Angela Evelyn BassettΒ (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has receivedΒ various accolades, including aΒ Primetime Emmy AwardΒ and twoΒ Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for twoΒ Academy Awards. In 2023,Β TimeΒ magazine named her one of theΒ 100 most influential people in the world, and she received anΒ Academy Honorary Award.
Bassett had herΒ breakthroughΒ portraying singerΒ Tina TurnerΒ in the biopicΒ What's Love Got to Do with ItΒ (1993), which won her aΒ Golden Globe AwardΒ and a nomination for theΒ Academy Award for Best Actress. She had success starring inΒ Boyz n the HoodΒ (1991),Β Malcolm XΒ (1992),Β Waiting to ExhaleΒ (1995),Β Vampire in Brooklyn (1995),Β How Stella Got Her Groove BackΒ (1998), andΒ Music of the HeartΒ (1999). In the following decades, she took on supporting roles in the dramaΒ NotoriousΒ (2009) and the action filmsΒ Green LanternΒ (2011),Β Olympus Has Fallen(2013), andΒ London Has FallenΒ (2016). She also playedΒ Queen RamondaΒ in theΒ Marvel Cinematic UniverseΒ filmsΒ Black PantherΒ (2018),Β Avengers: EndgameΒ (2019), andΒ Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverΒ (2022). For the latter, she won another Golden Globe and was nominated for theΒ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, Bassett has starred asΒ Katherine JacksonΒ in the miniseriesΒ The Jacksons: An American DreamΒ (1992). Her portrayal ofΒ Rosa ParksΒ in the television filmΒ The Rosa Parks StoryΒ (2002) gained her a nomination for anΒ Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of theΒ FXΒ horror anthology seriesΒ American Horror StoryΒ earned her nominations for anΒ Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting ActressΒ in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as anΒ LAPDΒ patrol sergeant, Athena Grant, in theΒ FoxΒ drama seriesΒ 9-1-1.
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