Angela Bassett
Acting • Born 1958-08-16
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
156 credits
Strange Days
Movie • 1995
Lornette 'Mace' Mason
Meet the Robinsons
Movie • 2007
Mildred (voice)
Boyz n the Hood
Movie • 1991
Reva Styles
Contact
Movie • 1997
Rachel Constantine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie • 2023
Self
Malcolm X
Movie • 1992
Betty Shabazz
Supernova
Movie • 2000
Kaela Evers
Gospel Hill
Movie • 2008
Sarah Malcolm
The Score
Movie • 2001
Diane
Waiting to Exhale
Movie • 1995
Bernadine
Masked and Anonymous
Movie • 2003
Mistress
Vampire in Brooklyn
Movie • 1995
Detective Rita Veder
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie • 1998
Stella Payne
Music of the Heart
Movie • 1999
Janet
Critters 4
Movie • 1992
Fran
Innocent Blood
Movie • 1992
U.S. Attorney Sinclair
Akeelah and the Bee
Movie • 2006
Tanya Anderson
One Special Victory
Movie • 1991
Lois
Notorious
Movie • 2009
Voletta Wallace
Passion Fish
Movie • 1992
Rhonda / Dawn
Nothing But the Truth
Movie • 2008
Bonnie Benjamin
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movie • 2009
Narrator (voice)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2021
Self
What's Love Got to Do with It
Movie • 1993
Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Green Lantern
Movie • 2011
Dr. Amanda Waller
The Lazarus Child
Movie • 2004
Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Mr. 3000
Movie • 2004
Maureen "Mo" Simmons
Meet the Browns
Movie • 2008
Brenda Brown
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie • 2003
The Rosa Parks Story
Movie • 2002
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Movie • 2000
Groove (voice)
Sunshine State
Movie • 2002
Desiree Perry
Jumping the Broom
Movie • 2011
Mrs. Watson
This Means War
Movie • 2012
Collins
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Movie • 2012
Self
Wendell & Wild
Movie • 2022
Sister Helley (voice)
Panther
Movie • 1995
Dr. Betty Shabazz
Boesman and Lena
Movie • 2000
Lena
Damsel
Movie • 2024
Lady Bayford
Olympus Has Fallen
Movie • 2013
Lynne Jacobs
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Movie • 2001
Ruby Delacroix
Betty and Coretta
Movie • 2013
Coretta Scott King
Our Friend, Martin
Movie • 1999
Miles' Mom (voice)
Black Nativity
Movie • 2013
Aretha Cobbs
Liberty
Movie • 1986
Linda Thornton
Of Boys and Men
Movie • 2008
Rieta Cole
Doubletake
Movie • 1985
Prostitute at Headquarters
F/X
Movie • 1986
TV reporter
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Movie • 1991
Willie
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Movie • 2023
Host
In the Best Interest of the Child
Movie • 1990
Lori
Wildwood
Movie • 2026
General (voice)
London Has Fallen
Movie • 2016
Lynne Jacobs
Orion and the Dark
Movie • 2024
Sweet Dreams (voice)
Good Night Oppy
Movie • 2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Movie • 2022
Self
Survivor
Movie • 2015
Maureen Cranepaul
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Movie • 2015
Dr. Kulinda (voice)
Chi-Raq
Movie • 2015
Miss Helen Worthy
Butterfly in the Sky
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Black Panther
Movie • 2018
Ramonda
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Movie • 2024
Self
The Snowy Day
Movie • 2016
Nana (voice)
The Heroes of Desert Storm
Movie • 1991
Lt. Phoebe Jeter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Movie • 1990
Carla Peters
Kindergarten Cop
Movie • 1990
Stewardess
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Movie • 2018
Erika Sloane
Challenger
Movie • 1990
Cheryl McNair
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Movie • 2017
Self
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Movie • 1991
Pat
City of Hope
Movie • 1991
Reesha
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Movie • 2016
Self
Otherhood
Movie • 2019
Carol Walker
Time Bomb
Movie • 2006
Jill Greco
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie • 2022
Ramonda
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Movie • 2016
Self
Bumblebee
Movie • 2018
Shatter (voice)
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie • 2021
Anna May
The Flood
Movie • 2018
Self - Narrator (voice)
Attorneys At Love
Movie • 2020
Narrator
The Apollo
Movie • 2019
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Movie • 2019
Ramonda
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Movie • 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Movie • 2014
Self
Between the World and Me
Movie • 2020
Self
Soul
Movie • 2020
Dorothea (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Movie • 2005
Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
TINA
Movie • 2021
Self
Malika the Lion Queen
Movie • 2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Movie • 1991
Allison
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Movie • 2024
Self
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie • 2025
Erika Sloane
White Bird in a Blizzard
Movie • 2014
Dr. Thaler
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
Movie • 2024
Self
Making "The Score"
Movie • 2001
Herself
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Movie • 2025
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Michelle Obama (voice)
The Flash
TV • 1990
Linda Lake
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Spenser: For Hire
TV • 1985
thirtysomething
TV • 1987
A Man Called Hawk
TV • 1989
Alias
TV • 2001
Hayden Chase
The Bernie Mac Show
TV • 2001
Angela Bassett
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Sara
227
TV • 1985
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Nightmare Cafe
TV • 1992
Evelyn Wall
ER
TV • 1994
Catherine Banfield
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV • 2019
Mo
Tour of Duty
TV • 1987
Lt. Camilla Patterson
Stat
TV • 1991
Dr. Willie Burns
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Critics Choice Awards
TV • 2001
Self - Presenter
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Desiree Dupree
What If...?
TV • 2021
Queen Ramonda (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
TV • 2021
Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Ramona Royale
Red Table Talk
TV • 2018
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Monet Tumissee
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
Queens
TV • 2024
Narrator (voice)
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Athena Grant
Family of Spies
TV • 1990
Bev Andress
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
TV • 1998
Herself
Zero Day
TV • 2025
President Evelyn Mitchell
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
9-1-1: Lone Star
TV • 2020
Sergeant Athena Grant
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV • 2012
Self - Special Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Trailblazer Honors
TV • 2014
Self
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV • 2013
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
The Imagineering Story
TV • 2019
Narrator (voice)
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Ana Spanakopita (voice)
MPower
TV • 2023
Self
The Jacksons: An American Dream
TV • 1992
Katherine Jackson
Master of None
TV • 2015
Catherine
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Snoops
TV • 1989
Laura Hale
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV • 2023
Decoy (voice)
Doctor Odyssey
TV • 2024
Athena Grant
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Marie Laveau
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV • 2025
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Alien Nation
TV • 1989
Renee Longstreet
Close to the Enemy
TV • 2016
Eva