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- Born: August 16, 1958
- Birthplace: New York City, New York State
- Birth name: Angela Evelyn Bassett
- Height: 5'4"
- Husband: Courtney B. Vance
- Coauthored Friends: A Love Story with her Husband
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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.
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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Angela Bassett News
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Tulsa Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Murder; Recommends 4 Life Sentences
Prosecutors say Hall Strangled Angela Bassett and her Friend Angela Hardgrove in 2007. The two women were wrapped in a tarp and dumped on the side of a ... (December 14, 2009)News On 6 -
Angela Bassett, Lawrence Pressman, Theresa Rebeck, et al. Set for Hothouse at ...
Up next, Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett will headline Frank Tangredi's Pastoral, to be directed by Sheldon Epps (January 26-27). ... (December 04, 2009)TheaterMania.com -
Thursday's Highlights: Jane gets a bump on the head on 'The Mentalist'
Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett and Curtis Armstrong also star in this inspiring 2006 drama (8 pm Disney). Powder Blue: An ex-convict (Forest Whitaker) ... (December 16, 2009)Los Angeles Times (blog) -
Angela Bassett is Finally Looking her AGE, SMH… What Happened???
Angela Bassett was caught slipping at The Grand Opening of AnQi in Cali yesterday, showing up with barely there make up on. More up close and personal pics ... (December 02, 2009)Bossip
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Angela Bassett on Amazon
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Friends: A Love Story - $14.95
What if you met your future soul mate, but were too busy living in the here and now to realize you'd found "the one"?That's what happened when Courtney B. Vance met Angela Basse...Amazon
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Supernova - $9.99
Amazon.com: Supernova: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips: Video On DemandAmazon
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Amazon.com: Class Magazine January 1996: Angela Bassett: Class Magazine (The Most Comprehensive Black Magazine): BooksAmazon
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Angela Bassett Questions
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How many children did Angela Suleman have? 1 AnswerSo far, all the news has been focused on the fact that the mother of the California Eight is really the mother of 14! Angela Suleman will presumably continue to... read more -
OPEN THREAD: Angela Simpson kills "snitch," has no remorse 3 Answers"I don't want my children or the people I consider family to be in a place where there are snitches," she said. "I believe informants and child molesters should... read more
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Angela Bassett Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1958 Born August 16
- 1983: Graduates Yale School of Drama.
- 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: Toussaint
- 2007: Of Boys and Men
- 2007: Gospel Hill
- 2008: Meet the Browns
- 2008: Of Boys and Men
- 2008: Nothing But the Truth
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Its funny angela bassett & lawerence fishburn been n 3 movies 2gether Boyz N The Hood, Akeelah & The Bee & my Fav What's love got 2 do w. It
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ANGELA BASSETT..HOUND!!
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My fav actress is angela bassett.favorite actor adam sandler.
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@TherealTaraji do you see yourself working w/ Angela Bassett in the future? You two would be dynamic acting off each other! do you know her?
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its weird seeing lawrence fishburne in a movie with angela bassett ... but he not beating her?!. c'mon ike and tina.
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