1958-08-16 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Wildwood | General (voice) | 2026-10-23 |
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Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special | Self | 2025-05-19 |
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Erika Sloane | 2025-05-17 |
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OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett | Self | 2024-03-02 |
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Damsel | Lady Bayford | 2024-03-07 |
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Disney Legends Awards Ceremony | Self | 2024-08-12 |
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Orion and the Dark | Sweet Dreams (voice) | 2024-02-01 |
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Butterfly in the Sky | Self (archive footage) | 2024-03-17 |
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Inside the Dream: Mugler | Self | 2024-09-25 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Self | 2023-02-07 |
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X | Host | 2023-11-18 |
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Good Night Oppy | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2022-11-04 |
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Wendell & Wild | Sister Helley (voice) | 2022-10-21 |
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Ramonda | 2022-11-09 |
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda | Self | 2022-11-04 |
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2021-11-20 |
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Gunpowder Milkshake | Anna May | 2021-07-14 |
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Malika the Lion Queen | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2021-04-04 |
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TINA | Self | 2021-08-20 |
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Between the World and Me | Self | 2020-11-21 |
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Soul | Dorothea (voice) | 2020-12-25 |
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Attorneys At Love | Narrator | 2020-01-14 |
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The Apollo | Self | 2019-04-24 |
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Otherhood | Carol Walker | 2019-08-13 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Ramonda | 2019-04-24 |
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Erika Sloane | 2018-07-25 |
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The Flood | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2018-11-25 |
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Bumblebee | Shatter (voice) | 2018-11-22 |
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Black Panther | Ramonda | 2018-02-13 |
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | Self | 2017-08-26 |
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony | Self | 2016-09-24 |
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration | Self | 2016-11-15 |
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The Snowy Day | Nana (voice) | 2016-11-25 |
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London Has Fallen | Lynne Jacobs | 2016-03-02 |
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Chi-Raq | Miss Helen Worthy | 2015-12-04 |
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Survivor | Maureen Cranepaul | 2015-05-21 |
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Dr. Kulinda (voice) | 2015-01-26 |
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White Bird in a Blizzard | Dr. Thaler | 2014-10-15 |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 |
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We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | 2014-02-11 | |
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Black Nativity | Aretha Cobbs | 2013-11-27 |
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Olympus Has Fallen | Lynne Jacobs | 2013-03-20 |
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Betty and Coretta | Coretta Scott King | 2013-02-02 |
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012-02-19 |
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This Means War | Collins | 2012-02-14 |
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Green Lantern | Dr. Amanda Waller | 2011-06-14 |
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Jumping the Broom | Mrs. Watson | 2011-05-06 |
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Notorious | Voletta Wallace | 2009-01-16 |
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Narrator (voice) | 2009-01-01 |
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Nothing But the Truth | Bonnie Benjamin | 2008-12-19 |
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Meet the Browns | Brenda Brown | 2008-03-21 |
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Of Boys and Men | Rieta Cole | 2008-10-21 |
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Gospel Hill | Sarah Malcolm | 2008-02-09 |
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Meet the Robinsons | Mildred (voice) | 2007-03-23 |
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Akeelah and the Bee | Tanya Anderson | 2006-04-28 |
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Time Bomb | Jill Greco | 2006-03-19 |
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited) | 2005-06-07 |
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The Lazarus Child | Dr. Elizabeth Chase | 2004-05-13 |
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Mr. 3000 | Maureen "Mo" Simmons | 2004-06-15 |
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Masked and Anonymous | Mistress | 2003-07-25 |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
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Sunshine State | Desiree Perry | 2002-06-21 |
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The Rosa Parks Story | Rosa Louise McCauley Parks | 2002-02-24 |
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Making "The Score" | Herself | 2001-12-11 |
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Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Ruby Delacroix | 2001-12-01 |
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The Score | Diane | 2001-07-13 |
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Groove (voice) | 2000-10-03 |
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Supernova | Dr. Kaela Evers | 2000-01-14 |
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Boesman and Lena | Lena | 2000-11-03 |
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Music of the Heart | Janet | 1999-10-29 |
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Our Friend, Martin | Miles' Mom (voice) | 1999-01-12 |
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Stella Payne | 1998-08-14 |
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Contact | Rachel Constantine | 1997-07-11 |
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Panther | Dr. Betty Shabazz | 1995-05-03 |
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Waiting to Exhale | Bernadine | 1995-12-22 |
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Vampire in Brooklyn | Detective Rita Veder | 1995-10-26 |
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Strange Days | Lornette 'Mace' Mason | 1995-10-13 |
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What's Love Got to Do with It | Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner | 1993-06-09 |
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Malcolm X | Betty Shabazz | 1992-11-18 |
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Critters 4 | Fran | 1992-08-20 |
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Innocent Blood | U.S. Attorney Sinclair | 1992-09-25 |
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Passion Fish | Rhonda / Dawn | 1992-12-11 |
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Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor | Allison | 1991-02-18 |
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Boyz n the Hood | Reva Styles | 1991-07-12 |
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The Heroes of Desert Storm | Lt. Phoebe Jeter | 1991-10-11 |
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Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story | Pat | 1991-01-21 |
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One Special Victory | Lois | 1991-12-08 |
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Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage | Willie | 1991-10-29 |
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City of Hope | Reesha | 1991-10-11 |
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Challenger | Cheryl McNair | 1990-02-25 |
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Kindergarten Cop | Stewardess | 1990-12-21 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Carla Peters | 1990-05-20 |
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In the Best Interest of the Child | Lori | 1990-05-20 |
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F/X | TV reporter | 1986-02-07 |
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Liberty | Linda Thornton | 1986-06-23 |
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Doubletake | Prostitute at Headquarters | 1985-11-24 |
