Halle Berry says she thinks she's 'ugly'

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[Pokey78]

Halle Berry solidified her place as one of the world's sexiest women with her role as Bond girl Jinx in "Die Another Day."

But the Oscar-winning actress (Monster's Ball) says she still doesn't see herself as a beautiful star.

"To be totally honest, most of the time I think I'm ugly," she told the German magazine Journal fur die Frau. "I see myself without makeup every morning and that's why I don't have illusions anymore. I certainly don't feel like a big star."

Berry added that being black still hinders her progress in Hollywood.

"For many film studios and directors skin color remains a problem. They don't believe that the audience will accept a black actor in the main role. These narrow-minded people underestimate the public and prevent advancement in the industry."

Berry's next film will be "X-2," the sequel to "X-Men" slated for a May 2 release.

[optik_b]

Her mother is white, ms Berry has very european features for a "black" actress.

[Fraulein]

You know good and well that my comment had nothing at all to do with race. That line of reasoning never even crossed my mind. If anything, it was more a comment on Hollywood in the post-feminist age.

[cyborg]

I didn't make it more clear. I was more thinking about the other parts of the story. She married her former owner, but he died without them having children. She then married again to another black African who she did have children by. I just was amazed when my grandmother told me that story. I haven't told that story since 1992 when I got publicly cursed out by the prez of the black student union... forgive me for being foggy :D

[cyborg]

You mean the clipped,mad faced crowd? Or the stringy Susan Sarandon crowd? Okay Halle thinks she's ugly but SS thinks she's the best thing since wild yam for hot flashes.

Love that Hollywood feminism.

[Fraulein]

I'm an avid collector of early 20th century American photographs. I love design and I collect lots of other things as well (Panton, Aarnio, Colombo). Anyway, my area of interest is primarily the 1940s-1960s. I have a MASSIVE vintage clothing and accessory collection as well. (I consider myself an expert on vintage furniture and clothes.). So that era is my passion and expertise, and perhaps also affects my view on the matter. But I certainly stand by what I said. I suppose it's just a matter of my own personal style and taste.

[snowstorm12]

Yeah Halle Berry is a real dog! /sarcasm


Anyone who thinks Halle Berry is ugly, needs to have their eyes checked or is jealous. She has a beautiful childlike features, high cheekbones, a thin lower jaw, large eyes wide set eyes, full lips , youthful skin and symmetry couldn't be better.

[Axenolith]

Stupid? Maybe... Ugly? NOT!

[Skywalk]

Explanation noted.

I apologize if I posted from the ether(in response only to something I thought about from your comment, not something that you actually implied or explicitly stated)

And of course, we all have biases. For instance, I actually would prefer it if starlets were 10-30 lbs heavier than most of them are. Look at a Courtney Cox, she used to be beautiful but her constantly decreasing weight has rendered her skeletal. The same goes for her co-star, Aniston. I also tend to prefer raven-haired beauties with dark brown/black eyes of the Mediterranean, Latina or Asian variety(or a mix thereof) Now that's me, there are others who prefer thickly-built blondes. More power to 'em. lol

So I might agree with you on certain aspects of eras gone-by, but I'm glad that there's more of a feast for the eyes.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

There are plagues, war and rumors of wars, starving people, and this rich uhhhhhhhhh huuuuum is worried she is ugly?

[Caipirabob]

"To be totally honest, most of the time I think I'm ugly,"

Maybe it's a typo. Replace ugly with "dumb as a rock" and she's onto something.

Heck, the woman's not even black. Her mother is white. She either a mulatta or a morena, whatever designation you prefer. If I go on her scale then my kids are black (they're at most, moreno [if anyone asks, I'll just say they're American!]), even though I'm lilly-white.

I would suggest that she has trouble getting ahead in Hollywood because most people perceive her (correctly) to be an idiot.

Anyone with this much "baggage" would be a pain in the tail to work with.

[equus]

I agree...it's odd, my hairdresser turns out to be half black and half german, which he told me yesterday after going to him for a year. Now he didn't say, half american half german, he said half black half german. Its part of his consciousness. He is very light skinned and I never identified him as "black". Its amazing how we categorize people based on visual input. He seemed more exotic to me after that. Silly.

[William Terrell]

Only Halle Berry knows what the inner Halle Berry looks like.

[equus]

LOL. How does Halle Berry's comment that she feels ugly (which is probably disingenuous and just for publicity) have anything to do with "the ivory tower mentality of liberalism."

Now that is the longest bow I've ever seen anyone draw!

[mhking]

But she doesn't look like a negro.

I'm sorry, so to "look like a negro" she has to be blue-black with every other stereotypical physical characteristic?

Please. Spare me.

By your definition, many black folks (myself included) wouldn't "look like a negro." But I could never be mistaken for anything else but black (although I've been told that I could pass for Hispanic, Indian or Arab, depending on my haircut)...

[mhking]

Ugly? Feh. Tell 'er to go see a shrink and keep steppin'. She ain't HARDLY ugly...

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[The Wizard]

well, I was surprized to see her nude in "Swordfish", but she looks OK.....

[mhking]

Eric Benet is trash.

That's barefoot trash to you....[g]

[mhking]

What do I have to do, throw you in the brig every time we go to a planet?

Riker: "Why? Kirk would've boffed her.....twice even!"

[Fzob]

Berry added that being black still hinders her progress in Hollywood.

While her body is beautiful her mind is pretty ugly.

[mhking]

She goes into the Jolie category of Billy Bob related untouchables now.

Mmmmm-hmmmm...