Angela Bassett
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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.
Known for
Credits
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
as Ramonda
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
as Erika Sloane
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
as Ramonda
Black Panther (2018)
as Ramonda
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
as Erika Sloane
Soul (2020)
as Dorothea (voice)
Green Lantern (2011)
as Dr. Amanda Waller
Contact (1997)
as Rachel Constantine
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
as Lynne Jacobs
Bumblebee (2018)
as Shatter (voice)
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
as Mildred (voice)
Damsel (2024)
as Lady Bayford
London Has Fallen (2016)
as Lynne Jacobs
Orion and the Dark (2024)
as Sweet Dreams (voice)
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
as Anna May
Survivor (2015)
as Maureen Cranepaul
The Score (2001)
as Diane
Malcolm X (1992)
as Betty Shabazz
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
as Reva Styles
Wildwood (2026)
as The General (voice)
This Means War (2012)
as Collins
Strange Days (1995)
as Lornette 'Mace' Mason
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
as Tanya Anderson
Wendell & Wild (2022)
as Sister Helley (voice)
Innocent Blood (1992)
as U.S. Attorney Sinclair
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
as Stewardess
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as Bernadine
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
as Detective Rita Veder
F/X (1986)
as TV reporter
Nothing but the Truth (2008)
as Bonnie Benjamin
White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
as Dr. Thaler
Notorious (2009)
as Voletta Wallace
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023)
as Self
Jumping the Broom (2011)
as Mrs. Watson
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
Panther (1995)
as Dr. Betty Shabazz
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
as Dr. Kulinda (voice)
Otherhood (2019)
as Carol Walker
Music of the Heart (1999)
as Janet
Supernova (2000)
as Kaela Evers
TINA (2021)
as Self
Chi-Raq (2015)
as Miss Helen Worthy
Meet the Browns (2008)
as Brenda Brown
Critters 4 (1992)
as Fran
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Mistress
Passion Fish (1992)
as Rhonda / Dawn
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
as Stella Payne
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2012)
as Self
Mr. 3000 (2004)
as Maureen "Mo" Simmons
The Flood (2018)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
as Miles' Mom (voice)
Good Night Oppy (2022)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
as Carla Peters
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
as Self
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
as Groove (voice)
Gospel Hill (2008)
as Sarah Malcolm
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony (2016)
as Self
City of Hope (1991)
as Reesha
Inside the Dream: Mugler (2024)
as Self
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
as Ruby Delacroix
The Apollo (2019)
as Self
Between the World and Me (2020)
as Self
Sunshine State (2002)
as Desiree Perry
In the Best Interest of the Child (1990)
as Lori
Malika the Lion Queen (2021)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
as Self
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (1991)
as Pat
Doubletake (1985)
as Prostitute at Headquarters
Black Nativity (2013)
as Aretha Cobbs
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
The Lazarus Child (2004)
as Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Boesman and Lena (2000)
as Lena
Time Bomb (2006)
as Jill Greco
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage (1991)
as Willie
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991)
as Allison
The Heroes of Desert Storm (1991)
as Lt. Phoebe Jeter
Betty and Coretta (2013)
as Coretta Scott King
The Snowy Day (2016)
as Nana (voice)
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special (2025)
as Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)
as Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Actor
Liberty (1986)
as Linda Thornton
Butterfly in the Sky (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Challenger (1990)
as Cheryl McNair
One Special Victory (1991)
as Lois
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (2014)
Actor
Of Boys and Men (2008)
as Rieta Cole
Making "The Score" (2001)
as Herself
Attorneys At Love (2020)
as Narrator
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda (2022)
as Self
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (2023)
as Host
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett (2024)
as Self