transgender man after backlash
nbcnews.comissued an apology and pulled out of the role, saying "the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories.""Over the weekend I had the opportunity to discuss my consideration of an upcoming role as a transgender man, and I'd like to apologize for those remarks.
As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role, and that the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories," she wrote in a note shared on Twitter. "I am grateful for the guidance and critical conversation over the past few days and will continue to listen, educate and learn from this mistake.
