February 3, 2003
Halle Berry will star in a TV movie for Oprah Winfrey's production company, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The Oscar-winning actress has signed on to play Janie Crawford, a woman whose quest for personal happiness doesn't sit well with the members of her small community, in the ABC movie based on the 1937 Neale Hurston novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching."

Berry picked up an Emmy and a Golden Globe in 2000 for her performance in the HBO movie "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," and received an Academy Award for her role in "Monster's Ball" last year.

The film is scheduled to begin production this summer and will air during the 2003-2004 season.