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 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2023, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award. 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. She had success starring in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Music of the Heart (1999). In the following decades, she took on supporting roles in the drama Notorious (2009) and the action films Green Lantern (2011), Olympus Has Fallen(2013), and London Has Fallen (2016). She 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 another Golden Globe and was 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 an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story earned her nominations for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant, Athena Grant, in the Fox drama series 9-1-1. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Angela Bassett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    16 August 1958
Strange Days
Strange Days
7.007
Meet the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons
6.918
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
7.629
Contact
Contact
7.432
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
6.6
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
7.54
Supernova
Supernova
4.9
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill
4.88
The Score
The Score
6.701
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
6.3
Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous
5.039
Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn
5.1
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
5.8
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart
6.69
Critters 4
Critters 4
5
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
6.131
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
7.068
One Special Victory
One Special Victory
0
Notorious
Notorious
6.941
Passion Fish
Passion Fish
6.873
Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
6.943
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
8
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
7
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It
7.091
Green Lantern
Green Lantern
5.175
The Lazarus Child
The Lazarus Child
5.452
Mr. 3000
Mr. 3000
5.2
Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns
6.6
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.9
The Rosa Parks Story
The Rosa Parks Story
7.2
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
5.5
Sunshine State
Sunshine State
6.4
Jumping the Broom
Jumping the Broom
5.9
This Means War
This Means War
6.184
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
8.1
Wendell & Wild
Wendell & Wild
6.7
Panther
Panther
6.2
Boesman and Lena
Boesman and Lena
5
Damsel
Damsel
7.024
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
6.405
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
6.1
Betty and Coretta
Betty and Coretta
7.167
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
6.885
Black Nativity
Black Nativity
5
Liberty
Liberty
0
Of Boys and Men
Of Boys and Men
7.7
Doubletake
Doubletake
5.2
F/X
F/X
6.6
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
6
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
4.5
In the Best Interest of the Child
In the Best Interest of the Child
1.333
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen
6.2
Orion and the Dark
Orion and the Dark
6.6
Good Night Oppy
Good Night Oppy
7.6
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
4.9
Survivor
Survivor
5.7
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
6.9
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
5.763
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
7
Butterfly in the Sky
Butterfly in the Sky
8
Black Panther
Black Panther
7.373
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
0
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
7
The Heroes of Desert Storm
2.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
7.3
Kindergarten Cop
Kindergarten Cop
6.114
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
7.441
Challenger
Challenger
6.2
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
1
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
0
City of Hope
City of Hope
6.7
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
9
Otherhood
Otherhood
6.2
Time Bomb
Time Bomb
5.5
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
7.1
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
5.5
Bumblebee
Bumblebee
6.72
Gunpowder Milkshake
Gunpowder Milkshake
6.3
The Flood
The Flood
6.3
Attorneys At Love
Attorneys At Love
0
The Apollo
The Apollo
6.5
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
8.239
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
0
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
7.9
Soul
Soul
8.108
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.689
TINA
TINA
7.7
Malika the Lion Queen
Malika the Lion Queen
5
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
3.5
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Inside the Dream: Mugler
9
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
7.167
White Bird in a Blizzard
White Bird in a Blizzard
6.2
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
0
Making "The Score"
Making "The Score"
0
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
0