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Angela Bassett

Acting

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett is an actress born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA. She is known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, London Has Fallen and Boyz n the Hood. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
August 16, 1958
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Angela Evelyn 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 (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.

Filmography

  1. 2025Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningas Erika Sloane
  2. 2025Zero Dayas President Evelyn Mitchell · 6 episodes
  3. 2024Damselas Lady Bayford
  4. 2024Orion and the Darkas Sweet Dreams (voice)
  5. 2023Heist 88Executive producer
  6. 2022Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveras Ramonda
  7. 2022Good Night Oppyas Self - Narrator (voice)
  8. 2022Wendell & Wildas Sister Helley (voice)
  9. 2021What If...?as Queen Ramonda (voice) · 1 episode
  10. 2021Gunpowder Milkshakeas Anna May
  11. 2021Marvel Studios Legendsas Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2 episodes
  12. 2020Soulas Dorothea (voice)
  13. 20209-1-1: Lone Staras Sergeant Athena Grant · 1 episode · Executive producer
  14. 2019Otherhoodas Carol Walker · Executive producer
  15. 2019Avengers: Endgameas Ramonda
  16. 2018Bumblebeeas Shatter (voice)
  17. 2018Mission: Impossible - Falloutas Erika Sloane
  18. 2018Black Pantheras Ramonda
  19. 20189-1-1as Athena Grant · 145 episodes · Executive producer
  20. 2016London Has Fallenas Lynne Jacobs
  21. 2015Chi-Raqas Miss Helen Worthy
  22. 2015Master of Noneas Catherine · 2 episodes
  23. 2015Survivoras Maureen Cranepaul
  24. 2014White Bird in a Blizzardas Dr. Thaler
  25. 2014BoJack Horsemanas Ana Spanakopita (voice) · 10 episodes
  26. 2013Olympus Has Fallenas Lynne Jacobs
  27. 2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Special Guest · 1 episode
  28. 2012This Means Waras Collins
  29. 2011American Horror Storyas Desiree Dupree · 24 episodes · Director
  30. 2011Green Lanternas Dr. Amanda Waller
  31. 2011Jumping the Broomas Mrs. Watson
  32. 2009Notoriousas Voletta Wallace
  33. 2008Nothing But the Truthas Bonnie Benjamin
  34. 2008Meet the Brownsas Brenda Brown
  35. 2007Meet the Robinsonsas Mildred (voice)
  36. 2006Akeelah and the Beeas Tanya Anderson
  37. 2005Mr. & Mrs. Smithas Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
  38. 2004Mr. 3000as Maureen "Mo" Simmons
  39. 2001Aliasas Hayden Chase · 4 episodes
  40. 2001The Scoreas Diane
  41. 2000Supernovaas Kaela Evers
  42. 1999Music of the Heartas Janet
  43. 1998How Stella Got Her Groove Backas Stella Payne
  44. 1997Contactas Rachel Constantine
  45. 1995Waiting to Exhaleas Bernadine
  46. 1995Vampire in Brooklynas Detective Rita Veder
  47. 1995Strange Daysas Lornette 'Mace' Mason
  48. 1994ERas Catherine Banfield · 22 episodes
  49. 1993What's Love Got to Do with Itas Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
  50. 1992Malcolm Xas Betty Shabazz
  51. 1992Innocent Bloodas U.S. Attorney Sinclair
  52. 1992Critters 4as Fran
  53. 1991Boyz n the Hoodas Reva Styles
  54. 1990Kindergarten Copas Stewardess
  55. 1990The Flashas Linda Lake · 1 episode
  56. 1989The Simpsonsas Michelle Obama (voice) · 1 episode
  57. 1989Alien Nationas Renee Longstreet · 1 episode
  58. 1987Tour of Dutyas Lt. Camilla Patterson · 2 episodes
  59. 1986F/Xas TV reporter
  60. 1984The Cosby Showas Sara · 2 episodes