Angela Bassett
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Born:
Aug 16, 1958

Age: 67 Alive

From:
New York City, New York, USA

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 172

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Angela Bassett

Also known as: Άντζελα Μπάσετ, アンジェラ・バセット, Angela Evelyn Bassett, 安琪拉·貝瑟, 安吉拉·巴塞特

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 Londo...

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