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American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen, has an estimated net worth of $70 million.  A woman whose combination of talent, tenacity,and beauty has made her one of Hollywood's busiest actress. Halle Berry has enjoyed a level of success that has come from years of hard work and her share of career pitfalls.

Berry's interest in show business came as courtesy of her participation in a number of beauty pageants throughout her teens, including the 1986 Miss U.S.A. Pageant. A native of Cleveland, OH, where she was born to an African-American father and white mother on August 14, 1968, Berry was raised by her mother, a psychiatric nurse, following her parents' divorce. At the age of 17, she appeared in the spotlight for the first time as the winner of the Miss Teen All-American Pageant, and subsequently became a model. Berry won her first professional acting gig on the TV series Living Dolls, and then appeared on Knots Landing before winning her first big-screen role in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever. It was on the set of the film that she first earned her reputation for her full commitment to acting. alle Berry is the only African-American actress to win a “Best Actress” Academy Award. She continues to work in movies and is currently employed as a spokeswoman for Revlon Cosmetics. Halle earns approximately $16 million per year as an actress.

 

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2007

Asset

Value of her lush vacation home in Canada, Canadian Hoose, which is currently in the market for $1.9 million

$1,600,000

2006

Salary

Salary from Perfect Stranger

$10,000,000

2003

Asset

Value of her Malibu Cove home

$8,000,000

2003

Salary

Salary from Catwoman

$14,000,000

2002

Salary

Salary from Gothika

$6,000,000

2001

Salary

Salary from Die Another Day

$4,000,000

2000

Salary

Salary from Swordfish

$2,500,000

2000

Salary

Salary from Monster's Ball

$600,000

2000

Asset

Value of her Beverly Hills home which is currently in the market for $5 million

$2,275,000

1995

Salary

Salary from Executive Decision

$1,000,000