Angela Bassett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 16, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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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Filmography
Wildwood
Movie · as The General (voice)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie · as Erika Sloane
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Movie · as Self
Zero Day
TV · as President Evelyn Mitchell · 6 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Damsel
Movie · as Lady Bayford
Orion and the Dark
Movie · as Sweet Dreams (voice)
Butterfly in the Sky
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Movie · as Self
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
Movie · as Self
Queens
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
Doctor Odyssey
TV · as Athena Grant · 1 ep
Hollywood Black
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
TV · as Self - Honoree · 1 ep
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie · as Self
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Movie · as Host
MPower
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV · as Decoy (voice) · 2 eps
Wendell & Wild
Movie · as Sister Helley (voice)
Good Night Oppy
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Movie · as Self
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie · as Ramonda
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie · as Anna May
TINA
Movie · as Self
Malika the Lion Queen
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
What If...?
TV · as Queen Ramonda (voice) · 1 ep
Marvel Studios Legends
TV · as Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2 eps
Attorneys At Love
Movie · as Narrator
Between the World and Me
Movie · as Self
Soul
Movie · as Dorothea (voice)
9-1-1: Lone Star
TV · as Sergeant Athena Grant · 1 ep
Otherhood
Movie · as Carol Walker
The Apollo
Movie · as Self
Avengers: Endgame
Movie · as Ramonda
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV · as Mo · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Imagineering Story
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Black Panther
Movie · as Ramonda
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Movie · as Erika Sloane
Bumblebee
Movie · as Shatter (voice)
The Flood
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Red Table Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
9-1-1
TV · as Athena Grant · 149 eps
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Movie · as Self
Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
London Has Fallen
Movie · as Lynne Jacobs
The Snowy Day
Movie · as Nana (voice)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Movie · as Self
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Close to the Enemy
TV · as Eva · 7 eps
Survivor
Movie · as Maureen Cranepaul
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Movie · as Dr. Kulinda (voice)
Chi-Raq
Movie · as Miss Helen Worthy
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Master of None
TV · as Catherine · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Movie · as Self
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Movie · as Self
White Bird in a Blizzard
Movie · as Dr. Thaler
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Trailblazer Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Ana Spanakopita (voice) · 10 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Olympus Has Fallen
Movie · as Lynne Jacobs
Betty and Coretta
Movie · as Coretta Scott King
Black Nativity
Movie · as Aretha Cobbs
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This Means War
Movie · as Collins
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Movie · as Self
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 2 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Green Lantern
Movie · as Dr. Amanda Waller
Jumping the Broom
Movie · as Mrs. Watson
American Horror Story
TV · as Desiree Dupree, Ramona Royale, Monet Tumissee, Marie Laveau · 13 eps
Notorious
Movie · as Voletta Wallace
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Gospel Hill
Movie · as Sarah Malcolm
Nothing but the Truth
Movie · as Bonnie Benjamin
Meet the Browns
Movie · as Brenda Brown
Of Boys and Men
Movie · as Rieta Cole
Meet the Robinsons
Movie · as Mildred (voice)
Akeelah and the Bee
Movie · as Tanya Anderson
Time Bomb
Movie · as Jill Greco
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Movie · as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
The Lazarus Child
Movie · as Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Mr. 3000
Movie · as Maureen "Mo" Simmons
Masked and Anonymous
Movie · as Mistress
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Rosa Parks Story
Movie · as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
Sunshine State
Movie · as Desiree Perry
The Score
Movie · as Diane
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Movie · as Ruby Delacroix
Making "The Score"
Movie · as Herself
Alias
TV · as Hayden Chase · 4 eps
The Bernie Mac Show
TV · as Angela Bassett · 1 ep
Critics Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Supernova
Movie · as Kaela Evers
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Movie · as Groove (voice)
Boesman and Lena
Movie · as Lena
Music of the Heart
Movie · as Janet
Our Friend, Martin
Movie · as Miles' Mom (voice)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie · as Stella Payne
Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
TV · as Herself · 4 eps
Contact
Movie · as Rachel Constantine
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps
Strange Days
Movie · as Lornette 'Mace' Mason
Waiting to Exhale
Movie · as Bernadine
Vampire in Brooklyn
Movie · as Detective Rita Veder
Panther
Movie · as Dr. Betty Shabazz
ER
TV · as Catherine Banfield · 22 eps
What's Love Got to Do with It
Movie · as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Malcolm X
Movie · as Betty Shabazz
Critters 4
Movie · as Fran
Innocent Blood
Movie · as U.S. Attorney Sinclair
Passion Fish
Movie · as Rhonda / Dawn
Nightmare Cafe
TV · as Evelyn Wall · 1 ep
The Jacksons: An American Dream
TV · as Katherine Jackson · 2 eps
Boyz n the Hood
Movie · as Reva Styles
One Special Victory
Movie · as Lois
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Movie · as Willie
The Heroes of Desert Storm
Movie · as Lt. Phoebe Jeter
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Movie · as Pat
City of Hope
Movie · as Reesha
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Movie · as Allison
Stat
TV · as Dr. Willie Burns · 6 eps
In the Best Interest of the Child
Movie · as Lori
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Movie · as Carla Peters
Kindergarten Cop
Movie · as Stewardess
Challenger
Movie · as Cheryl McNair
The Flash
TV · as Linda Lake · 1 ep
Family of Spies
TV · as Bev Andress · 2 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Michelle Obama (voice) · 1 ep
A Man Called Hawk
TV · 1 ep
Snoops
TV · as Laura Hale · 1 ep
Alien Nation
TV · as Renee Longstreet · 1 ep
thirtysomething
TV · 1 ep
Tour of Duty
TV · as Lt. Camilla Patterson · 2 eps
Liberty
Movie · as Linda Thornton
F/X
Movie · as TV reporter
Doubletake
Movie · as Prostitute at Headquarters
Spenser: For Hire
TV · 1 ep
227
TV · 1 ep
The Cosby Show
TV · as Sara · 2 eps
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Good Morning America
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee · 1 ep