Halle Berry shares rare photos of daughter Nahla to celebrate her 15th birthday

• Halle Berry rarely shares photos of her children online, but she made an exception on Thursday.
• The Oscar winner's daughter Nahla turned 15 on Thursday. 
• Berry has said she avoids sharing photos of her children's faces for privacy and safety reasons.

Halle Berry rarely posts photos of her children on social media, but the Oscar winner made an exception on Thursday. 

Berry posted three photos of her daughter Nahla to Instagram in honor of her 15th birthday, including a black-and-white photo of Berry and Nahla hugging and laughing. The old photo from Nahla's childhood was placed in a picture frame that had the phrase "Love You More" inscribed on it. 

"One of the greatest gifts the universe has given me is my daughter, Nahla," Berry wrote in the caption. "She is the sun that never fades and the moon that never wanes! Please join me in wishing her a happy 15th Birthday today! I love you sweet angel"

Friends and fans, including Viola Davis and Julianne Moore, wished Nahla a happy birthday in the comments. 

"Happiest of birthdays beautiful Nahla!!" Davis wrote. 

"Happy birthday Nahla!" Moore commented. 

Berry shares Nahla with former partner Gabriel Aubry; she is also mother to 9-year-old Maceo, whom she shares with ex-husband Olivier Martinez. 

Berry most recently shared a photo of Maceo in 2021 for his 8th birthday. 

"This little dude is 8 today!" she wrote in the caption. "Happy Birthday THUNDER!" 

Berry has previously explained that she avoids showing her children's faces on social media as a way to protect their privacy. 

"I fought really hard to protect their privacy, and I just want them to have their life and have it be theirs," the actor told TODAY in May 2019, adding that it is also a "safety issue." "I just don't want to plaster them all over the internet. That just doesn't feel right for me. They're gonna do that soon enough. That's going to be their life when they grow up, and they will choose when that starts."