Halle Berry: Net Worth , Money and More
Occupation: Actress
Net Worth: $70 million
Halle Berry was born in the year 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. Berry’s active participation in beauty pageants in her teen years is perhaps one of the reasons why she became interested in the show business. When she was 17, Berry won the Miss Teen All American pageant. In the year 1986, Berry secured the second position in Miss USA beauty pageant and was placed sixth in Miss World Pageant. Before becoming an actress, Berry was a fashion model. Her acting career began with the TV series “Living Dolls” and “Knots Landing”. Halle Berry made her debut on the big screen with the movie “Jungle Fever”.
Movies which have helped Berry establish herself as a talented actress include “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge”, “X-Men” film series (in which she played the role of “Storm”), “Swordfish”, “Executive Decision” and “Monster’s Ball”.
Halle Berry has received several prestigious awards including SAG, Emmy and Golden Globe. She is the only African American actress who has been awarded an Academy Award for “Best Actress”. This hard working and dedicating actress is one of the highest paid celebrities today. She has a net worth of $70 million approximately.
How did she become a millionaire!
Berry started as a fashion model and it greatly added to her bank balance. However her primary source of income is her acting career. She earns about $16 million annually and charges in the range 11 to 15 million USD for each movie. From the 2001 to 2003, Berry earned $13 million approximately for her appearance in “Die Another Day”, “Gothika”, “Swordfish” and “Monsters Ball”. Berry received $10,000,000 for “Perfect Stranger”, $ 4,000,000 for “Die Another Day”, $ 6,000,000 for “Gothika” and $ 2,500,000 for her role in the movie “Swordfish”. Although Berry’s “Catwoman” received extremely poor reviews, the movie added $14 million to her net worth.
Berry has also been involved in production side of a number of movies she has acted in. Presently, she is a spokes model for Revlon.
Another important source of income for most celebrities is advertisements and Berry is no exception. She receives fat fees from endorsement deals. Berry is associated with various brands including Revlon and Coty.
An interesting love life!
Berry’s love life has been full of ups and downs but the best thing is even after a number of heartbreaks, Berry did not give up on love. In the year 1989 she started dating John Ronan , a dentist from Chicago. The couple broke up in 1991. She tied the knot with baseball player David Justice in 1993 but the relationship did not last for long and the couple was officially divorced in 1997. In 2001, Berry married Eric Benet but they went their separate ways in 2003 and the divorce was finalized in 2005.
Halle gave love another chance and started dating Gabriel Aubry in 2005. The relationship came to an end in 2010. Aubry and Berry have a daughter named Nahla. In 2010, berry started ting Olivier Martinez and the couple confirmed their engagement in 2012 and finally got married in 2013. The couple has a son named Maceo.
The good life!
This stylish and successful millionaire certainly knows how to live life king size. From Palatial houses to expensive cars, she has it all. Berry’s West Hollywood mansion in California is worth $2.9 million approximately. She also owns an extremely luxurious house (worth $8 million, including price of a private beach) on Beach in Malibu Cove, California. Berry’s Beverly Hills Home located in California is currently worth $5 million. She also owns a lavish vacation home in Canada. The current price for this property is $1.9 million. Berry owns a stylish and luxurious Lexus RX 350 which is white in color.
Philanthropy
Berry is associated with a number of charitable organizations and causes. The gorgeous and talented actress supports Callaway Golf Foundation Women’s Cancer Initiative which aims at collecting funds for research for better medical therapies and prevention methods for ovarian cancer. Berry is also associated with the “Make a Wish” foundation which aims at fulfilling the wishes of children suffering from serious illness. She also supports the “kids wish Network” which is a national charitable association.
Berry is associated with ARO or the “Afghanistan Relief Organization” which provides relief efforts in Afghanistan.
In the year 2006 Halle Berry stood up against the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility which was proposed off the Malibu coast. The “Love our Children USA” foundations awarded Berry the “Mothers who Make a Difference” award in the year 2009. She is also known for her active participation in “Diabetes Aware” campaign.
Halle Berry’s talent, dedication, hard work and passion has made her one of the richest and most loved celebrities with millions of fans present all over the world!
Quote: “If you set out to do something and you give it your all and it doesn’t work out, be willing to modify your goal slightly. Have the ability to look in another direction. A small shift could guide you to the real purpose of your life”.
