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Angela Bassett

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress and activist. She is best known for her biographical film roles, most notably her performance as Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a corresponding Golden Globe Award. Bassett has additionally portrayed Betty Shabazz in both Malcolm X (1992) and Panther (1995), Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992), Rosa Parks in The Rosa Parks Story (2002), Voletta Wallace in Notorious (2009) and Coretta Scott King in Betty & Coretta (2013). Bassett's performance as Parks was honored with her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Angela Bassett licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Aug 16, 1958 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
81
First Appeared:
In the series Ryan's Hope 1975-07-07
Latest Project:
Movie Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 2025-05-21
Known For
Poster of Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Poster of Our Friend, Martin
Filmography
Movie Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Erika Sloane 2025-05-21
Movie Butterfly in the Sky Self (archive footage) 2024-03-17
Movie Good Night Oppy Self - Narrator (voice) 2022-11-04
Movie Gunpowder Milkshake Anna May 2021-07-14
Movie Soul Dorothea (voice) 2020-12-25
Movie Otherhood Carol Walker 2019-08-13
Movie Avengers: Endgame Ramonda 2019-04-24
Series 9-1-1 Athena Grant 2018-01-03
Movie Black Panther Ramonda 2018-02-13
Movie Avengers: Infinity War Ramonda 2018-04-25
Movie Bumblebee Shatter (voice) 2018-12-15
Movie Mission: Impossible - Fallout Erika Sloane 2018-07-13
Movie August 28: A Day in the Life of a People Self 2017-08-26
Movie London Has Fallen Lynne Jacobs 2016-03-02
Movie The Snowy Day Nana 2016-11-25
Movie Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle Dr. Kulinda (voice) 2015-01-26
Movie Survivor Maureen Cranepaul 2015-05-21
Movie Chi-Raq Miss Helen Worthy 2015-12-04
Movie White Bird in a Blizzard Dr. Thaler 2014-08-14
Movie Betty and Coretta Coretta Scott King 2013-02-02
Movie Olympus Has Fallen Lynne Jacobs 2013-03-20
Movie Black Nativity Aretha Cobbs 2013-11-27
Movie This Means War Collins 2012-02-14
Movie I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac Self 2012-02-19
Movie Green Lantern Dr. Amanda Waller 2011-06-14
Movie Jumping the Broom Mrs. Watson 2011-05-06
Series American Horror Story Marie Laveau 2011-10-05
Movie For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots Self (voice) 2010-01-01
Movie Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Narrator (voice) 2009-01-01
Movie Notorious Voletta Wallace 2009-01-16
Movie Gospel Hill Sarah Malcolm 2008-02-09
Movie Meet the Browns Brenda Brown 2008-03-21
Movie Nothing But the Truth Bonnie Benjamin 2008-12-19
Movie Of Boys and Men Rieta Cole 2008-10-21
Movie Meet the Robinsons Mildred (voice) 2007-03-23
Movie Time Bomb Jill Greco 2006-03-19
Movie Akeelah and the Bee Tanya Anderson 2006-04-28
Movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited) 2005-06-07
Movie The Lazarus Child Dr. Elizabeth Chase 2004-05-13
Movie Mr. 3000 Maureen "Mo" Simmons 2004-06-15
Movie Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003-02-10
Movie Masked and Anonymous Mistress 2003-07-25
Movie Sunshine State Desiree Perry 2002-06-21
Movie The Rosa Parks Story Rosa Louise McCauley Parks 2002-02-24
Movie The Score Diane 2001-07-13
Series Alias Unknown 2001-09-30
Series The Bernie Mac Show Unknown 2001-11-14
Movie Ruby's Bucket of Blood Ruby Delacroix 2001-12-01
Movie Supernova Dr. Kaela Evers 2000-01-14
Movie Boesman and Lena Lena 2000-11-03
Movie Whispers: An Elephant's Tale Groove (voice) 2000-10-03
Movie Our Friend, Martin Miles' Mom (voice) 1999-01-12
Movie Music of the Heart Janet 1999-10-29
Movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back Stella Payne 1998-08-14
Movie Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery Herself 1998-10-19
Movie Contact Rachel Constantine 1997-07-11
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie Panther Dr. Betty Shabazz 1995-05-03
Movie Waiting to Exhale Bernadine 1995-12-22
Movie Strange Days Lornette 'Mace' Mason 1995-10-13
Movie What's Love Got to Do with It Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner 1993-06-09
Movie Critters 4 Fran 1992-08-20
Movie Innocent Blood U.S. Attorney Sinclair 1992-09-25
Movie Passion Fish Rhonda / Dawn 1992-12-11
Movie Malcolm X Betty Shabazz 1992-11-18
Movie City of Hope Reesha 1991-10-11
Movie Boyz n the Hood Reva Devereaux 1991-07-12
Movie The Heroes of Desert Storm Lt. Phoebe Jeter 1991-10-11
Movie Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage Willie 1991-10-29
Movie One Special Victory Lois 1991-12-08
Movie Challenger Cheryl McNair 1990-02-25
Series Equal Justice Janet Fields 1990-03-27
Movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer Carla Peters 1990-05-20
Movie Kindergarten Cop Stewardess 1990-12-21
Series The Simpsons Unknown 1989-12-17
Series Tour of Duty Unknown 1987-09-24
Movie F/X TV reporter 1986-02-07
Series Spenser: For Hire Unknown 1985-09-20
Series 227 Unknown 1985-09-14
Series The Cosby Show Unknown 1984-09-20
Series Ryan's Hope Leonie Peach 1975-07-07
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