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She made history becoming the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as widow in the rural south in Monster's Ball (2001). She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge in the HBO film Introducing Dorothy ...
Sep 10, 2020 · Halle Berry made history in 2002 when she became the first African American to win the best actress Oscar for her role in “Monster’s Ball.”
Mar 24, 2022 · It was a cool March night in Hollywood in 2002, and she was just excited to have been nominated for her first Academy Award, in the best actress category, for her role as a waitress who has an...
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Halle Berry became the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2014 Nominee Saturn Award
Watch Halle Berry's historic moment as the first Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar in 2002.
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Mar 18, 2024 · On March 24, 2002, Halle Berry becomes the first Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a struggling widow who falls in love with her husband’s death row executioner...
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Mar 24, 2022 · Halle Berry made history as the first Black woman to win the best actress Academy Award in 2002 for her performance in “Monster’s Ball.” She tells the New York Times she wishes she wasn’t alone...