Angela Bassett
Acting
Born: August 16, 1958 (age 68) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Black Panther
2018
Soul
2020
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
The Simpsons
1989
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
Green Lantern
2011
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
Bumblebee
2018
American Horror Story
2011
London Has Fallen
2016
Photos (5)
Movies (75)
Avengers: Endgame
Ramonda
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Erika Sloane
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ramonda
Black Panther
Ramonda
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Erika Sloane
Soul
Dorothea (voice)
Green Lantern
Dr. Amanda Waller
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Contact
Rachel Constantine
Bumblebee
Shatter (voice)
Olympus Has Fallen
Lynne Jacobs
Meet the Robinsons
Mildred (voice)
Damsel
Lady Bayford
London Has Fallen
Lynne Jacobs
Survivor
Maureen Cranepaul
Orion and the Dark
Sweet Dreams (voice)
The Score
Diane
Boyz n the Hood
Reva Styles
Malcolm X
Betty Shabazz
Gunpowder Milkshake
Anna May
This Means War
Collins
Kindergarten Cop
Stewardess
Strange Days
Lornette 'Mace' Mason
What's Love Got to Do with It
Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Akeelah and the Bee
Tanya Anderson
Innocent Blood
U.S. Attorney Sinclair
Waiting to Exhale
Bernadine
Wendell & Wild
Sister Helley (voice)
F/X
TV reporter
Vampire in Brooklyn
Detective Rita Veder
White Bird in a Blizzard
Dr. Thaler
Notorious
Voletta Wallace
Nothing but the Truth
Bonnie Benjamin
Jumping the Broom
Mrs. Watson
Supernova
Kaela Evers
Panther
Dr. Betty Shabazz
Otherhood
Carol Walker
Meet the Browns
Brenda Brown
Music of the Heart
Janet
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Dr. Kulinda (voice)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Stella Payne
Chi-Raq
Miss Helen Worthy
Our Friend, Martin
Miles' Mom (voice)
Mr. 3000
Maureen "Mo" Simmons
Critters 4
Fran
Gospel Hill
Sarah Malcolm
Passion Fish
Rhonda / Dawn
Masked and Anonymous
Mistress
Sunshine State
Desiree Perry
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Narrator (voice)
Black Nativity
Aretha Cobbs
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Groove (voice)
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Allison
City of Hope
Reesha
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Carla Peters
The Rosa Parks Story
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
The Lazarus Child
Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Ruby Delacroix
Time Bomb
Jill Greco
In the Best Interest of the Child
Lori
The Heroes of Desert Storm
Lt. Phoebe Jeter
Challenger
Cheryl McNair
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Pat
Doubletake
Prostitute at Headquarters
One Special Victory
Lois
The Snowy Day
Nana (voice)
Liberty
Linda Thornton
Boesman and Lena
Lena
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Willie
Betty and Coretta
Coretta Scott King
Attorneys At Love
Narrator
Of Boys and Men
Rieta Cole
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Host
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
TV Shows (35)
The Simpsons
Michelle Obama (voice) · 1 eps
9-1-1
Athena Grant · 143 eps
American Horror Story
Desiree Dupree · 13 eps
American Horror Story
Ramona Royale · 12 eps
American Horror Story
Monet Tumissee · 10 eps
American Horror Story
Marie Laveau · 11 eps
ER
Catherine Banfield · 22 eps
BoJack Horseman
Ana Spanakopita (voice) · 10 eps
What If...?
Queen Ramonda (voice) · 1 eps
The Cosby Show
Sara · 2 eps
9-1-1: Lone Star
Sergeant Athena Grant · 1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Decoy (voice) · 2 eps
The Bernie Mac Show
Angela Bassett · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2 eps
Tour of Duty
Lt. Camilla Patterson · 2 eps
thirtysomething
1 eps
Konbini Vidéo Club
1 eps
Zero Day
President Evelyn Mitchell · 6 eps
The Flash
Linda Lake · 1 eps
227
1 eps
Doctor Odyssey
Athena Grant · 1 eps
Spenser: For Hire
1 eps
Master of None
Catherine · 2 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Mo · 1 eps
Alias
Hayden Chase · 4 eps
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Katherine Jackson · 2 eps
Alien Nation
Renee Longstreet · 1 eps
Queens
Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
Snoops
Laura Hale · 1 eps
Close to the Enemy
Eva · 7 eps
Nightmare Cafe
Evelyn Wall · 1 eps
A Man Called Hawk
1 eps
The Imagineering Story
Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Family of Spies
Bev Andress · 2 eps
Stat
Dr. Willie Burns · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (50)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 6 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 2 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Steve
Self · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Trailblazer Honors
Self · 1 eps
Red Table Talk
Self · 1 eps
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self · 1 eps
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
Self - Honoree · 1 eps
MPower
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
TINA
Self
Good Night Oppy
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Flood
Self - Narrator (voice)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self
The Apollo
Self
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Self
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Self
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Self
Between the World and Me
Self
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Self
Malika the Lion Queen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
Herself · 4 eps
Making "The Score"
Herself
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Self
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (3)
Producing (10)
9-1-1
Executive Producer
9-1-1
Co-Executive Producer
9-1-1: Lone Star
Executive Producer
9-1-1: Nashville
Executive Producer
Number One on the Call Sheet
Executive Producer
Queens
Executive Producer
Otherhood
Executive Producer
Heist 88
Executive Producer
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Producer
Our America
Executive Producer