Halle Berry is hoping her new mom status will help her ditch her sex symbol reputation and help her win more Oscar-winning roles.
Halle hopes being a mom to two-month-old Nahla Ariela will give her a more wholesome image and help her attract different roles.
"I feel having a baby will open up a whole new world for me. I think I'll actually find better roles, because I've gotten past being the ingénue and sex symbol," Halle says.
The actress, who won an Academy Award for her role in Monster’s Ball, says she’ll be taking on less acting work to allow her to be a good mom and give her a chance to relax.
"I'm definitely going to work less. I used to put so much pressure on myself to succeed that it often made me very unhappy in my personal life. I felt on the verge of burning out three or four years ago," she says.
