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Halle Berry, 56, is known for her super acceptable physique, but connected November 10 she shared immoderate throwback lingerie photos from 24 years agone and reminded everyone she doesn’t conscionable enactment hard, she’s besides genetically blessed. The revealing polaroids were taken backmost successful 1998 portion Halle was shooting the 1999 HBO biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, a heartfelt tribute to the archetypal Black pistillate to beryllium nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. The biopic earned rave reviews and Halle took location the Golden Globe for her portrayal of the iconic singer-turned actress.
In her caption of the photos series, seen here, Halle explained the inheritance of the polaroids and wrote: “This TBT I stock with you what we affectionately called ‘The Dottie Body.’ Every portion of Dorothy Dandridge’s covering fixed to maine by her manager Earl Mills acceptable maine perfectly! Here’s a look down the curtain of my polaroid postulation of costume fittings and sprout days! If you emotion Dottie similar I do, enjoy!”
In the archetypal photograph successful the bid Halle is lasting with her hands connected her hips, wearing thing but a golden bra and underwear set. On the bottommost of the Polaroid “Dottie Body” is written successful achromatic marker. In different photograph successful the bid she’s wearing a agleam reddish lace bra and matching underwear, with her hands posed by her side. Other photos amusement her wearing play pieces from the 1940’s and aboriginal 1950’s, erstwhile Dorothy was astatine the tallness of her fame.
One time prior, connected November 9, the X-Men actress posted a tribute to observe what would person been the 100th day of the iconic Hollywood star. In a bid of photos, that tin beryllium seen here, Halle shared snaps of herself successful afloat costume and make-up arsenic Dorothy, on with a bid of vintage pics of the star, and the resemblance is uncanny. In her caption Halle wrote: “23 years ago, I was privileged to bring the beingness of Dorothy Dandridge to the surface and 100 years agone contiguous this legendary magical carnal was born! Happy Birthday, Dottie.”
Born successful 1922, successful Cleveland Ohio, Dorothy began her vocation arsenic a nightclub vocalist earlier breaking into Hollywood. She roseate to fame acknowledgment to deed songs ‘I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Face’ and ‘That Old Feeling.’ Then successful 1954 she was nominated for an Academy Award for her enactment successful the philharmonic Carmen Jones. Sadly, successful 1965, astatine conscionable 42-years-old, Dorothy passed distant aft an accidental overdose.
Although Dorothy was a modern of Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner, her bequest was mostly overlooked successful the years pursuing her decease — until Halle bought the rights to her beingness communicative and fought for six years to get a movie made. In 2021 Halle spoke astir her longtime admiration for Dorothy successful an interrogation with Marie Claire and revealed that the stunning histrion was a “beauty icon” for her increasing up.
“I struggled to find women who reflected maine erstwhile I was increasing up. Being a pistillate of color, I can’t accidental determination were galore astir me,” Halle explained. “There was, of course, my mother. But she was a blue-eyed blonde. And portion I looked up to her, I struggled to find images of women that looked similar me. So I would person to accidental astir apt Dorothy Dandridge, Diahann Carroll and Diana Ross. They were my quality icons, successful my mind.”
Halle Berry stuns connected the reddish carpet successful 2021. (Jen Lowery / SplashNews)In a 1999 interrogation with the Washington Post, Halle spoke successful extent astir her passionateness for making the Dorothy Dandridge biopic and said of the precocious star, “She walked done the backmost doors truthful that I tin spell done the beforehand doors.” Halle’s illustrious Hollywood vocation is chock afloat of blockbusters and awards — including her ain 2002 Best Actress Oscar for Monster’s Ball.
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