E-mail a friendJuly 28, 2005
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry discusses her mixed-race upbringing, Emmy nods and future projects. Attorney Jeanne Finberg explains Medicaid and the new prescription drug benefit.
Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Halle Berry's path to superstardom took her from high school prom queen and National Honor Society member to the beauty pageant world to making history as the only African American Best Actress Oscar winner. Since her breakthrough film role in Jungle Fever, she has starred in numerous critically acclaimed and successful projects, including Bulworth, cable's Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and ABC's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Berry also received an Emmy nod as an exec producer of HBO's Lackawanna Blues.
Jeanne Finberg
Jeanne Finberg
Jeanne Finberg is Directing Attorney for the National Senior Citizens Law Center in Oakland, CA. She specializes in senior health issues, particularly Medicaid and long term care, and works to protect seniors from financial abuse. Finberg previously worked on health law issues at the Consumers Union and at the National Center for Youth Law in San Francisco. She was also managing attorney for Bay Area Legal Aid in Oakland. Finberg was a Senior Law Review Editor at the University of San Francisco School of Law.