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Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966) is an American actress and
former fashion model and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and
Golden Globe awards for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and an
Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in
Monster's Ball, becoming the only woman of African-American
descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the
highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and also a Revlon spokeswoman.
She is attempting to expand into the production side of Hollywood.
Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contests,
finishing runner-up in Miss USA (1986), and winning the Miss USA
World 1986 contest. Her breakthrough feature film role was in the
1991 Jungle Fever. This led to roles in The Flintstones (1994),
Bulworth (1998), X-Men (2000) and its sequels, and Die Another
Day. She also won a worst actress Razzie award in 2005 for
Catwoman, and accepted the award in person. Berry is one of the
highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning $14 million each for
Gothika and Catwoman. In July 2007, she topped In Touch magazine's
list of the world's most fabulous 40-something celebrities. On
April 3, 2007, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for
her contributions to the film industry ... more
