• Angela Bassett is an African-American actress. She is widely recognized for her Academy Award-nominated performance of legendary singer Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It.

  Bassett played Katherine Jackson in the 1992 television movie The Jacksons: An American Dream and was Notorious B.I.G.'s mother in the 2009 biopic film Notorious.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: August 16, 1958
  2. Birthplace: New York City, New York State
  3. Birth name: Angela Evelyn Bassett
  4. Height: 5'4"
  5. Husband: Courtney B. Vance
  6. Coauthored Friends: A Love Story with her Husband

• Early Life

  Angela Evelyn Bassett was born in New York City, New York on August 16, 1958. She attended Boca Ciega High School and then Yale University where she earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the school of Drama. She met her husband Courtney B. Vance at the school.

• Career Highlights

  Bassett's career began with guest appearances on television shows, such as The Cosby Show and Thirtysomething, and in featured performances in films such as F/X and Boyz n the Hood. Her breakthrough role came in the Spike Lee film Malcolm X, where she portrayed Dr. Betty Shabazz. She followed that performance with her Academy Award-nominated role as Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got To Do with It.

  In 2008-09, Bassett plays Dr. Catherine Banfield on the television show ER.

• Notable Roles

  • 1992: Malcolm X
  • 1993: What's Love Got to Do With it
  • 2001: The Score
  • 2004: Mr. 3000
  • 2005: Mr & Mrs Smith
  • 2006: Akeelah And The Bee
  • 2006: Time Bomb
  • 2007: Meet the Robinsons
  • 2007: Gospel Hill
  • 2008: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
  • 2008: Of Boys and Men
  • 2008: Nothing But the Truth
  • 2009: Notorious

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