Actress Halle Berry confronts stigma around menopause

Oscar-winning actor and women's health activist Halle Berry joins Sen Patty Murray (second from left), Sen Lisa Murkowski (right) and other women of the Senate as they introduce new legislation to boost federal research on menopause, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Photo: AP

Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry joined a group of United States senators on May 2 to announce new legislation that would provide tens of millions of dollars towards menopause research and education.

“The shame has to be taken out of menopause. We have to talk about this very normal part of our life,” said the 57-year-old Hollywood star, who picked up a Best Actress Oscar for the 2001 romantic drama Monster’s Ball.