Happy Birthday, br Halle Berry!.br Halle Maria Berry turns br 56 years old today.br Here are five facts you br may not have known br about the actress. .br 1. She was the first runner-up br in the 1986 Miss USA pageant.br 2. The actress is named br after the Halle Building br in Cleveland, Ohio.br 3. She accepted her Razzie Award for Worst Actress in 'Catwoman' in person.br 4. Berry is the first br African-American actress br to win the Academy Award br for Best Actress. .br 5. Her favorite actresses are br Dorothy Dandridge, Jodie Foster br and Whoopi Goldberg.