09-07-2025
Halle Berry Makes Surprising Admission About 1994 Role in 'The Flintstones'
Halle Berry revealed she felt 'shy' when she played a seductive secretary in The Flintstones movie more than 30 years ago. The future Oscar winner was just 27 years old when she played Fred Flintstone's (John Goodman) sexy assistant, Miss Sharon Stone, in the 1994 live-action film.
Berry, 58, took to X in July 2025 to share photos of her character wearing two-piece animal print outfits, and she noted that fans send her pictures from the movie "almost weekly."
"Did you guys know I went into this somewhat shy as I hadn't really played this type of vixen/seductress role up until this point 🤷🏽♀️," the actress wrote.
Before The Flintstones, Berry appeared in films such as Jungle Fever and Boomerang. She previously told Hollywood Fix she fought to get the part in The Flintstones, which also starred Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Kyle MacLachlan, Rosie O'Donnell, and Elizabeth Taylor.
'I talked to Brian Levant, the director, about it," Berry recalled in the vintage interview. 'The first meeting, I told him that Bedrock should be integrated, and this is the perfect character because it wasn't in the original [cartoon series]. She could be anything, and she should be Black. … So, I auditioned, and I got the role.'
Of her wardrobe, she added, 'I did the coolest jewelry by far, the coolest jewelry and the barest costumes, I mean the barest of them all, but it was fun."
Berry also reflected on The Flintstones in honor of the film's 30th anniversary in 2024. In an Instagram Reel, the actress admitted she hadn't seen the movie in 'probably 20 years.' After pointing to her character's 'young' voice and 'iconic' pixie haircut, she acknowledged the importance of her casting in the movie.
'Being a Black woman in Bedrock seemed like a little thing but, you know, The Flintstones was the fabric of our culture,' she told fans. 'I knew that this was a big step forward for Black people, Black women especially. 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,' she added.
'Love you all for loving Miss Stone all this time,' Berry captioned the Berry Makes Surprising Admission About 1994 Role in 'The Flintstones' first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 8, 2025
