Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the late 1980s, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. Bassett had her breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. This led to starring roles as Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X (1992), as the mother of The Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious (2009), and as Amanda Waller in Green Lantern (2011). Her other notable film roles were in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016). She has also played Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For the latter, she won a Golden Globe Award and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. On television, Bassett has starred as Katherine Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992). Her portrayal of Rosa Parks in the television film The Rosa Parks Story (2002) gained her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    16 August 1958
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill
4.8
Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn
5.051
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
5.9
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It
7.115
Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns
6.7
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
4.8
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
6.111
Betty and Coretta
Betty and Coretta
7.2
The Rosa Parks Story
The Rosa Parks Story
7.191
Otherhood
Otherhood
6.163
The Flood
The Flood
5.7
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
0
Malika the Lion Queen
Malika the Lion Queen
5
Good Night Oppy
Good Night Oppy
7.664
Strange Days
Strange Days
7
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
7.527
Supernova
Supernova
4.914
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
6.2
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
8
Mr. 3000
Mr. 3000
5.2
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.9
Boesman and Lena
Boesman and Lena
6.5
Black Nativity
Black Nativity
5.191
Of Boys and Men
Of Boys and Men
7.2
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
7.625
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
6.9
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
7.9
TINA
TINA
7.804
Critters 4
Critters 4
4.898
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
7.013
The Lazarus Child
The Lazarus Child
5.6
Sunshine State
Sunshine State
6.397
Jumping the Broom
Jumping the Broom
5.938
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen
6.19
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
7
The Heroes of Desert Storm
2.5
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
0
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5
Damsel
Damsel
7.257
Orion and the Dark
Orion and the Dark
6.677
The Score
The Score
6.695
Survivor
Survivor
5.662
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
5.82
Time Bomb
Time Bomb
5.5
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
7.615
This Means War
This Means War
6.158
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
0
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
7
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
7.3
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
0
Attorneys At Love
Attorneys At Love
0
The Apollo
The Apollo
6.1
Notorious
Notorious
6.889
Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
6.918
Green Lantern
Green Lantern
5.167
Gunpowder Milkshake
Gunpowder Milkshake
6.355
Wendell & Wild
Wendell & Wild
6.731
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
4.5
White Bird in a Blizzard
White Bird in a Blizzard
6.165
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
7.422
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
7.142
Contact
Contact
7.423
Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous
5.2
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart
6.7
Passion Fish
Passion Fish
6.78
City of Hope
City of Hope
6.71
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
5.5
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
4.833
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
6.8
Meet the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons
6.901
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
6.394
In the Best Interest of the Child
In the Best Interest of the Child
1
Challenger
Challenger
6.2
Soul
Soul
8.136
One Special Victory
One Special Victory
0
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
6.1
Black Panther
Black Panther
7.386
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
7.95
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
9
Liberty
Liberty
0
Panther
Panther
6.1
F/X
F/X
6.538
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
3.5
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
0
Kindergarten Cop
Kindergarten Cop
6.078
Doubletake
Doubletake
5
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
8.257
Bumblebee
Bumblebee
6.726
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.683