Halle Berry’s Mother
Halle Berry is an Academy Award-winning actress, best known for her roles in films such as X-Men, Monster’s Ball, and Catwoman. She has been a major force in Hollywood since the early 1990s.
Halle Berry was born on August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio to Judith Ann Hawkins and Jerome Jesse Berry. Her mother, Judith Ann Hawkins, is a psychiatric nurse and her father, Jerome Jesse Berry, was a hospital attendant.
Early Life
Judith Ann Hawkins was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 15th, 1945. She grew up in a working-class family and attended John Adams High School. After graduating from high school she went on to attend nursing school at Cuyahoga Community College.
Judith Ann Hawkins married Jerome Jesse Berry in 1964 and they had two children together: Halle and Heidi. The couple divorced in 1976 when Halle was just 10 years old.
Later Life
After the divorce, Judith Ann Hawkins moved to Chicago with her two daughters. She worked as a psychiatric nurse at the University of Illinois Medical Center for many years before retiring in 2002.
Today, Judith Ann Hawkins lives in Los Angeles and is very close with her daughter Halle. She often attends red carpet events with her daughter and is very proud of all of her accomplishments.