Halle Berryhas been reminiscing about one of her first big movie roles with fans on herInstagramaccount. That movie isThe Flintstones, the 1994 live-action take on the animated sitcom about everyone’s favorite stone-age families. Berry’s role required her to play a scantily-clad secretary called Sharon Stone, who helped the movie’s villain – played by Kyle MacLachlan – dupe John Goodman’s Fred Flintstone into taking the wrap for their dubious dealings.
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AsThe Flintstonescelebrates its 30th anniversary, Berry shared a video on her social media account for all those fans who message her every single year with questions and comments about the movie. In the video, Berry watches some of her own scenes and confesses that she hasn’t watched the movie for about 20 years. After noting how her voice is very “young me” in the movie, and her hairstyle became truly iconic, Berry explains how being in the movie was a huge step for her as a Black actress. She said:
“Being a Black woman in Bedrock seemed like a little thing, but you know, The Flintstones was the fabric of our culture. I knew that this was a big step forward for Black people. Black women especially. Yes I remember all of that. While it was silly, and it was over the top and campy, I knew then how important this little part in this big movie actually would be.”
Halle Berry Built Her Career on the Success of The Flintstones
Although Berry admits thatThe Flintstoneswas certainly not a movie that anyone could take too seriously – which is exactly how it was meant to be – she took the opportunity offered to her and used it to forge an Oscar-winning career in Hollywood. Although there are some who mark the role Berry played as sexist, as it did involve her provocatively walking around in what was essentially a leopard-print bikini top and suggestively perching on a desk, the actress clearly had no issues with any of this as it helped her into other roles that allowed her to really show what she was capable of.
Berry’s role in the movie ingrained itself into pop culture enough that fans have never forgotten it, and her gratitude for their continued attention three decades later is something that she has shown with her fun little celebratory video. Since appearing inThe Flintstones, the actress has been many characters across many genres, including a Bond Girl inDie another Day, anX-Men hero as Storm in Fox’s Marvel franchise, and a bad-ass friend of John Wick in his third movie.
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Recently,Berry was set to star inThe Mothership, a new sci-fi movie for Netflix. Despite filming the project, releasing a trailer, and gearing up for release, the film has never seen the light of day as it was abandoned in January 2024. While there was no specific reason given for the cancelation of the movie, it was suggested that the film’s delayed post-production was one of the biggest reasons for the film being dropped.
Despite that setback – as Berry was not only the star but also executive producer on the film – the actress has two films due for release this year. These are the action-comedy-thrillerThe Unionwith Mark Wahlberg, andNever Let Go, a survival horror movie by Alexandre Aja.
The Flintstonesis currently available to stream on Starz.
