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Angela Bassett
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn August 16, 1958 (66 years)
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the late 1980s, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
She 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. This led to starring roles as Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X (1992), as the mother of The Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious (2009), and as Amanda Waller in Green Lantern (2011).
Her other notable film roles were in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016). She has 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 a Golden Globe Award and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, she 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 a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, she began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.
She 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. This led to starring roles as Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X (1992), as the mother of The Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious (2009), and as Amanda Waller in Green Lantern (2011).
Her other notable film roles were in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016). She has 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 a Golden Globe Award and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, she 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 a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, she began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning · as Erika Sloane |
| 2025 | Wildwood · as (voice) |
| 2025 | Zero Day (TV Series) · as President Evelyn Mitchell |
| 2024 | Damsel · as Lady Bayford |
| 2024 | Queens (2024) (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Orion and the Dark · as Sweet Dreams (voice) |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as Ramonda |
| 2022 | Wendell & Wild · as Sister Helley (voice) |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Queen Ramonda (voice) |
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake · as Anna May |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Ramonda (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Soul · as Dorothea (voice) |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV Series) · as Sergeant Athena Grant |
| 2019 | The Imagineering Story (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2019 | Otherhood · as Carol Walker |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Mo |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Ramonda |
| 2018 | Bumblebee · as Shatter (voice) |
| 2018 | The Flood · as Narrator |
| 2018 | The Flood (2018) (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout · as Erika Sloane |
| 2018 | Black Panther · as Ramonda |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 (TV Series) · as Athena Grant |
| 2016 | The Snowy Day · as Nana |
| 2016 | Close to the Enemy (TV Series) · as Eva |
| 2016 | Underground (TV Series) · as The Root Woman |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen · as Lynne Jacobs |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq · as Miss Helen Worthy |
| 2015 | Master of None (TV Series) · as Catherine |
| 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle · as Dr. Kulinda (voice) |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | White Bird in a Blizzard · as Dr. Thaler |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Ana Spanakopita (voice) |
| 2013 | Black Nativity · as Aretha Cobbs |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen · as Lynne Jacobs |
| 2013 | Betty and Coretta · as Coretta Scott King |
| 2012 | This Means War · as Collins |
| 2012 | Rogue · as Alice Vargas |
| 2011 | American Horror Story (TV Series) · as Desiree Dupree |
| 2011 | Green Lantern · as Dr. Amanda Waller |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom · as Mrs. Watson |
| 2010 | Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock · as Daisy Bates |
| 2009 | Notorious · as Voletta Wallace |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth · as Bonnie Benjamin |
| 2008 | Of Boys and Men · as Rieta Cole |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns · as Brenda Brown |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill · as Sarah Malcolm |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons · as Mildred (voice) |
| 2006 | Akeelah and the Bee · as Tanya Anderson |
| 2006 | Time Bomb · as Jill Greco |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith · as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 · as Maureen "mo" Simmons |
| 2004 | The Lazarus Child · as Dr. Elizabeth Chase |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of Us (TV Series) · as Melba Pattillo |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous · as Mistress |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Sunshine State · as Desiree Perry |
| 2002 | The Rosa Parks Story · as Rosa Louise Mccauley Parks |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood · as Ruby Delacroix |
| 2001 | Alias (TV Series) · as Hayden Chase |
| 2001 | The Score · as Diane |
| 2000 | Boesman and Lena · as Lena |
| 2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale · as Groove (voice) |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Bernadine Harris |
| 2000 | Supernova · as Dr. Kaela Evers |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart · as Janet |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Daisy Bates |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin · as Miles' Mom (voice) |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back · as Stella Payne |
| 1997 | Contact · as Rachel Constantine |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale · as Bernadine |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn · as Detective Rita Veder |
| 1995 | Strange Days · as Lornette 'mace' Mason |
| 1995 | Panther · as Dr. Betty Shabazz |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Catherine Banfield |
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It · as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner |
| 1992 | Passion Fish · as Rhonda / Dawn |
| 1992 | Malcolm X · as Betty Shabazz |
| 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream (TV Series) · as Katherine Jackson |
| 1992 | Critters 4 · as Fran |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood · as U.s. Attorney Sinclair |
| 1992 | Nightmare Cafe (TV Series) · as Evelyn Wall |
| 1991 | One Special Victory · as Lois |
| 1991 | City of Hope · as Reesha |
| 1991 | Locked Up: A Mother's Rage · as Willie |
| 1991 | The Heroes of Desert Storm · as Lt. Phoebe Jeter |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood · as Reva Devereaux |
| 1991 | Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor · as Allison |
| 1991 | Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story · as Pat |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop · as Stewardess |
| 1990 | The Flash (TV Series) · as Linda Lake |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer · as Carla Peters |
| 1990 | In the Best Interest of the Child · as Lori |
| 1990 | Equal Justice (TV Series) · as Janet Fields |
| 1990 | Challenger · as Cheryl Mcnair |
| 1990 | Family of Spies (TV Series) · as Bev Andress |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Michelle Obama (voice) |
| 1989 | Snoops (TV Series) · as Laura Hale |
| 1989 | Alien Nation (TV Series) · as Renee Longstreet |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk (TV Series) |
| 1988 | HeartBeat (TV Series) · as Jeanette Calder R.n. |
| 1987 | Leg Work (TV Series) · as Dr. Griffin |
| 1987 | Thirtysomething (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty (TV Series) · as Lt. Camilla Patterson |
| 1986 | Liberty · as Linda Thornton |
| 1986 | F/X · as Tv Reporter |
| 1985 | Doubletake · as Prostitute At Headquarters |
| 1985 | Doubletake (TV Series) · as Prostitute At Hq |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Sara |
| 1975 | Ryan's Hope (TV Series) · as Leonie Peach (1987) |
| 1952 | Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Angela |
| 1951 | Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Selina Mcculla |