Halle Berry is opening up about being the first — and only — Black woman to have won the Oscar for best actress in the nearly 100-year history of the Academy Awards.

Rashad told Oprah Daily she didn’t feel pressured to live up to perceived expectations as a trailblazing Black actress. “What I feel is gratitude,” she said.

In the film, fellow Black actresses Taraji P. Henson and Whoopi Goldberg also weigh in on the lack of Black “Best Actress” Oscar winners.

podcast, Berry, who made history as the first Black star to win an Oscar for Best Actress over 20 years ago, revealed that she's "tired" of being the only Black actress to have won the award.

Berry won “Best Actress” in 2002 for her role in the film “Monster’s Ball,” marking the first and only time a Black woman has taken home the top prize.

Best Actress winner Halle Berry holds her Oscar statuete backstage at the 74th Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Ca., March 24, 2002.

Halle Berry is opening up about being the first — and only — Black woman to have won the Oscar for best actress in the nearly 100-year history of the Academy Awards.