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 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.
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Damsel | Lady Bayford | 2024-01-01 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Self | 2023-02-08 |
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X | Host | 2023-11-18 |
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda | Self | 2022-11-04 |
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Wendell & Wild | Sister Helley (voice) | 2022-10-21 |
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Good Night Oppy | Narrator (voice) | 2022-11-04 |
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Ramonda | 2022-11-09 |
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TINA | Self | 2021-08-20 |
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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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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2021-11-20 |
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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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Between the World and Me | Self | 2020-11-21 |
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The Apollo | Self | 2019-04-24 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Ramonda | 2019-04-24 |
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Otherhood | Carol Walker | 2019-08-13 |
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Erika Sloane | 2018-07-13 |
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Bumblebee | Shatter (voice) | 2018-12-15 |
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Black Panther | Ramonda | 2018-02-13 |
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The Flood | Narrator | 2018-11-25 |
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | Self | 2017-08-26 |
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London Has Fallen | Lynne Jacobs | 2016-03-02 |
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The Snowy Day | Nana | 2016-11-25 |
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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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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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We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | 2014-02-11 | |
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White Bird in a Blizzard | Dr. Thaler | 2014-08-14 |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 |
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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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Black Nativity | Aretha Cobbs | 2013-11-27 |
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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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Jumping the Broom | Mrs. Watson | 2011-05-06 |
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Green Lantern | Dr. Amanda Waller | 2011-06-14 |
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | Self (voice) | 2010-01-01 |
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Narrator (voice) | 2009-01-01 |
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Notorious | Voletta Wallace | 2009-01-16 |
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Of Boys and Men | Rieta Cole | 2008-10-21 |
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Nothing But the Truth | Bonnie Benjamin | 2008-12-19 |
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Gospel Hill | Sarah Malcolm | 2008-02-09 |
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Meet the Browns | Brenda Brown | 2008-03-21 |
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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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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
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Masked and Anonymous | Mistress | 2003-07-25 |
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The Rosa Parks Story | Rosa Louise McCauley Parks | 2002-02-24 |
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Sunshine State | Desiree Perry | 2002-06-21 |
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The Score | Diane | 2001-07-13 |
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Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Ruby Delacroix | 2001-12-01 |
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Groove (voice) | 2000-10-03 |
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Boesman and Lena | Lena | 2000-11-03 |
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Supernova | Dr. Kaela Evers | 2000-01-14 |
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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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Strange Days | Lornette 'Mace' Mason | 1995-10-13 |
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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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What's Love Got to Do with It | Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner | 1993-06-09 |
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Innocent Blood | U.S. Attorney Sinclair | 1992-09-25 |
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Critters 4 | Fran | 1992-08-20 |
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Malcolm X | Betty Shabazz | 1992-11-18 |
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Passion Fish | Rhonda / Dawn | 1992-12-11 |
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Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story | Pat | 1991-01-21 |
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The Heroes of Desert Storm | Lt. Phoebe Jeter | 1991-10-11 |
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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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Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor | Allison | 1991-02-18 |
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City of Hope | Reesha | 1991-10-11 |
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Boyz n the Hood | Reva Devereaux | 1991-07-12 |
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Kindergarten Cop | Stewardess | 1990-12-21 |
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In the Best Interest of the Child | Lori | 1990-05-20 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Carla Peters | 1990-05-20 |
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Challenger | Cheryl McNair | 1990-02-25 |
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Liberty | Linda Thornton | 1986-06-23 |
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F/X | TV reporter | 1986-02-07 |
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Doubletake | Prostitute at Headquarters | 1985-11-24 |
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