Angela Bassett
Born: 1958-08-16 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Erika Sloane
- 9-1-1: Nashville ... (Executive Producer)
- Zero Day as President Evelyn Mitchell
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special as Self
2024
- Damsel as Lady Bayford
- Doctor Odyssey as Athena Grant
- Orion and the Dark as Sweet Dreams (voice)
- Butterfly in the Sky as Self (archive footage)
- Inside the Dream: Mugler as Self
- Disney Legends Awards Ceremony as Self
- Queens as Narrator (voice)
- OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett as Self
2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Decoy (voice)
- Heist 88 ... (Executive Producer)
- MPower as Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self
- The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X as Host
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Ramonda
- Wendell & Wild as Sister Helley (voice)
- Good Night Oppy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
2021
- What If...? as Queen Ramonda (voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends as Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gunpowder Milkshake as Anna May
- TINA as Self
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- Malika the Lion Queen as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
- 9-1-1: Lone Star as Sergeant Athena Grant
- Soul as Dorothea (voice)
- Between the World and Me as Self
- Attorneys At Love as Narrator
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Avengers: Endgame as Ramonda
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Otherhood as Carol Walker
- The Apollo as Self
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as Mo
- The Imagineering Story as Narrator (voice)
2018
- 9-1-1 as Athena Grant
- Black Panther as Ramonda
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout as Erika Sloane
- Bumblebee as Shatter (voice)
- Red Table Talk as Self
- The Flood as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
2016
- London Has Fallen as Lynne Jacobs
- BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration as Self
- The Snowy Day as Nana (voice)
- Close to the Enemy as Eva
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Whitney ... (Director)
- Master of None as Catherine
- Survivor as Maureen Cranepaul
- Chi-Raq as Miss Helen Worthy
- Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle as Dr. Kulinda (voice)
- Breakthrough ... (Director)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- BoJack Horseman as Ana Spanakopita (voice)
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- White Bird in a Blizzard as Dr. Thaler
- Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- Trailblazer Honors as Self
- We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2013
- Black Nativity as Aretha Cobbs
- Olympus Has Fallen as Lynne Jacobs
- The Arsenio Hall Show as Self
- Betty and Coretta as Coretta Scott King
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Special Guest
- This Means War as Collins
- I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
2011
- American Horror Story as Desiree Dupree
- Green Lantern as Dr. Amanda Waller
- Jumping the Broom as Mrs. Watson
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Notorious as Voletta Wallace
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Narrator (voice)
2008
- Nothing But the Truth as Bonnie Benjamin
- Meet the Browns as Brenda Brown
- Gospel Hill as Sarah Malcolm
- Of Boys and Men as Rieta Cole
2007
- Meet the Robinsons as Mildred (voice)
2006
- Akeelah and the Bee as Tanya Anderson
- Time Bomb as Jill Greco
2005
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
2004
- Mr. 3000 as Maureen "Mo" Simmons
- The Lazarus Child as Dr. Elizabeth Chase
2003
2002
- Sunshine State as Desiree Perry
- Our America ... (Executive Producer)
- The Rosa Parks Story as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
2001
- The Bernie Mac Show as Angela Bassett
- The Score as Diane
- Alias as Hayden Chase
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood as Ruby Delacroix
- Critics Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- Making "The Score" as Herself
2000
- Supernova as Dr. Kaela Evers
- Whispers: An Elephant's Tale as Groove (voice)
- Boesman and Lena as Lena
1999
- Music of the Heart as Janet
- Our Friend, Martin as Miles' Mom (voice)
1998
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Stella Payne
- Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery as Herself
1995
- Waiting to Exhale as Bernadine
- Panther as Dr. Betty Shabazz
- Vampire in Brooklyn as Detective Rita Veder
- Strange Days as Lornette 'Mace' Mason
1994
- ER as Catherine Banfield
1993
- What's Love Got to Do with It as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
1992
- Malcolm X as Betty Shabazz
- Critters 4 as Fran
- Innocent Blood as U.S. Attorney Sinclair
- The Jacksons: An American Dream as Katherine Jackson
- Passion Fish as Rhonda / Dawn
- Nightmare Cafe as Evelyn Wall
1991
- Boyz n the Hood as Reva Styles
- City of Hope as Reesha
- Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor as Allison
- One Special Victory as Lois
- Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Pat
- Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage as Willie
- Stat as Dr. Willie Burns
- The Heroes of Desert Storm as Lt. Phoebe Jeter
1990
- The Flash as Linda Lake
- Challenger as Cheryl McNair
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer as Carla Peters
- Kindergarten Cop as Stewardess
- In the Best Interest of the Child as Lori
- Family of Spies as Bev Andress
1989
- The Simpsons as Michelle Obama (voice)
- Snoops as Laura Hale
- A Man Called Hawk
1987
- Tour of Duty as Lt. Camilla Patterson
- thirtysomething
1985
- 227
- Spenser: For Hire
- Doubletake as Prostitute at Headquarters
1984
- The Cosby Show as Sara
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter