Halle Berry By Hanna Halle Berry Biography Born August 14,1966 Cleveland, Ohio. Her mom, Judith Ann Nehawkins was a psychiatrist. Her dad, Jerome Jesse Berry was a hospital attendant where her mother worked and was also a bus driver. Halle Berry Educational Background Halle graduated from Bedford high school. Halle then studied at Cuyahoga Community College. Halle Berry influencing our society Only African American woman to win an academy award for best actress. Runner up in miss USA pagent in 1996. She received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and NAACP award for introducing Dorothy Dandridge. Halle Berry’s famous quote I don’t see a white woman I see a black woman even though my mother is white knowing that, has made my life easier. Two interesting facts about Halle Berry Halle hasn’t heard anything about her dad since he left from the divorce between her parents. Halle thinks her dad is not alive now. Halle was named after a department store in Cleveland called Halle's department store. Two interesting facts about Halle Berry Before becoming an actress, she preformed in several beauty contests. In 1994 Halle Berry was in the movie, The Flintstones The websites I used were… Google Wikipedia Fact monster And to make the slide show, PowerPoint.