Why did black ppl universally agree that Halle Berry was the GOAT black woman in the 90's-00's?

[Lil' Kartwheel]

Jason's lyric jada and low down dirt shame jada is a extremely close second

Don't forget Jada in Woo too.

Easily the baddest petite female in the 90's and there was plenty competition in that area.

 

[filial_piety]

Yeah I definitely remember the Summer of 92' () and after Boomerang came out...all the older Black Men (teens and 20s) kept going on and on about how she was the finest black chick out there. imo She was 3rd finest in the movie after R. Givens and the woman with the hammer toes.

never got the hype.

Thinking back on it, I definitely had more of a crush on Nia Long Jada Pinkett, and Kim Fields back then.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Meagan good, mari morrow, Stacey dash & few other looked better to me.

Only short haired Halle berry was fine.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Yall need to stop with this Tyra bullshyt. Stacey Dash, Salli Richardson, Jada Pinkett, Nia Long all look better than Tyra.

View media item 12444Forreal tho

 

[filial_piety]

Met her in person in 2002 probably the most disappointing experiences I've ever had...bit#h was a straight crackhead....yes even then

Halle fell off imo sometime between 1999- 2002....by then she was old news...i think this is around her Swordfish/Monster's Ball era.

by 2000, I was all about Sanna Lathan and Jlo.

 

[Sylar]

Since Halle is biracial then she shouldn't even be part of this conversation since the title is for black women

Nia Long gets my vote. Her sex appeal on "Love Jones" was just

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

Can my skinny nubian goddess Bianca Lawson get some shine?

 

[hayesc0]

..... with this

Stop whining like a bytch.

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

Spoiler: nsfw

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

Never thought she was very attractive.
Shes not ugly but mostly hype from being half white.

 

[hatealot]

Halle is nice but...

Been crushing on her since I first laid eyes on her.

 

[Wear My Dawg's Hat]

Halle is nice but...

Been crushing on her since I first laid eyes on her.

Like Halle, Salli Richardson is mixed-race, too.

She is the daughter of an African American-Native American mother and a white father, of Italian and English descent.

 

[Wear My Dawg's Hat]

Yeah I definitely remember the Summer of 92' () and after Boomerang came out...all the older Black Men (teens and 20s) kept going on and on about how she was the finest black chick out there. imo She was 3rd finest in the movie after R. Givens and the woman with the hammer toes.

never got the hype.

Thinking back on it, I definitely had more of a crush on Nia Long Jada Pinkett, and Kim Fields back then.

The story goes that Halle auditioned for the sultry and sexy role of "Jacqueline" in Boomerang, but was beat out by Robin Givens.

Halle was then cast as the pretty, "girl next door" type, "Angela."

It was the consensus in my crew at the time that Robin did out-sexy Halle in the film.

I think the producers and directors made the right decision in casting the way that they did.

 

[hatealot]

Speaking of halle berry, she has a twin currently on the scene

Lesley-Ann Brandt

 

[twhatever]

Halle Berry wasn't overrated. The problem was it was pretty much a prerequisite for black actresses to be light skin or biracial. She was the one who rose above the rest to A list status.
I'm sure there were many dark and brown skin actresses who were just as pretty. They were just never given a fair shot.
It just makes no sense to evaluate who was the prettiest "black" actress when the colorist casting directors have already done most of the work anyway. Just say who was the prettiest light skin or biracial and keep it moving.