Angela Bassett
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-08-16 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Άντζελα Μπάσετ
アンジェラ・バセット
Angela Evelyn Bassett
安琪拉·貝瑟
安吉拉·巴塞特
آنجلا باست
Angela Bassett
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...
Acting
1995
as Lornette 'Mace' Mason
2007
as Mildred (voice)
1991
as Reva Styles
1997
as Rachel Constantine
1992
as Betty Shabazz
2000
as Dr. Kaela Evers
2008
as Sarah Malcolm
2001
as Diane
1995
as Bernadine
2003
as Mistress
1995
as Detective Rita Veder
1998
as Stella Payne
1999
as Janet
1992
as Fran
1992
as U.S. Attorney Sinclair
2006
as Tanya Anderson
1991
as Lois
2009
as Voletta Wallace
1992
as Rhonda / Dawn
2008
as Bonnie Benjamin
2009
as Narrator (voice)
1993
as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
2011
as Dr. Amanda Waller
2004
as Dr. Elizabeth Chase
2004
as Maureen "Mo" Simmons
2008
as Brenda Brown
2002
as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
2000
as Groove (voice)
2002
as Desiree Perry
2011
as Mrs. Watson
2012
as Collins
2022
as Sister Helley (voice)
1995
as Dr. Betty Shabazz
2000
as Lena
2024
as Lady Bayford
2013
as Lynne Jacobs
2001
as Ruby Delacroix
2013
as Coretta Scott King
1999
as Miles' Mom (voice)
2013
as Aretha Cobbs
1986
as Linda Thornton
2008
as Rieta Cole
1985
as Prostitute at Headquarters
1986
as TV reporter
1991
as Willie
1990
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as General (voice)
2016
as Lynne Jacobs
2024
as Sweet Dreams (voice)
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
as Maureen Cranepaul
2015
as Dr. Kulinda (voice)
2015
as Miss Helen Worthy
2010
as Self (voice)
2024
as Self (archive footage)
2018
as Ramonda
2024
2016
as Nana (voice)
1991
as Lt. Phoebe Jeter
1990
as Carla Peters
1990
as Stewardess
2018
as Erika Sloane
1990
as Cheryl McNair
2017
1991
1991
as Reesha
2019
as Carol Walker
2006
as Jill Greco
2022
as Ramonda
2018
as Shatter (voice)
2021
as Anna May
2018
as Narrator
2020
as Narrator
2019
as Self
2019
as Ramonda
2014
2020
as Self
2020
as Dorothea (voice)
2005
as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
2021
as Self
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1991
as Allison
2024
as Self
2025
as Erika Sloane
2014
as Dr. Thaler
2024
2001
as Herself
Production
2023
as Executive Producer
2001
as Producer
2015
as Director
2002
as Executive Producer
2019
as Executive Producer
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