“Blackness is a state of mind, and I identify with the black community. Mainly, because I realized, early on, when I walk into a room, people see a black woman, they don't see a white woman. So out of that reason alone, I identify more with the black community.”

American actress

Halle Berry is an American actress born in 1966. She first came to public attention as a model and beauty pageant contestant, and later built a film career in the 1990s. She was Miss Ohio USA in 1986, finished first runner-up at Miss USA that same year, and placed sixth at Miss World 1986. Her early screen roles include Boomerang, The Flintstones and Bulworth. In 1999, she produced and starred in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, a performance that won her both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.