Born August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio, Halle is the youngest daughter born to Jerome and Judith Berry, an interracial couple. Halle, and her older sister Heidi, spent the first few years of their childhood living in an inner-city neighborhood. Her abusive father, Jerome Berry, abandoned his wife and children, and left the family when Halle was four years old. Halle was raised almost totally by her mother, Judith, a psychiatric nurse. Judith then moved her family to the predominantly white Cleveland suburb of Bedford.
Halle also has an older sister named Heidi. Halle’s parents divorced when she was 4 years old. She was then raised by her mom. An active teenager, Halle enjoyed being high school cheerleader while also juggling duties in the honor society, editor of the school paper, and class president. Her senior year she was also crowned prom queen.
