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Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Actor · Born 1958-08-16 · New York City, New York, USA

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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 no…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Avengers: Endgame (2019) — Ramonda
  2. Black Panther (2018) — Ramonda
  3. Soul (2020) — Dorothea (voice)
  4. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) — Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
  5. The Simpsons (1989) — Michelle Obama (voice)
  6. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) — Erika Sloane
  7. Green Lantern (2011) — Dr. Amanda Waller
  8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — Ramonda
  9. Olympus Has Fallen (2013) — Lynne Jacobs
  10. Bumblebee (2018) — Shatter (voice)
  11. American Horror Story (2011) — Desiree Dupree
  12. London Has Fallen (2016) — Lynne Jacobs
  13. Contact (1997) — Rachel Constantine
  14. What If...? (2021) — Queen Ramonda (voice)
  15. This Means War (2012) — Collins
  16. Meet the Robinsons (2007) — Mildred (voice)
  17. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) — Erika Sloane
  18. BoJack Horseman (2014) — Ana Spanakopita (voice)
  19. Damsel (2024) — Lady Bayford
  20. Kindergarten Cop (1990) — Stewardess
  21. 9-1-1 (2018) — Athena Grant
  22. Boyz n the Hood (1991) — Reva Styles
  23. Malcolm X (1992) — Betty Shabazz
  24. The Score (2001) — Diane
  25. Strange Days (1995) — Lornette 'Mace' Mason
  26. 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) — Sergeant Athena Grant
  27. Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) — Anna May
  28. Survivor (2015) — Maureen Cranepaul
  29. ER (1994) — Catherine Banfield
  30. Notorious (2009) — Voletta Wallace
  31. White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) — Dr. Thaler
  32. Alias (2001) — Hayden Chase
  33. Marvel Studios Legends (2021) — Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited)
  34. Orion and the Dark (2024) — Sweet Dreams (voice)
  35. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) — Detective Rita Veder
  36. Master of None (2015) — Catherine
  37. Nothing but the Truth (2008) — Bonnie Benjamin
  38. The Flash (1990) — Linda Lake
  39. F/X (1986) — TV reporter
  40. The Cosby Show (1984) — Sara

Directed

  1. American Horror Story (2011) — Director
  2. Whitney (2015) — Director
  3. Breakthrough (2015) — Director