Halle Berry: Actor follows the life and career of the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actress. Halle Berry has overcome many personal and professional obstacles along the path of her highly successful acting career. Often disregarded as "just another pretty face" after her years as a beauty pageant winner, Berry has distinguished herself as a top-notch actress, winning lead roles in many film and television productions, including her Academy Award-winning performance in Monster's Ball. Berry is a prominent spokesperson for diabetes and physical abuse, both of which have played an important role in her life.

 

This book is part of a book series called Ferguson Career Biographies .

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Facts On File Inc .

James Robert Parish, a former entertainment reporter, publicist, and book editor, is the author of numerous biographies and reference books on the entertainment industry. He has written biographies of Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Stan Lee, and Katie Couric, all for the Ferguson Career Biographies series.