Very Berry

In her new film Kidnap, HALLEBERRY,51, plays a devoted mom who will stopat nothing to rescue her daughter–a role that echoes reality in many ways.

- Jane Taylor

Halle Berry is one of the most strong-willed and articulate women in Hollywood. In the course of a brilliant career that includes an Oscar triumph for Monster’s Ball, a stint in The X-Men films and a stunning bikini-clad turn as the ultimate Bond girl in Die Another Day, Halle has made her mark in a wide variety of roles. Recently she starred in the CBS sci-fi series Extant and has completed work on Kings man: The Golden Circle, the sequel to the hugely successful spy spoof starring Colin Firth.

Next up, however, is Kidnap, a taut drama that sees the actress play a mother determined to stop at nothing in order to rescue her kidnapped daughter. A fiercely devoted mother of two children herself, anyone who has seen Halle play wronged women in the past will appreciate how convincing she is in a film that sees her transform into a one-woman vigilante bent on saving her child.

Halle’s hoping to gradually recapture some of the massive recognition that followed her winning the Oscar for Monster’s Ball in 2002. It was the first time in the history of the Academy Awards ceremonies that a black woman had won the best actress prize, yet she subsequently fell victim to the so-called Oscar curse that has seen many actors fail to find films or roles that would sustain their moment in the sun.