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