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Category 41-45, TALENT ROUND 3: Halle Berry vs. Juliette Binoche

Halle by Francy Italy

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One of her first acting projects was a television series for local cable Chicago Force. In 1989, Berry landed the role in the short-lived ABC television series Living Dolls (a spin-off of Who's the Boss?).

Her breakthrough feature film role was in Jungle Fever. Her first co-starring role was in the 1991 film Strictly Business. In 1992, Berry starred in Boomerang. That same year, she caught the public's attention in the TV adaptation of Queen: The Story of an American Family. Berry was in the live-action Flintstones movie.

With Losing Isaiah (1995), Berry tackled a more serious role. She played in Race the Sun (1996), and in Executive Decision. In 1998, Berry received praise for her role in Bulworth. The same year, she played the singer Zola Taylor, one of the three wives of pop singer Frankie Lymon, in the biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love. In the 1999 HBO biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, she portrayed the first black woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Berry's performance was recognized with several awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

Berry portrayed the mutant superhero Storm in the film adaptation of the comic book series X-Men (2000) and its sequels, X2: X-Men United (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In 2001, Berry appeared in the film Swordfish, which featured her first on-screen nude scene.

In 2001, Berry appeared in Monster's Ball. Her performance was awarded the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild prizes, and earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Berry made history by becoming the first African-American woman to receive a Best Actress Academy Award.

As Bond girl Jinx in the 2002 blockbuster Die Another Day, Berry famously recreated a scene from Dr. No, as Ursula Andress had 40 years earlier. In late 2003, she starred in the psychological thriller Gothika. It was a moderate hit at the United States box office, taking in $60 million; it earned another $80 million abroad.

Berry receive $12.5 million for the title role in the film Catwoman, a $100 million movie, it grossed $17 million on its first weekend. She was awarded a "worst actress" Razzie award in 2005.

Berry next appeared in the Oprah Winfrey-produced ABC TV movie Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005). Meanwhile, she voiced the character of Cappy, one of the many mechanical beings in the animated feature Robots (2005). She starred in the thriller Perfect Stranger and wrapped shooting on Things We Lost in the Fire. She is set to star in Class Act and Tulia.

2008 Who is Doris Payne?, Nappily Ever After

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Juliette by suki

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Her debutes were in Les Nanas, Adieu blaireau, Je vous salue, Marie, La Vie de, Rendez-vous. In 1986, Binoche was nominated for her first César Award for Best Actress for the film. Binoche's next film was a role in Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur which was a critical and commercial failure. Later that year, she starred in Mauvais Sang. This film, however, was a critical and commercial success, leading to Binoche's second César Award nomination. In August 1986, she played in The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which was a worldwide success with critics and audiences alike. In 1988, she filmed the lead in Un tour de manège. Later that year she began work on Les Amants du Pont-Neuf. When it was released in 1991, it was a critical success. Binoche won a European Film Award for best actress as well as her third César Award nomination.She relocated to London for the 1992 Wuthering Heights and Damage, both of which considerably developed her international reputation. For Damage Binoche received her fourth César Award nomination. In 1993, she appeared in Three Colors: Blue to much critical acclaim. The film also landed Binoche a Prize in Venice and César Award for Best Actress as well as a Golden Globe nomination.

In 1995, Binoche appeared in a big-budget adaptation of The Horseman on the Roof. The film was a box-office success around the world and Binoche was again nominated for a César Award for Best Actress. In 1996, she appeared in A Couch in New York. The film was a flop, but another 1996 film, The English Patient was a worldwide hit. It garnered nine Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Binoche. After this international hit, Binoche returned to France and began work on Lucie Aubrac. Next she worked on Alice et Martin (1998) followed in 1999 by Children of the Century.2000 saw Binoche appear in successful roles: La Veuve de Saint-Pierre which saw Binoche nominated for a César Award for best actress and Code Unknown. Back on screen, Binoche was the heroine of Chocolat for which she won a European Film Award for Best Actress and was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA.

Following the success of Chocolat, Juliette Binoche returned to France for an unlikely role. Jet Lag (2002) was a box-office hit in France and saw Binoche once again nominated for a César Award for best actress. Next Binoche went to South Africa to film In My Country (2004). Binoche then teamed up with Michael Haneke again for Caché in 2005. The film was an immediate success. Binoche was nominated for a European Film Award for Best Actress for her role. She's next film was Bee Season. Mary (2005) was an immediate success, winning the Grand Prix at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. Binoche appeared at the 2006 Venice Film Festival to launch A Few Days in September. Later in the month she traveled to the Toronto Film Festival for the premiere of Breaking and Entering.

2007 was one of Binoche's busiest years. The Cannes Film Festival saw the premiere of Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge.The film was well received by international critics and went on to debut around the world in early 2008. Dan in Real Life a romantic comedy was released in October 2007, becoming a popular commercial success. Back in France Binoche was seen to popular and critical success in Paris, L'Heure D'été and Désengagement. In March 2008 Binoche began work on Copie.

2008 Une autre forme de silence (Another Kind of Silence)

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WHICH ONE IS MORE TALENTED?

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