Halle Berry 'Got Cool Points’ from Daughter for Introducing Her to Costar Mark Wahlberg (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘The Union’.Photo:John Salangsang/Shutterstock

John Salangsang/Shutterstock

Halle Berryis a cool mom!

The actress, 57, stepped out at the Los Angeles premiere ofThe Unionon Monday, Aug. 12, and spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about how she earned “cool points” when her daughter Nahla Ariela, 16, met her costarMark Wahlberg.

“Well, I got cool points when I introduced my daughter to Mark, because she lovesDaddy’s Home,“Berry tells PEOPLE. “That’s one of her favorite movies. So when I got to introduce her to Mark, I think it was the first time in my whole career where she said ‘Oh, you know Mark Wahlberg? Okay you’re cool.’ "

She adds that it was the “first time” Nahla had ever said it. “I’ve met some really amazing people, but she happened to be a big fan of his,” Berry tells PEOPLE.

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Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘The Union’.Phillip Faraone/Getty

Phillip Faraone/Getty

Berry, who shares Nahla with ex Gabriel Aubryalso, as well as son Maceo-Robert, 10, with ex-husband Olivier Martinez, also opened up about the advice she’d give her children if they were to follow her footsteps in Hollywood.

“I would tell them, do it the way I did it,” she tells PEOPLE. “I had no nepotism. Nobody helped me. I had to learn from the ground up. They would have to do it the same way.”

“They would have to go pay their dues, learn a craft, work hard, and make it on their own for themselves,” she adds. “That way it’s always theirs. Nobody takes it away. That’s what they would have to do.”

TheCatwomanstar wasdressed in a long-sleeve black, sheer one-piece dress with floral accents as she posed on Monday’s red carpet.

“Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way,” the film’s synopsis read.

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Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry in ‘The Union’.Laura Radford/Netflix

Laura Radford/Netflix

Teasing the film toEntertainment Weekly, Wahlberg described his character Mike as a “blue-collar James Bond.“As for working with theCatwomanstar, Wahlberg said, “Doing anything with Halle is very easy but also an absolute joy. Pretty much any guy or gal would do anything to win her over, so it was certainly easy when it came to me basically following her like a puppy.”

“There’s a nice balance of humor and action with a story that ultimately relies on our chemistry,” he added

The Unionis on Netflix Friday Aug. 16.

source: people.com