Halle Berry

from The Envelope · host Mark Olsen, Mike Heflin, Heba Elorbany, Yvonne Villarreal, Asal Ehsanipour

Halle Berry details how she channeled her childhood trauma in her directorial debut, “Bruised”; why she has “great compassion” for people struggling to get it right; and how she had to fight for roles even after becoming the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for best actress nearly 20 years ago.To read a full transcript of this interview, please visit the episode page at latimes.com.

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