HALLE BERRY IN SPACE
Berry blasts off in the sci-fi thriller Moonfall (in theaters Feb. 4) as Jo Fowler, an astronaut who travels into space to try to stop the moon from crashing into Earth. Here are five facts you may not know about the Cleveland native, 55, who won an Oscar for her role in Monster’s Ball.
In 2002, she became the first— and still only—Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
¯ She’s a former Bond girl, playing Jinx in Die Another Day opposite Pierce Brosnan.
¯ Berry turned down the role of Annie in Speed, which went to Sandra Bullock.
She’s the first actress to play comic book characters from two different comic franchises: Storm in Marvel's X-Men films and the title role in DC Comics’ Catwoman.
¯ She made her directorial debut with the movie Bruised (now available on Netflix), also
starring in the film about a mixed martial artist.