Angela Bassett
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 L
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.
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Born
Aug 16, 1958
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
96 acting
5 crew
Popularity
3.7
Known For
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Ramonda
Black Panther
2018
as Ramonda
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Erika Sloane
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as Ramonda
Soul
2020
as Dorothea (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
as Erika Sloane
Contact
1997
as Rachel Constantine
Damsel
2024
as Lady Bayford
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Lynne Jacobs
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