Editing Halle Berry (section)

==Career==
===Early work and breakthrough (1989–1999)===
In 1989, Berry moved to [[New York City]] to pursue her acting ambitions.<ref name="Noelle">{{cite web| first=Noelle| last=Talmon| url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Noelle_Talmon/2014/07/12/the_15_sexiest_black_actresses_in_holl| title=The 15 Sexiest Black Actresses In Hollywood| website=Starpulse.com| access-date=July 12, 2015| archive-date=May 20, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520080702/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Noelle_Talmon/2014/07/12/the_15_sexiest_black_actresses_in_holl| url-status=dead}}</ref> During her early time there, she ran out of money and briefly lived in a homeless shelter and a [[YMCA]].<ref name="CurrentBio1999">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook|year=1999|location=New York City|publisher=H.W. Wilson Company|isbn=978-0-8242-0988-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/currentbiography1999clif/page/62 62–64]|url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography1999clif/page/62}}</ref><ref>"Halle Berry: From homeless shelter to Hollywood fame" (April 2007). ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' (White Plains, New York USA: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.), p. 89: Reader's Digest: "Is it true that when you moved to New York to begin your acting career, you lived in a shelter?" Berry: "Very briefly. ... I wasn't working for a while."</ref><ref>''[[US Weekly]]'' (April 27, 2007). "Halle Berry was homeless. Berry slept at a shelter in NYC after her mom refused to send her money."</ref> Her situation improved by the end of that year, and she was cast in the role of model Emily Franklin in the short-lived ABC television series ''[[Living Dolls]]'', which was shot in New York and was a spin-off of the hit series ''[[Who's the Boss?]]''.<ref name="CurrentBio1999" /> During the taping of ''Living Dolls'', she lapsed into a coma and was diagnosed with [[type 1 diabetes]].<ref>Pérez-Peña, Richard (May 17, 2006). [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/nyregion/17diabetes.html Beyond 'I'm a Diabetic', Little Common Ground] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825155207/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/nyregion/17diabetes.html |date=August 25, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]''; accessed December 24, 2010.</ref><ref>Hoskins, Mike (April 25, 2013). [http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/revisiting-the-great-halle-berry-diabetes-ruckus.html "Revisiting the Great Halle Berry Diabetes Ruckus"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107214130/http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/revisiting-the-great-halle-berry-diabetes-ruckus.html |date=January 7, 2015 }}, DiabetesMine.com; accessed March 20, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diabetes.co.uk/celebrities/halle-berry.html|title=Halle Berry - Actress & Model with Type 1 Diabetes|website=www.diabetes.co.uk|date=January 15, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2019|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801193728/https://www.diabetes.co.uk/celebrities/halle-berry.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the cancellation of ''Living Dolls'', she moved to Los Angeles.<ref name="CurrentBio1999" />

[[File:Halle Berry (46604499724).jpg|thumb|upright|Berry at the 1997 [[Essence Awards]]]]

Berry's film debut was in a small role for [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[Jungle Fever]]'' (1991), in which she played Vivian, a drug addict.<ref name="actors" /> That same year, Berry had her first co-starring role in ''[[Strictly Business (1991 film)|Strictly Business]]''. In 1992, Berry portrayed a career woman who falls for the lead character played by [[Eddie Murphy]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Boomerang (1992 film)|Boomerang]]''. The following year, she caught the public's attention as a headstrong [[biracial]] slave in the TV adaptation of ''[[Queen: The Story of an American Family]]'', based on the book by [[Alex Haley]]. Berry was also in the live-action ''[[The Flintstones (film)|Flintstones]]'' film as Sharon Stone, a sultry secretary who attempts to seduce [[Fred Flintstone]].<ref name="Sharon">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2002/oscars_2002/1814191.stm "Berry: Ripe for success"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226213845/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2002/oscars_2002/1814191.stm |date=February 26, 2009 }}, [[BBC News]], March 25, 2002; accessed February 19, 2007.</ref>

Berry tackled a more serious role, playing a former drug addict struggling to regain custody of her son in ''[[Losing Isaiah]]'' (1995), starring opposite [[Jessica Lange]]. She portrayed Sandra Beecher in ''[[Race the Sun (film)|Race the Sun]]'' (1996), which was based on a true story, shot in [[Australia]], and co-starred alongside Kurt Russell in ''[[Executive Decision]]''. Beginning in 1996, she was a [[Revlon]] spokeswoman for seven years and renewed her contract in 2004.<ref name="PSASNaSaR">{{cite news|first=Jennifer|last=Bayot|date=December 1, 2002|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/01/business/private-sector-a-shaker-not-a-stirrer-at-revlon.html|title=Private Sector; A Shaker, Not a Stirrer, at Revlon|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=December 23, 2007|archive-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721124633/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/01/business/private-sector-a-shaker-not-a-stirrer-at-revlon.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3374/is_17_25/ai_111648596 "Revlon&nbsp;– Supplier News&nbsp;– renewed its contract with actress Halle Berry; to introduce the Pink Happiness Spring 2004 Color Collection&nbsp;– Brief Article"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829090122/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3374/is_17_25/ai_111648596 |date=August 29, 2013}} (December 15, 2003), CNET Networks; accessed December 23, 2007.</ref>

She starred alongside Natalie Deselle Reid in the 1997 comedy film ''[[B.A.P.S.|B*A*P*S]]''. In 1998, Berry received praise for her role in ''[[Bulworth]]'' as an intelligent woman raised by activists who gives a politician ([[Warren Beatty]]) a new lease on life. The same year, she played the singer [[Zola Taylor]], one of the three wives of pop singer [[Frankie Lymon]], in the biopic ''[[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (film)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]''.

In the 1999 [[HBO]] biopic ''[[Introducing Dorothy Dandridge]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Halle Berry Brings the Passion and Pain of Dorothy Dandridge to HBO Movie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fj0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60|work=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|date=August 23, 1999|access-date=July 29, 2014}}</ref> she portrayed [[Dorothy Dandridge]], the first African American woman to be nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. It was to Berry a heartfelt project that she introduced, co-produced and fought intensely for it to come through.<ref name="actors" /> Berry won awards including a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award]].<ref name="peo1" /><ref>Parish, James Robert (October 29, 2001). ''The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols'', Contemporary Books of McGraw Hill; {{ISBN|0-8092-2227-2}}</ref>

===Worldwide recognition (2000–2004)===
Berry portrayed the mutant superhero [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] in the film adaptation of the comic book series ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' (2000) and its sequels, ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'' (2003), ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006) and ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' (2014). In 2001, Berry appeared in the film ''[[Swordfish (film)|Swordfish]]'', which featured her first [[Toplessness|topless]] scene.<ref name="Hyland">Hyland, Ian (September 2, 2001) [https://web.archive.org/web/20100701225947/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20010902/ai_n14532259/ "The Diary: Halle's bold glory"], ''[[Sunday Mirror]]''; accessed July 5, 2009.</ref> At first, she was opposed to a sunbathing scene in the film in which she would appear topless, but Berry eventually agreed. Some people attributed her change of heart to a substantial increase in the amount Warner Bros. offered her;<ref>Davies, Hugh (February 7, 2001). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1310430/Halle-Berry-earns-extra-357000-for-topless-scene.html "Halle Berry earns extra £357,000 for topless scene"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417121035/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1310430/Halle-Berry-earns-extra-357000-for-topless-scene.html |date=April 17, 2018 }}, ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''; accessed April 29, 2008.</ref> she was reportedly paid an additional $500,000 for the short scene.<ref>D'Souza, Christa (December 31, 2001). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4727871/And-the-winner-is....html "And the winner is..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417121029/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4727871/And-the-winner-is....html |date=April 17, 2018 }}, ''The Telegraph''; accessed August 16, 2010.</ref> Berry denied these stories, telling one interviewer that they amused her and "made for great publicity for the movie."<ref name="Hyland" /><ref>[http://cinema.com/articles/471/swordfish-interview-with-halle-berry.phtml "Swordfish: Interview With Halle Berry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105132356/http://cinema.com/articles/471/swordfish-interview-with-halle-berry.phtml |date=January 5, 2015 }}, Cinema.com. Accessed May 10, 2012.</ref> After turning down numerous roles that required nudity, she said she decided to make ''Swordfish'' because her then-husband, Eric Benét, supported her and encouraged her to take risks.<ref name="ebony">"Halle's big year" (November 2002), ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]''.</ref>

Berry appeared as Leticia Musgrove, the troubled wife of an executed murderer ([[Sean Combs]]), in the 2001 feature film ''[[Monster's Ball]]''. Her performance was awarded the [[National Board of Review]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for Best Actress. She became the only African-American woman to win the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="indiewire">{{cite web|author=Paula Bernstein|date=February 25, 2014|title=The Diversity Gap in the Academy Awards in Infographic Form|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/the-diversity-gap-in-the-academy-awards-in-infographic-form|access-date=February 20, 2015|website=IndieWire|archive-date=May 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504120426/http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-diversity-gap-in-the-academy-awards-in-infographic-form|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[NAACP]] issued the statement: "Congratulations to Halle Berry and Denzel Washington for giving us hope and making us proud. If this is a sign that Hollywood is finally ready to give opportunity and judge performance based on skill and not on skin color then it is a good thing."<ref>"NAACP Congratulates Halle Berry, Denzel Washington" (March 2002), ''U.S. Newswire''; accessed October 29, 2015.</ref> This role generated controversy. Her graphic nude love scene with a racist character played by co-star [[Billy Bob Thornton]] was the subject of much media chatter and discussion among African Americans. Many in the African-American community were critical of Berry for taking the part.<ref name="ebony" /> Berry responded: "I don't really see a reason to ever go that far again. That was a unique movie. That scene was special and pivotal and needed to be there, and it would be a really special script that would require something like that again."<ref name="ebony" />

Berry asked for a higher fee for Revlon advertisements after winning the Oscar. [[Ron Perelman]], the cosmetics firm's chief, congratulated her, saying how happy he was that she modeled for his company. She replied, "Of course, you'll have to pay me more." Perelman stalked off in a rage.<ref>Davies, Hugh (April 2, 2002). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1389622/Berry-seeks-higher-adverts-fee.html "Berry seeks higher adverts fee"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418010620/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1389622/Berry-seeks-higher-adverts-fee.html |date=April 18, 2018 }}, ''The Telegraph''; accessed April 1, 2008.</ref> In accepting her award, she gave an acceptance speech honoring previous black actresses who had never had the opportunity. She said, "This moment is so much bigger than me. This is for every nameless, faceless woman of color who now has a chance tonight because this door has been opened."<ref>Poole, Oliver (March 26, 2002). [https://web.archive.org/web/20081002215826/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1388917/Oscar-night-belongs-to-Hollywoods-black-actors.html "Oscar night belongs to Hollywood's black actors"], ''The Telegraph''; accessed April 1, 2008.</ref>

[[File:Halle Berry in Hamburg, 2004.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Upper body shot of Berry dressed in brown and gold evening gown and holding an autograph pen.|Berry at the German premiere of ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'' in 2004]]

As [[Bond girl]] [[Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson]] in the 2002 ''[[Die Another Day]]'', Berry filmed a homage to ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'', emerging from the surf to be greeted by [[James Bond]] as [[Ursula Andress]] had 40 years earlier.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1390649/Berry-recreates-a-Bond-girl-icon.html "Berry recreates a Bond girl icon"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418003538/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1390649/Berry-recreates-a-Bond-girl-icon.html |date=April 18, 2018 }} (April 12, 2002), ''Telegraph Observer''.</ref> Lindy Hemming, costume designer on ''Die Another Day'', had insisted that Berry wear a bikini and knife as a homage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest Bond Girl is dressed to kill|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2002-11-12-bond-bikini_x.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=May 1, 2014|author=Cesar G. Soriano|author2=Kelly Carter|date=November 13, 2002|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000949/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2002-11-12-bond-bikini_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Berry has said of the scene: "It's splashy," "exciting," "sexy," "provocative" and "it will keep me still out there after winning an Oscar."<ref name="ebony" /><ref>''Die Another Day'' Special Edition DVD 2002.</ref> According to an ITV news poll, Jinx was voted the fourth toughest girl on screen of all time.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20041215015552/http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=1276 "Halle Berry`s `Jinx` named fourth toughest female screen icon"]}}. ''MI6 News''.</ref> Berry was hurt during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. It was removed in a 30-minute operation.<ref>Hugh Davies (April 10, 2002). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/1390372/Halle-Berry-hurt-in-blast-during-Bond-film-scene.html "Halle Berry hurt in a blast during Bond film scene."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116093807/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/1390372/Halle-Berry-hurt-in-blast-during-Bond-film-scene.html |date=November 16, 2012 }} ''The Telegraph''; accessed April 1, 2008.</ref> After Berry won the Academy Award, rewrites were commissioned to give her more screentime for ''X2''.<ref>[https://www.joblo.com/sandiegocon2002/con12.htm "The ''X-Men 2'' panel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509100949/http://www.joblo.com/sandiegocon2002/con12.htm |date=May 9, 2008 }} (July 30, 2002), joblo.com; accessed March 12, 2008.</ref>

She starred in the psychological thriller ''[[Gothika]]'' opposite [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] in November 2003, during which she broke her arm in a scene with Downey, who twisted her arm too hard. Production was halted for eight weeks.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040412213919/http://www.ivillage.co.uk/newspol/celeb/cint/articles/0,,528729_627671,00.html "Halle Berry talks about Gothika"], iVillage.co.uk; accessed October 29, 2015.</ref> It was a moderate hit at the United States box office, taking in $60&nbsp;million; it earned another $80&nbsp;million abroad.<ref name="action" /> Berry appeared in the [[nu metal]] band [[Limp Bizkit]]'s music video for "[[Behind Blue Eyes]]" for the motion picture soundtrack for the film. The same year, she was named No. 1 in ''[[FHM]]''{{'}}s [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2003|100 Sexiest Women in the World]] poll.<ref>"FHM Readers Name Scarlett Johansson World's Sexiest Woman; Actress Tops Voting in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 Readers' Poll" (March 27, 2006), ''[[Business Wire]]''; accessed January 1, 2008.</ref>

Berry starred as the title role in the film ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'',<ref name="action">Sharon Waxman (July 21, 2004). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE4DF113AF932A15754C0A9629C8B63 "Making Her Leap Into an Arena Of Action; Halle Berry Mixes Sexiness With Strength"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326222112/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE4DF113AF932A15754C0A9629C8B63 |date=March 26, 2008 }}, ''New York Times''. Accessed April 1, 2008.</ref> for which she received US$12.5&nbsp;million.<ref>David Gritten (July 30, 2004). [https://web.archive.org/web/20040803035024/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2004%2F07%2F30%2Fbfgrit30.xml "Curse of the Best Actress Oscar"], ''The Telegraph''; accessed October 29, 2015.</ref> It is widely regarded by critics as [[List of worst films|one of the worst films ever made]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/271260/20111222/hollywood-s-5-worst-movies.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110143252/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/271260/20111222/hollywood-s-5-worst-movies.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2012|title=Hollywood's Top 5 Worst Movies Ever Made - Entertainment & Stars|date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> She was awarded the Worst Actress [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie Award]] for her performance; she appeared at the ceremony to accept the award in person (while holding her Oscar from ''Monster's Ball'')<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2005/feb/27/awardsandprizes.film|title=Razzie Berry gives a fruity performance|last=Brooks|first=Xan|date=February 27, 2005|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 22, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422002909/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2005/feb/27/awardsandprizes.film|url-status=live}}</ref> with a sense of humor, considering it an experience of the "rock bottom" in order to be "at the top."<ref name="AcssisC">{{cite news |first=Gina |last=Piccalo |date=November 1, 2007 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-21-ca-halle21-story.html |title=A career so strong it survived Catwoman |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316032846/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/21/entertainment/ca-halle21 |url-status=live }}</ref> Holding the Academy Award in one hand and the Razzie in the other she said, "I never in my life thought that I would be up here, winning a Razzie! It's not like I ever aspired to be here, but thank you. When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner."<ref name="peo2">[http://www.people.com/people/halle_berry/biography/0,,20004436_10,00.html "Halle Berry Biography: Page 2"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108020321/http://www.people.com/people/halle_berry/biography/0,,20004436_10,00.html|date=January 8, 2011}}, People.com; accessed December 20, 2007.</ref>

===Established actress and career fluctuations (2005–2013)===
[[File:Halle Berry fleet week.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Head and shoulders shot of a smiling Berry with dark hair pulled back, wearing a lace shirt and turquoise necklace.|Berry at New York [[Fleet Week]] in 2006]]

Her next film appearance was in the [[Oprah Winfrey]]-produced [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television film ''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005 television)|Their Eyes Were Watching God]]'' (2005), an adaptation of [[Zora Neale Hurston]]'s novel, with Berry portraying a free-spirited woman whose unconventional sexual mores upset her 1920s contemporaries in a small community. She received her second [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for her role. Also in 2005, she served as an executive producer in ''[[Lackawanna Blues (film)|Lackawanna Blues]]'', and landed her voice for the character of [[List of Robots characters|Cappy]], one of the many mechanical beings in the animated feature ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]''.<ref>Bob Grimm (March 17, 2005). [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Cinema/Content?oid=oid%3A66782 "CGI City"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210120027/http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Cinema/Content?oid=oid%3A66782 |date=December 10, 2008 }}, ''[[Tucson Weekly]]''; accessed October 28, 2015.</ref>

In the thriller ''[[Perfect Stranger (film)|Perfect Stranger]]'' (2007), Berry starred with [[Bruce Willis]], playing a reporter who goes undercover to uncover the killer of her childhood friend. The film grossed a modest US$73 million worldwide, and received lukewarm reviews from critics, who felt that despite the presence of Berry and Willis, it is "too convoluted to work, and features a twist ending that's irritating and superfluous."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1171939_perfect_stranger|title=Perfect Stranger|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=April 13, 2007 |access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920014117/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1171939_perfect_stranger|url-status=live}}</ref> Her next 2007 film release was the drama ''[[Things We Lost in the Fire (film)|Things We Lost in the Fire]]'', co-starring [[Benicio del Toro]], where she took on the role of a recent widow befriending the troubled friend of her late husband. The film was the first time in which she worked with a female director, Danish [[Susanne Bier]], giving her a new feeling of "thinking the same way," which she appreciated.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2007/10/15/things-we-lost-fire "Things We Lost in the Fire"], ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', October 15, 2007.</ref> While the film made US$8.6 million in its global theatrical run,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thingswelostinthefire.htm|title=Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705233515/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thingswelostinthefire.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> it garnered positive reviews from writers; ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' found the film to be "an impeccably constructed and perfectly paced drama of domestic and internal volatility" and felt that "Berry is brilliant here, as good as she's ever been."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2007-10-19/550904/ |title=Film Review: Things We Lost in the Fire |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006194948/https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2007-10-19/550904/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2007, Berry was awarded a [[List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars|star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in front of the [[Kodak Theatre]] at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/halle-berry-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame "Halle Berry Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame"], foxnews.com, April 4, 2007; accessed December 13, 2007.</ref> and by the end of the decade, she established herself as one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning an estimated $10&nbsp;million per film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10 Highest-Paid Actresses|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/top-10-highest-paid-actresses|website=CBS News|access-date=May 1, 2014|date=June 3, 2009|archive-date=March 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310054055/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/top-10-highest-paid-actresses/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the independent drama ''[[Frankie and Alice]]'' (2010), Berry played the leading role of a young multiracial American woman with dissociative identity disorder struggling against her alter personality to retain her true self. The film received a limited theatrical release, to a mixed critical response. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' nevertheless described the film as "a well-wrought psychological drama that delves into the dark side of one woman's psyche" and found Berry to be "spellbinding" in it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/frankie-alice-film-review-29595|title=Frankie & Alice -- Film Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006201713/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/frankie-alice-film-review-29595|url-status=live}}</ref> She earned the [[African-American Film Critics Association]] Award for Best Actress and a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cane |first=Clay |date=December 14, 2010 |title=African-American Film Critics Association Honors Halle Berry and 'The Social Network' |url=https://www.bet.com/article/lkzitk/african-american-film-critics-association-honors-halle-berry-and-the-social-network |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=BET }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Halle Berry |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/halle-berry/ |website=Golden Globe Awards |access-date=June 6, 2024}}</ref> She next made part of a large ensemble cast in [[Garry Marshall]]'s romantic comedy ''[[New Year's Eve (2011 film)|New Year's Eve]]'' (2011), with [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], [[Jessica Biel]], [[Robert De Niro]], [[Josh Duhamel]], [[Zac Efron]], [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], and [[Sofía Vergara]], among many others. In the film, she took on the supporting role of a nurse befriending a man in the final stages (De Niro). While the film was panned by critics, it made US$142 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newyearseve.htm |title=New Year's Eve (2011) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=November 13, 2017 |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022092848/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newyearseve.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, Berry starred as an expert diver tutor alongside then-husband [[Olivier Martinez]] in the little-seen thriller ''[[Dark Tide]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_tide_2011/|title=Dark Tide|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=March 30, 2012 |access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426094508/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_tide_2011|url-status=live}}</ref> and led an ensemble cast opposite [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Jim Broadbent]] in [[The Wachowskis]]'s [[Epic film|epic]] science fiction film ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]'' (2012), with each of the actors playing six different characters across a period of five centuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/movies/2012/10/24/meet-halle-berry-and-tom-hanks-cloud-atlas-characters/1654729/|title=Meet Halle Berry and Tom Hanks' Cloud Atlas characters|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006201659/https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/movies/2012/10/24/meet-halle-berry-and-tom-hanks-cloud-atlas-characters/1654729/|url-status=live}}</ref> Budgeted at US$128.8 million, ''Cloud Atlas'' made US$130.4 million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cloudatlas.htm|title=Cloud Atlas (2012) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824204959/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cloudatlas.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and garnered polarized reactions from both critics and audiences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/toronto-2012-cloud-atlas-tom-hanks-halle-berry-jim-broadbent-wachowski-tom-tykwer-368925|title=Cloud Atlas gets lengthy ovation, but are Oscars on the cards|work=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 29, 2012|first=Scott|last=Feinberg|date=September 9, 2012|archive-date=October 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012043719/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/toronto-2012-cloud-atlas-tom-hanks-halle-berry-jim-broadbent-wachowski-tom-tykwer-368925|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Halle Berry by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|Berry at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]

Berry appeared in a segment of the independent anthology comedy ''[[Movie 43]]'' (2013), which the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' called "the ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' of awful."<ref name="sun-times">{{cite news |last= Roeper |first= Richard |title= There's awful and THEN there's 'Movie 43' |url= http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/17804431-421/theres-awful-and-then-theres-movie-43.html |newspaper= Chicago Sun-Times |access-date= January 26, 2013 |date= January 25, 2013 |archive-date= February 14, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140214142846/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/17804431-421/theres-awful-and-then-theres-movie-43.html |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=movie43.htm|title=Movie 43 (2013)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=October 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005072016/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=movie43.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Berry found greater success with her next performance, as a [[9-1-1]] operator receiving a call from a girl kidnapped by a serial killer, in the crime thriller ''[[The Call (2013 film)|The Call]]'' (2013). Berry was drawn to "the idea of being a part of a movie that was so empowering for women. We don't often get to play roles like this, where ordinary people become heroic and do something extraordinary."<ref name="Grant">{{cite news |last= Grant |first= Kimberly |title= Berry, Chestnut Expound on ''The Call'' Roles - and more |work= South Florida Times |location= Fort Lauderdale |date= March 13, 2013 |url= http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12684&Itemid=187 |access-date= March 17, 2013 |archive-date= April 11, 2013 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130411195045/http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12684&Itemid=187 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' found the film to be "an effectively creepy thriller,"<ref name="Dargis">{{cite news |last= Dargis |first= Manohla |author-link= Manohla Dargis |title= Life-Altering Plea for Help |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= March 14, 2013 |url= https://movies.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/movies/the-call-stars-halle-berry-and-abigail-breslin.html |access-date= March 18, 2013}}</ref> while reviewer Dwight Brown felt that "the script gives Berry a blue-collar character she can make accessible, vulnerable and gutsy[...]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dwight-brown/the-call_b_2875451.html|title=The Call|first=Dwight|last=Brown|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=March 15, 2013|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035621/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dwight-brown/the-call_b_2875451.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Call'' was a [[sleeper hit]], grossing US$68.6 million around the globe.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=call2013.htm|title= The Call (2013)|website= Box Office Mojo|access-date= December 7, 2013|archive-date= December 18, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131218234038/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=call2013.htm|url-status= live}}</ref>

===Continued film and television work (2014–present)===
In 2014, Berry signed on to star and serve as a co-executive producer in [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] drama series ''[[Extant (TV series)|Extant]]'',<ref>[https://deadline.com/2013/10/halle-berry-to-topline-cbs-series-extant-603628/ "Halle Berry To Topline CBS Series 'Extant'"], deadline.com, October 4, 2013.</ref> where she took on the role of [[Molly Woods]], an astronaut who struggles to reconnect with her husband and android son after spending 13 months in space. The show ran for two seasons until 2015, receiving largely positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/extant/|title=Extant|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415212743/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/extant|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-sets-premiere-dates-for-under-the-dome-new-drama-extant-1201058659/ "CBS Sets Premiere Dates for 'Under the Dome', New Drama 'Extant'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317103032/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-sets-premiere-dates-for-under-the-dome-new-drama-extant-1201058659/ |date=March 17, 2018 }}, variety.com, January 15, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/halle-berrys-extant-premiere-pushed-week-cbs-sets-summer-slate "CBS Sets Summer Slate: Halle Berry's 'Extant' Premiere Pushed a Week"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218220115/https://www.thewrap.com/halle-berrys-extant-premiere-pushed-week-cbs-sets-summer-slate/ |date=February 18, 2023 }} (March 11, 2014), TheWrap.com.</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' remarked: "She [Halle Berry] brings a dignity and gravity to Molly, a projected intelligence that allows you to buy her as an astronaut and to see what has happened to her as frightening rather than ridiculous. Berry's all in, and you float along."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/07/08/extant-review/12320599/|title=With Halle Berry in its orbit, 'Extant' has potential|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006200320/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/07/08/extant-review/12320599/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2014, Berry launched a new production company, [[606 Films]], with producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. It is named after the Anti-Paparazzi Bill, SB 606, that the actress pushed for and which was signed into law by California Governor [[Jerry Brown]] in the fall of 2013. The new company emerged as part of a deal for Berry to work in ''Extant''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2014/03/halle-berry-elaine-goldsmith-thomas-name-606-films-shingle-after-anti-paparazzi-bill-694634/ "Halle Berry, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Name 606 Films Shingle After Anti-Paparazzi Bill"], deadline.com, March 6, 2014.</ref>

In the stand-up comedy [[concert film]] ''[[Kevin Hart: What Now?]]'' (2016), Berry appeared as herself, opposite [[Kevin Hart]], attending a poker game event that goes horribly wrong.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/kevin-hart-what-now | title=Kevin Hart: What Now? | access-date=October 6, 2018 | archive-date=October 6, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006195241/http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/kevin-hart-what-now | url-status=live }}</ref> She provided uncredited vocals to the song "Calling All My Lovelies" by [[Bruno Mars]] from his third studio album, ''[[24K Magic (album)|24K Magic]]'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2956276/bruno-mars-halle-berry-calling-all-my-lovelies/|title=Bruno Mars Still Can't Get Halle Berry To Call Him Back|last=Roth|first=Madeline|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803072813/http://www.mtv.com/news/2956276/bruno-mars-halle-berry-calling-all-my-lovelies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Kidnap (2017 film)|Kidnap]]'', an abduction thriller Berry filmed in 2014, was released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/dark-tower-condemned/|title=Dark Tower Condemned|first=Jeff|last=Giles|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=August 17, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830071712/http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/dark-tower-condemned/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the film, she starred as a diner waitress tailing a vehicle when her son is kidnapped by its occupants. ''Kidnap'' grossed US$34 million and garnered mixed reviews from writers, who felt that it "strays into poorly scripted exploitation too often to take advantage of its pulpy premise — or the still-impressive talents of [Berry]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kidnap_2017|title=Kidnap (2017)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=August 4, 2017 |access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830073445/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kidnap_2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She next played an agent employed by a secret American spy organisation in the action comedy sequel ''[[Kingsman: The Golden Circle]]'' (2017), as part of an ensemble cast, consisting of [[Colin Firth]], [[Taron Egerton]], [[Mark Strong]], [[Julianne Moore]], and [[Elton John]]. While critical response towards the film was mixed, it made US$414 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingsman2.htm|title=Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020060542/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingsman2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Alongside [[Daniel Craig]], Berry starred as a working-class mother during the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] in [[Deniz Gamze Ergüven]]'s drama ''[[Kings (2017 film)|Kings]]'' (2017). The film found a limited theatrical release following its initial screening at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiff.net/the-review/the-toronto-international-film-festival-unveils-first-slate-of-films-for/|title=The Toronto International Film Festival unveils first slate of films for 2017|date=July 25, 2017|publisher=[[Toronto International Film Festival]]|access-date=July 25, 2017|author=<!--Not stated-->|archive-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727221155/http://www.tiff.net/the-review/the-toronto-international-film-festival-unveils-first-slate-of-films-for/|url-status=live}}</ref> and as part of an overall lukewarm reception,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/kings|title=Kings Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=April 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430090624/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/kings|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Variety'' noted: "It should be said that Berry has given some of the best and worst performances of the past quarter-century, but this is perhaps the only one that swings to both extremes in the same movie."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=2017-09-14 |title=Toronto Film Review: ‘Kings’ |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/kings-review-halle-berry-1202556550/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Berry competed against [[James Corden]] in the first rap battle on the first episode of&nbsp;[[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]]'s ''[[Drop the Mic]]'', originally aired on October 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/halle-berry-crushes-james-corden-in-rap-battle-watch/|title=Watch Halle Berry Crush James Corden in Rap Battle|work=Us Weekly|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=February 14, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174359/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/halle-berry-crushes-james-corden-in-rap-battle-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref>

She played Sofia, an assassin, in the film ''[[John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum]]'', which was released on May 17, 2019, by [[Lionsgate]].<ref>{{cite news|title=John Wick: Chapter Three Release Date Set for 2019|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/887717-john-wick-chapter-three-release-date-set-for-2019|access-date=September 15, 2017|work=ComingSoon.net|date=September 14, 2017|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015744/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/887717-john-wick-chapter-three-release-date-set-for-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She is, as of February 2019, executive producer of the [[BET]] television series ''[[Boomerang (U.S. TV series)|Boomerang]]'', based on the film in which she starred. The series premiered February 12, 2019.<ref name="Pilot">{{cite web |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |title=Halle Berry & Lena Waithe Add Serious EP Spin To BET's 'Boomerang' Reboot |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/halle-berry-lena-waithe-boomerang-reboot-executive-producers-bet-ben-cory-jones-dime-davis-1202469809/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 24, 2018 |date=September 24, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713122425/https://deadline.com/2018/09/halle-berry-lena-waithe-boomerang-reboot-executive-producers-bet-ben-cory-jones-dime-davis-1202469809/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Berry made her directorial debut with the feature ''[[Bruised (film)|Bruised]]'' in which she plays a disgraced MMA fighter named Jackie Justice, who reconnects with her estranged son. The film premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/toronto-film-festival-reveals-plan-for-2020-edition-with-mix-of-physical-digital-screenings-kate-winslet-idris-elba-mark-wahlberg-movies-among-first-wave-1202968375/|title=Toronto Film Festival Reveals Plan For Slimline 2020 Edition With Mix Of Physical & Digital Screenings; Kate Winslet, Idris Elba & Mark Wahlberg Movies Among First Wave|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=June 24, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701140325/https://deadline.com/2020/06/toronto-film-festival-reveals-plan-for-2020-edition-with-mix-of-physical-digital-screenings-kate-winslet-idris-elba-mark-wahlberg-movies-among-first-wave-1202968375/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was released on [[Netflix]] in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/halle-berry-bruised-movie-deal-netflix-8-figures-toronto-film-festival-mma-fighter-1234575253/|title=Toronto 2020 Starts With Knockout: Netflix In Final Talks To Acquire Halle Berry-Directed MMA Drama 'Bruised' In 8-Figure WW Deal|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912010737/https://deadline.com/2020/09/halle-berry-bruised-movie-deal-netflix-8-figures-toronto-film-festival-mma-fighter-1234575253/|url-status=live}}</ref> Berry received a positive review from ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' for her performance.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=November 14, 2021|title='Bruised' Review: Halle Berry Directs Herself Into No-Holds-Barred Portrayal Of MMA Fighter Looking For Redemption – AFI Fest|url=https://deadline.com/video/bruised-review-halle-berry-director-star-netflix/|url-status=live|access-date=November 14, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114060149/https://deadline.com/video/bruised-review-halle-berry-director-star-netflix/}}</ref>

In January 2023, Berry signed with Range Media Partners as a producer and director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-01-31 |title=Halle Berry Signs With Range Media Partners |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/halle-berry-signs-with-range-media-partners-1235245539/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>