Halle Berry  (born August 14, 1966) is an American actress.  Berry won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001).  Berry was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed.  Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel.  In addition to her Academy Award win, Berry garnered high-profile roles in the 2000s such as Storm in the X-Men film series (beginning in 2000), the action crime thriller Swordfish (2001), and the spy film Die Another Day (2002), where she played Bond Girl Jinx.  (More from Wikipedia)