Halle Berry dares to bare in sheer leather and gauze dress as she makes an impact at Cloud Atlas premiere

PUBLISHED: 23:15 EST, 1 November 2012 | UPDATED: 11:04 EST, 2 November 2012

It's the kind of dress that in the wrong hands could end up looking rather tacky.

But with Halle Berry's perfect curves poured inside, she managed to carry it off - just.

The actress chose a daring black leather frock with sheer gauze panels for the Russian premiere of her new movie Cloud Atlas.

While the leather was strategically positioned to keep her modesty, it left much of her body on show.

From Russia with love: Halle Berry looked sexy in a black leather and semi-sheer dress at the Moscow premiere of her new film Cloud Atlas on Thursday

She matched the dress with black pointy shoes and long dangling earrings, posing on the red carpet with hands on hips and wearing a slightly saucy expression.

But compared to her costume changes in Cloud Atlas, Halle's red carpet choice was positively boring.

The 46-year-old actress plays six different characters that bypass ethnic and gender lines - from an aged Korean man to a German-Jewish woman.

Strike a pose: Halle paired her sleek dress with pointy black heels

She told Entertainment Weekly that her four-year-old daughter Nahla was horrified to see her mother in character.

'The real test was that my daughter saw all of my costumes, and loved them, but one day, when I came up to her as Dr Ovid, she looked at the guy, and thought he was probably weird, because of his eye thing,' she said.

'Then when I said, "Hi sweetheart," she had an out of body experience.

'I swear I saw her little spirit leave her body and go to Cleveland. She’s still not over it. It was so terrifying for her, to hear my voice coming out of that man.'

Making her mark: Halle spent time signing autographs for her fans outside the event

But aside from scary experiences, Halle appears to be at a perfect place in her life.

But, as she told talk show host Wendy Williams in an interview that aired Thursday, Nahla would like one more thing in life - a sibling.

'Every night, we do our prayers,' Halle said. 'We pray to God, so sweet. She says, "God, please bring me a bunk bed and a baby sister."

'And I say, "I can do one of those things, I know for sure. The other one, we’ve got to keep praying on."'

Halle mused, 'What do you say to her when she wants that and can’t understand why God’s taken so long?'

Braving the cold: Halle's outfit made no concession to the Russian weather

She added: 'I’m a much better mother at 46 — or 41, when I had her — than if I were like 21 or 25.

'I mean I was just a little baby just trying to figure it out — trying to figure out who I was, let alone having the responsibility of trying to help another little soul develop and grow. I’m so glad I waited.'

Halle became the envy of women everywhere when she began dating French actor Olivier Martinez 2010, becoming engaged last March.

Whether or not she intends to have another child is something she's keeping quiet about, for now.

For the time being, Halle's just enjoying Nahla's childhood.

On October 30, Halle took Nahla to Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in West Hollywood, and Nahla got to clown around in white face paint and a tutu.

Nahla wants a sister! Halle told talk show host Wendy Williams that her daughter would like a sibling

'She’s just a little kid, and I just want her to be a little kid, and have normalcy and be like everybody else,' Halle told Williams.

'As her mom, that’s my job — to provide her with that, you know? It’s frustrating when you feel like you can’t.'

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She is the only woman alive that can surpass a 10! She just keeps getting better and better!

- Nina , USA, 03/11/2012 19:19

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My woman crush!

- Siobhan , London, 03/11/2012 14:36

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The hottest looking 46 yr old on the planet without doubt. What a banging body!

- Steve , Britain, United Kingdom, 03/11/2012 11:27

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Kardashians are you looking?? THIS is how you wear a leather dress! Halle looks fabulous!

- Madre Mia , Lorton, 03/11/2012 11:11

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her movie career is not that great. she won an oscar for a sex scene in monster ball. she is a very pretty lady.

- JrodNYC , New York, United States, 03/11/2012 10:46

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I think she looks beautiful as usual, but I don't like the bottom half which would look better if all leather.

- cjay , Indianapolis, 03/11/2012 07:22

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Pamela Anderson you wish you had it going on like Ms. Halle Berry. Halle is beauty personified! The LBD is both classy and sexy at the same time. And the sexiest woman alive award goes to....................Ms. Berry!

- Cmarley , New Orleans, United States, 03/11/2012 04:20

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