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Angela Bassett

Acting

August 16, 1958 (68)

New York City, New York, USA

97 movies

5.8 avg

6

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...

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Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

as Ramonda

Soul

Soul

as Dorothea (voice)

TINA

TINA

as Self

Filmography

2020s

21 films

Wildwood

Wildwood

as The General (voice)

Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

as Self

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

as Erika Sloane

Inside the Dream: Mugler

Inside the Dream: Mugler

as Self

Angela Bassett | PopcornPlay

Boyz n the Hood

7.6

Boyz n the Hood

as Reva Styles

Good Night Oppy

Good Night Oppy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

9.1

Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky

as Self (archive footage)

Damsel

Damsel

as Lady Bayford

OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett

OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett

as Self

Orion and the Dark

Orion and the Dark

as Sweet Dreams (voice)

The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

as Host

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Self

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Ramonda

Good Night Oppy

Good Night Oppy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

as Self

Wendell & Wild

Wendell & Wild

as Sister Helley (voice)

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

TINA

TINA

as Self

Gunpowder Milkshake

Gunpowder Milkshake

as Anna May

Malika the Lion Queen

Malika the Lion Queen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Soul

Soul

as Dorothea (voice)

Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

as Self

Attorneys At Love

Attorneys At Love

as Narrator

2010s

27 films

Otherhood

Otherhood

as Carol Walker

The Apollo

The Apollo

as Self

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

as Ramonda

The Flood

The Flood

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

as Shatter (voice)

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

as Erika Sloane

Black Panther

Black Panther

as Ramonda

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

as Self

The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day

as Nana (voice)

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

as Self

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

as Self

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

as Lynne Jacobs

Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

as Miss Helen Worthy

Survivor

Survivor

as Maureen Cranepaul

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

as Dr. Kulinda (voice)

White Bird in a Blizzard

White Bird in a Blizzard

as Dr. Thaler

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

Black Nativity

Black Nativity

as Aretha Cobbs

American Horror Story: Enter the Coven

American Horror Story: Enter the Coven

as Marie Laveau

American Horror Story: Coven

American Horror Story: Coven

as Marie Laveau

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

as Lynne Jacobs

Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta

as Coretta Scott King

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

as Self

This Means War

This Means War

as Collins

Green Lantern

Green Lantern

as Dr. Amanda Waller

Jumping the Broom

Jumping the Broom

as Mrs. Watson

2000s

22 films

Notorious

Notorious

as Voletta Wallace

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

as Narrator (voice)

Nothing but the Truth

Nothing but the Truth

as Bonnie Benjamin

Of Boys and Men

Of Boys and Men

as Rieta Cole

Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns

as Brenda Brown

Gospel Hill

Gospel Hill

as Sarah Malcolm

Meet the Robinsons

Meet the Robinsons

as Mildred (voice)

Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

as Tanya Anderson

Time Bomb

Time Bomb

as Jill Greco

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)

Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000

as Maureen "Mo" Simmons

The Lazarus Child

The Lazarus Child

as Dr. Elizabeth Chase

Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

as Mistress

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Sunshine State

Sunshine State

as Desiree Perry

The Rosa Parks Story

The Rosa Parks Story

as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

Making "The Score"

Making "The Score"

as Herself

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

as Ruby Delacroix

The Score

The Score

as Diane

Boesman and Lena

Boesman and Lena

as Lena

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

as Groove (voice)

Supernova

Supernova

as Kaela Evers

1990s

24 films

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

as Janet

Our Friend, Martin

Our Friend, Martin

as Miles' Mom (voice)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

as Stella Payne

Contact

Contact

as Rachel Constantine

Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

as Bernadine

Vampire in Brooklyn

Vampire in Brooklyn

as Detective Rita Veder

Strange Days

Strange Days

as Lornette 'Mace' Mason

Panther

Panther

as Dr. Betty Shabazz

What's Love Got to Do with It

What's Love Got to Do with It

as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner

Passion Fish

Passion Fish

as Rhonda / Dawn

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

as Betty Shabazz

Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

as U.S. Attorney Sinclair

Critters 4

Critters 4

as Fran

One Special Victory

One Special Victory

as Lois

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

as Willie

The Heroes of Desert Storm

The Heroes of Desert Storm

as Lt. Phoebe Jeter

City of Hope

City of Hope

as Reesha

Boyz n the Hood

Boyz n the Hood

as Reva Styles

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor

as Allison

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story

as Pat

Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop

as Stewardess

In the Best Interest of the Child

In the Best Interest of the Child

as Lori

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

as Carla Peters

Challenger

Challenger

as Cheryl McNair

1980s

3 films

Liberty

Liberty

as Linda Thornton

F/X

F/X

as TV reporter

Doubletake

Doubletake

as Prostitute at Headquarters