Next week the film ‘Kings’ open in thousands of theaters across the US, starring one of our favorite stars Halle Berry, opposite Daniel Craig. The storyline follows the days prior and after the LA Police Rodney King verdict in south central LA. Here are a few details about Halle that you may not have known…
Halle was born in Cleveland and given the birth name of Maria Halle (named after the grand old Halle Building in Cleveland of all places), eventually winning the Miss Teen All-American Pageant, representing her home state of Ohio in 1985.
This honor opened the door to modeling, which led to her role on the weekly TV series, Living Dolls. Her big Hollywood break came in her role as a crack addict in the Spike Lee epic film Jungle Fever.
Did you know that she turned down the lead in the film Speed which went to Sandra Bullock?
Halle was given a $500,000 bonus for a topless scene in the John Travolta movie Swordfish. Be sure to see Halle in her latest film ‘Kings’ which opens this week.
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