Halle Berry Lists All Her Broken Bones from Starring in Action Movies: 'I've Been Knocked Out 3 Times'

Mar. 15, 2025

Halle Berry in Las Vegas on April 10, 2024.Photo:Brenton Ho/Variety via Getty Images

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Halle Berryis willing to push her body to the limits for her craft.

The actress sat down withThe UnioncostarMark Wahlbergfor an interview surrounding their new Netflix film, where theylisted off the physical ailmentsthey’ve endured on the sets of action movies.

After Wahlberg, 53, lamented having to learn to crochet and to dance ballet and the tango (the latter of which he dubbed “the worst”), Berry added, “I’ve been knocked out three times.”

TheAcademy Awardwinner went on to recall that she has broken an arm, five ribs (twowhile filmingher 2021 directorial debutBruisedand three on 2019’sJohn Wick: Chapter 3), her tailbone, two toes and one of her middle fingers.

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For his part, Wahlberg said he has suffered a torn meniscus and a separated shoulder, joking that he has also had his “ego bruised quite a few times.”

Additionally, Berry said that she trained to hold her breath for nearly two and a half minutes for her 2012 filmDark Tide, which “felt like eternity.”

As for her time asStorm in theX-Menfilms, being suspended in the air for the superhero role also presented its own set of challenges.

“It felt like the guy had gone to lunch. That’s how long I was up there,” Berry said. “I was like, ‘Hello? Hello, anybody?’ "

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About working with Berry on the film, Wahlberg toldEntertainment Weekly, “I’ve always been a huge fan of her and an admirer of her work.”

“Doing anything with Halle is very easy but also an absolute joy. Pretty much any guy or gal would do anything to win her over, so it was certainly easy when it came to mebasically following her like a puppy,” he added.

The Unionis streaming Friday, Aug. 16, on Netflix.

source: people.com