Angela Bassett
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Simpsons
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
American Horror Story
2011
American Horror Story
2011
American Horror Story
2011
American Horror Story
2011
The View
1997
The View
1997
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Simpsons
as Michelle Obama (voice) · 1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
American Horror Story
as Desiree Dupree · 2011
American Horror Story
as Ramona Royale · 2011
American Horror Story
as Monet Tumissee · 2011
American Horror Story
as Marie Laveau · 2011
The View
as Self · 1997
The View
as Self - Guest · 1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest · 2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2022
Avengers: Endgame
as Ramonda · 2019
9-1-1
as Athena Grant · 2018
ER
as Catherine Banfield · 1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
BoJack Horseman
as Ana Spanakopita (voice) · 2014
The Cosby Show
as Sara · 1984
9-1-1: Lone Star
as Sergeant Athena Grant · 2020
What If...?
as Queen Ramonda (voice) · 2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
The Bernie Mac Show
as Angela Bassett · 2001
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Erika Sloane · 2025
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Special Guest · 2012
Film '72
as Self · 1971
Steve
as Self · 2017
Black Panther
as Ramonda · 2018
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Decoy (voice) · 2023
Finding Your Roots
as Self · 2012
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1983
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Ramonda · 2022
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
thirtysomething
· 1987
Tour of Duty
as Lt. Camilla Patterson · 1987
Marvel Studios Legends
as Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021
Soul
as Dorothea (voice) · 2020
The Imagineering Story
as Narrator (voice) · 2019
Doctor Odyssey
as Athena Grant · 2024
The Flash
as Linda Lake · 1990
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self · 2025
227
· 1985
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
as Erika Sloane · 2018
Olympus Has Fallen
as Lynne Jacobs · 2013
Spenser: For Hire
· 1985
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self · 2013
Meet the Robinsons
as Mildred (voice) · 2007
Green Lantern
as Dr. Amanda Waller · 2011
Damsel
as Lady Bayford · 2024
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Mo · 2019
Master of None
as Catherine · 2015
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited) · 2005
Zero Day
as President Evelyn Mitchell · 2025
Red Table Talk
as Self · 2018
Alias
as Hayden Chase · 2001
Alien Nation
as Renee Longstreet · 1989
Wildwood
as The General (voice) · 2026
Contact
as Rachel Constantine · 1997
Bumblebee
as Shatter (voice) · 2018
Boyz n the Hood
as Reva Styles · 1991
London Has Fallen
as Lynne Jacobs · 2016
Orion and the Dark
as Sweet Dreams (voice) · 2024
This Means War
as Collins · 2012
Gunpowder Milkshake
as Anna May · 2021
Snoops
as Laura Hale · 1989
Critics Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter · 2001
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Trailblazer Honors
as Self · 2014
The Score
as Diane · 2001
Kindergarten Cop
as Stewardess · 1990
Survivor
as Maureen Cranepaul · 2015
The Jacksons: An American Dream
as Katherine Jackson · 1992
Close to the Enemy
as Eva · 2016
Strange Days
as Lornette 'Mace' Mason · 1995
Malcolm X
as Betty Shabazz · 1992
The Emmy Awards
as Self · 1949
Queens
as Narrator (voice) · 2024
MPower
as Self · 2023
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
as Self - Honoree · 2024
White Bird in a Blizzard
as Dr. Thaler · 2014
Akeelah and the Bee
as Tanya Anderson · 2006
Waiting to Exhale
as Bernadine · 1995
Wendell & Wild
as Sister Helley (voice) · 2022
Supernova
as Kaela Evers · 2000
Nightmare Cafe
as Evelyn Wall · 1992
Nothing But the Truth
as Bonnie Benjamin · 2008
Innocent Blood
as U.S. Attorney Sinclair · 1992
A Man Called Hawk
· 1989
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Self · 2023
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner · 1993
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Detective Rita Veder · 1995
Critters 4
as Fran · 1992
Notorious
as Voletta Wallace · 2009
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
as Dr. Kulinda (voice) · 2015
Jumping the Broom
as Mrs. Watson · 2011
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Stella Payne · 1998
Family of Spies
as Bev Andress · 1990
Stat
as Dr. Willie Burns · 1991
Music of the Heart
as Janet · 1999
F/X
as TV reporter · 1986
Mr. 3000
as Maureen "Mo" Simmons · 2004
Otherhood
as Carol Walker · 2019
TINA
as Self · 2021
Panther
as Dr. Betty Shabazz · 1995
Meet the Browns
as Brenda Brown · 2008
Passion Fish
as Rhonda / Dawn · 1992
Our Friend, Martin
as Miles' Mom (voice) · 1999
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self · 2021
Good Night Oppy
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2022
Inside the Dream: Mugler
as Self · 2024
Chi-Raq
as Miss Helen Worthy · 2015
Masked and Anonymous
as Mistress · 2003
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
as Self · 2017
In the Best Interest of the Child
as Lori · 1990
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
· 2003
The Flood
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2018
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
as Carla Peters · 1990
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
as Groove (voice) · 2000
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Narrator (voice) · 2009
The Rosa Parks Story
as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks · 2002
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
as Allison · 1991
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
as Ruby Delacroix · 2001
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self · 2016
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
as Willie · 1991
Between the World and Me
as Self · 2020
The Lazarus Child
as Dr. Elizabeth Chase · 2004
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
as Self · 2012
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
as Self · 2025
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
as Self · 2016
Of Boys and Men
as Rieta Cole · 2008
The Heroes of Desert Storm
as Lt. Phoebe Jeter · 1991
City of Hope
as Reesha · 1991
Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
as Herself · 1998
The Snowy Day
as Nana (voice) · 2016
The Apollo
as Self · 2019
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self · 2014
Black Nativity
as Aretha Cobbs · 2013
Gospel Hill
as Sarah Malcolm · 2008
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
as Pat · 1991
Challenger
as Cheryl McNair · 1990
Malika the Lion Queen
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2021
Betty and Coretta
as Coretta Scott King · 2013
Sunshine State
as Desiree Perry · 2002
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
as Self · 2014
One Special Victory
as Lois · 1991
Making "The Score"
as Herself · 2001
Boesman and Lena
as Lena · 2000
Liberty
as Linda Thornton · 1986
Attorneys At Love
as Narrator · 2020
Doubletake
as Prostitute at Headquarters · 1985
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
as Host · 2023
Time Bomb
as Jill Greco · 2006
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
as Self · 2024
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
as Self · 2022