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. She 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, she 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, she began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    8/16/1958
Strange Days
Strange Days
7
Meet the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons
6.9
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
7.6
Contact
Contact
7.4
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
6.8
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
7.5
Supernova
Supernova
4.9
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill
4.7
The Score
The Score
6.7
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
6.2
Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous
5.2
Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn
5.1
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
5.9
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart
6.7
Critters 4
Critters 4
5
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood
6.1
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
7.1
One Special Victory
One Special Victory
0
Notorious
Notorious
6.9
Passion Fish
Passion Fish
6.7
Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
6.9
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
7.1
Green Lantern
Green Lantern
5.2
The Lazarus Child
The Lazarus Child
5.6
Mr. 3000
Mr. 3000
5.3
Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns
6.7
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
6.3
Jumping the Broom
Jumping the Broom
5.9
This Means War
This Means War
6.2
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
8
Wendell & Wild
Wendell & Wild
6.7
Panther
Panther
6.2
Boesman and Lena
Boesman and Lena
6.5
Damsel
Damsel
7.1
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
6.4
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
6.1
Betty and Coretta
Betty and Coretta
7.2
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
7.4
Black Nativity
Black Nativity
5.1
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
0
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
1.5
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
6.8
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
5.8
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
7.8
Black Panther
Black Panther
7.4
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
6.1
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
7.4
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
6.7
Gunpowder Milkshake
Gunpowder Milkshake
6.3
The Flood
The Flood
5.7
Attorneys At Love
Attorneys At Love
0
The Apollo
The Apollo
6.4
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
8.2
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
8.1
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.7
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
8.5
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
0
White Bird in a Blizzard
White Bird in a Blizzard
6.2
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