【明報專訊】Halle Maria Berry (荷爾芭莉), actress and model, was born August 14, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio (美國俄亥俄州). Berry attended a nearly all-white public school, and as a result was subjected to discrimination at an early age. Her early bouts (較量) with racism greatly influenced her desire to excel (優勝). Throughout high school, the determined teen participated in a dizzying array (大量) of extracurricular activities, holding positions of newspaper editor, class president and head cheerleader.