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In the 97-year Oscar history, only ten black women have won an acting Academy Award, with all of them except Berry winning in the Supporting Actress category. In the past 23 years since her win ...
"The system is not really designed for us, and so we have to stop coveting that which is not for us," the actress says in the ...
Berry’s remarks, featured in the documentary Number One on the Call Sheet available on Apple TV+, resonate through the experiences of many black actresses. She poignantly stated, "The system is not ...
Emilie Kouatchou is making history as the first Black actress to portray Christine Daaé in Broadway's production of The Phantom of the Opera. Speaking to Sheinelle Jones on Thursday's episode of ...
For my sisters? For our journey?” Berry, 58, is still the only Black person to have won the best actress Oscar in the 97-year history of the awards. In all, only 13 Black women have been ...
As a romantic lead? No.” This reflects the limited opportunities for Black actresses in romantic leading roles throughout Hollywood’s history. Despite being widely regarded as one of Hollywood ...
Fellow Shonaland actress, Ellen Pompeo, took home a £15 million annual salary in 2018 for her role on Grey’s Anatomy. In addition to earning £444,000 per episode, Pompeo also took home a seven ...
Halle Berry has opened up about being the only Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar in the history of the Academy Awards. “It’s forced me to ask myself, did it matter?” Berry says in ...
The Catwoman star, Halle Berry, wonders if it mattered or made any difference at all being the first African-American or black actress to win an Oscar in a leading role.
Mishael Morgan is the first Black actress to win an Emmy for best outstanding lead performance in a daytime drama: actress Charmaine Patterson is an Associate Editor at PEOPLE. She first began ...