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.
Lee Daniels turns his lens to the supernatural horror ‘The Deliverance’
of his receipts include directing Monster’s Ball, which won Halle Berry the Best Actress Oscar in 2002, and Precious, which won Mo’Nique Best Supporting Actress in 2010.
Historically, he introduced the world to a Black gay character, Jamal Lyons, played by Jusse Smollett, on the television blockbuster series Empire, which he co-created.
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He is constantly creating film and television that interrogates the intersectionality of the Black community and culture. His work is provocative and thought-provoking at the same time.
