Apr 8, 2007 11:12 am US/Eastern
Halle Berry Tops Ebony's Power List
Actress And Producer Says She Feels 'Powerful At 40'
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Halle Berry recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California. (File)
AP
Halle Berry is a regular on magazine lists of most beautiful or sexiest women.
This time around, though, Ebony magazine is honoring her as No. 1 on this year's list of "The Ebony Power 150: The Most Influential Blacks In America."
The Oscar-winner tells the magazine she has reached a point in her life where she feels more powerful than ever.
"... I feel really powerful at 40 because I've finally got it, I have finally realized that I'm complete all by myself," she says. "I don't need a man."
Although Berry gets paid eight-figure salaries for her film roles, she's turned her attention to working behind the camera, producing film and television projects.
Her current projects in the works include "Mixed," a TV comedy about a mixed-race woman; and "Compositions In Black And White" with Alicia Keys.
The annual Power 150 was launched in 1963 as "100+ Most Influential Black Americans."
This year's list also includes Sen. Barack Obama, "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, actor-director Tyler Perry and talk show host Tyra Banks.
The May issue of Ebony will be out Monday, April 9.
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