Halle Berry is regarded as the first African-American to win an Academy award for Best Lead Actress. Technically, she is only half African-American, her mother is Caucasian. So is she really the first black actress to win best lead or the first bi-racial African-American to win best lead?
2006-09-24 09:58:12 · 10 answers · asked by r3d2 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I think she is the first bi-racial, im pretty sure there was an african american who won before she did. I just cant remember who it is right now.
2006-09-25 01:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by uparmoredninja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Berry won the best actress Oscar in 2002 for Monster's Ball, becoming the first African American woman to win this award. She won the award despite the fact that she had won far fewer critics awards than her main competitor that year, Sissy Spacek.
2006-09-24 10:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
she is the first african-american to win the award for best actrees. hattie mc daniels won the oscar for best- supporting actress for her roll of Mammy in Gone With the Wind in 1939.
2006-09-25 03:21:09 · answer #3 · answered by margaret k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically my ***...
shes the first african american woman to win an academy award for the best lead actress and thats that.
2006-09-24 10:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I don't think you'd consider Halle Berry white, even if she IS half white.
2006-09-24 10:06:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
she is still the first because she is still african-american. hollywood doesn't care if they are bi-racial
I hope I helped!
2006-09-24 10:11:18 · answer #6 · answered by skateme 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it still counts. She is still half Amfrican American.
2006-09-24 10:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by hermione_bjc_06 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is there any reason you asked the same question 3 times?
2006-09-24 10:01:26 · answer #8 · answered by clomtancy 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes.
2006-09-24 10:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by jopuppy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes she is...
2006-09-24 10:28:50 · answer #10 · answered by Xxx☆pjay☆xxX 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋