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