Halle Berry Says Lack Of Diversity At The Oscars Is Heartbreaking

It's been more than a decade since the "Queen" of Hollywood broke down Hollywood's racial barriers — and now's she's finally addressed the Oscars diversity controversy.

Halle Berry, who became the first black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, said it's "heartbreaking" that "another woman of color" hasn't taken home an Oscar since her Best Actress win in 2002 for "Monster's Ball."

"I believed with every bone in my body that this was going to incite change, because this door, this barrier, had been broken," Berry told CAA's Kevin Huvane at Tuesday's Maker Conference. "And to sit here almost 15 years later knowing that another woman of color has not walked through that door is heartbreaking. It's heartbreaking because I thought that moment was bigger than me, and it's heartbreaking to think maybe it wasn't bigger than me."

One of Berry's first breakout roles was in the 1993 miniseries, "Queen," based on the life of “Roots” author Alex Haley’s grandmother.

She has since gone on to appear in blockbusters such as "Die Another Day,"Gothika," and the "X-Men" franchise.

The 49-year-old A-lister also starred as the prominent black performer Dorothy Dandridge, who, ironically, in the '50s struggled to succeed in a racially biased Hollywood. Berry's protrayal in the 1999 HBO series earned her both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award

In 2002, she dedicated her breakthrough Oscar acceptance speech to Dandridge and legendary black actresses Lena Horne, and Diahann Carroll.

Adding: "It’s for the women that stand beside me — Jada Pinkett, Angela Bassett, Vivica Fox. And it’s for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened.”

Last year, she told the Guardian that she's "always had a hard time getting roles, being of color" regardless of her A-lister status.

According to Forbes, Berry, who is one of Hollywood's highest paid actresses, net worth in 2012 was estimated at $70 million.

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