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Halle Berry's Sexiest Roles


Halle Berry is currently in South Africa, Cape Town to be precise, filming a movie called Dark Tide. In it, Halle (who turns 44 this month) plays Sara, a diving instructor who suffers a near-fatal shark attack. She's already been snapped in Simon's Town (in case you want to play parazzi) rocking a floral string bikini and a skintight wetsuit on set. Halle also brought along ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and their two-year-old daughter Nahla.

So before we get to feast our eyes on Halle doing battle with a Great White on South African shores, let's revisit her five most sizzling big screen roles.

Jinx Johnson - Die Another Day (2002)
There's no question about this one, is there? From her eye-popping homage to original Bond girl Ursula Andress in Dr. No, to her scorching, tit-for-tat chemistry with then-Bond Pierce Brosnan, Halle became one of the most legendary Bond girls within the time it took her to emerge from the ocean, dripping wet in a curve-hugging orange bikini. Anyone remember the plot of the movie? Didn’t think so…


Patience Phillips/Catwoman - Catwoman (2004)
She famously (infamously?) accepted her Razzie Award for Worst actress for this role while gratefully clutching the Oscar she'd already won for Monster's Ball. And while we can agree that she deserved it for that cringeworthy performance as the legendary DC Comics character, Halle still looked better than ever in skintight leather pants, a bustier that works better than a Wonderbra and the most adorable little kitten eared-mask. Even Michelle Pfeiffer would have approved. You'd be forgiven for meowing your way through this one.


Leticia Musgrove - Monster's Ball (2001)
While there's little cheer to be had watching this movie, in which Halle plays the depressed single mother of an obese young boy, Halle makes the screen sizzle with a raw sexuality and an uncomplicated sultriness brought on by the heat of the Deep South of Louisiana. And we haven’t even mentioned that intense sex scene with Billy Bob Thornton yet. Her primal, emotionally devastating performance was enough to nab her a Best Actress Oscar, and the undying gratitude of male movie fans everywhere.


Ginger Knowles - Swordfish (2001)
This movie is legend for featuring Halle's first-ever topless scene. Halle at first refused to go bare in a sunbathing scene, but changed her mind when the studio offered to bump up her salary by a massive $500 000! Halle has always maintained that money was not the object, but rather her willingness to take risks. We'll just have to take her word for it. So while we only got about 10 seconds of Halle in the nude, she didn't leave much to the imagination in most of her other scenes. Who could blame Hugh Jackman for sneaking a peek of Ginger getting down to her bra and knickers in this scene?


Sharon Stone - The Flintstones (1994)
There's nothing quite like some old-school Halle to make you appreciate just how much her sexy siren stock has risen over the years. In this live-action adaptation of the TV cartoon series, Halle plays Fred Flintstone's seductive secretary and gets to use her Stone Age charms to distract him while he is being framed by his conniving boss. Only Halle could make an animal skin two-piece and clunky jewellery look that good - and get away with so much sex appeal in a family-friendly movie. We are in awe, Miss Berry, in awe.
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