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
    8/16/1958
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5
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6.16
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5.667
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0
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5
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7.7
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6.992
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7.537
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4.926
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6.182
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8
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5.224
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5.9
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6.5
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6.859
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7.9
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7.725
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4.928
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7.03
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5.621
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6.4
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6.183
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8
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3
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0
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1.5
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6.703
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6.714
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5.662
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6.76
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7.615
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6.154
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0
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7.2
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
7.4
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Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
0
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0
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6.1
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Damsel
0
Notorious
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6.911
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6.913
Green Lantern
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5.2
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Gunpowder Milkshake
6.366
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White Bird in a Blizzard
6.157
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
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7.4
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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7.169
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7.421
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5
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Music of the Heart
6.699
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6.7
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6.9
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
5.5
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
3.8
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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6.829
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Meet the Robinsons
6.904
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Olympus Has Fallen
6.394
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In the Best Interest of the Child
0
Challenger
Challenger
6.5
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8.148
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One Special Victory
0
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Innocent Blood
6.137
Black Panther
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7.388
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
8
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
9
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0
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6.091
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F/X
6.445
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Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
3
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
0
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6.07
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7
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Avengers: Endgame
8.261
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Bumblebee
6.73
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6.677
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