Angela Bassett
Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters, stages, and television screens throughout the world. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a preacher's son. Bassett and her sister D'nette grew up in St. ...
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- Born:
- Aug 16, 1958 In New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 221
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Simply the Best!: 40 Jahre Tina Turner
- Latest Project:
- Series The Meredith Vieira Show 2016-03-05
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 28 wins & 46 nominations.
Known For
Filmography
| Series | The Meredith Vieira Show | Unknown | 2016-03-05 |
| Movie | London Has Fallen | Unknown | 2016 |
| Series | Close to the Enemy | Unknown | 2016 |
| Series | Access Hollywood Live | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | Survivor | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | Whitney | Unknown | 2015 |
| Series | CBS This Morning | Unknown | 2015 |
| Series | This Week in Hollywood | Unknown | 2015 |
| Series | Cinerockom | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | American Horror Story: Freak Show, Two Heads Are Better Than One | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | Getting Freaky: A Peek Inside the Tent | Unknown | 2015 |
| Series | Breakthrough | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | Rainbow Six: Siege | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Unknown | 2015 |
| Series | Inside Edition | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | Chi-Raq | Miss Helen | 2015-12-04 |
| Movie | American Horror Story: Zombie Halloween | Unknown | 2014 |
| Series | CNN Saturday | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | Simply the Best!: 40 Jahre Tina Turner | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | White Bird in a Blizzard | Dr. Thaler | 2014-09-25 |
| Movie | American Horror Story: Meet Ms. Nola - Shooting on Location in New Orleans | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Herself | 2014-06-22 |
| Series | BoJack Horseman | Unknown | 2014-08-22 |
| Series | The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 2014-08-25 |
| Movie | 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | The Power of Our Presence | Unknown | 2014 |
| Series | The Queen Latifah Show | Unknown | 2013-09-16 |
| Series | The Real | Unknown | 2013-07-15 |
| Movie | BET Awards 2013 | Herself | 2013-06-30 |
| Series | The Arsenio Hall Show | Unknown | 2013-09-09 |
| Series | Live with Kelly and Michael | Unknown | 2013 |
| Movie | Olympus Has Fallen | Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs | 2013-03-22 |
| Movie | Betty and Coretta | Unknown | 2013-02-02 |
| Movie | Black Nativity | Aretha Cobbs | 2013-11-27 |
| Movie | The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Unknown | 2013 |
| Series | Ok! TV | Unknown | 2013-09-09 |
| Movie | BET Awards 2012 | Unknown | 2012-07-01 |
| Movie | Rogue | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | This Means War | Unknown | 2012 |
| Series | Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Unknown | 2012-03-25 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Desiree Dupree / ... | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Identity | Unknown | 2011 |
| Movie | Tina Turner: Simply the Best | Herself | 2011-08-02 |
| Series | Show People with Paul Wontorek | Unknown | 2011 |
| Movie | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Unknown | 2011 |
| Series | The Chew | Unknown | 2011-09-26 |
| Movie | Green Lantern | Unknown | 2011-06-17 |
| Series | Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | Unknown | 2011 |
| Series | Ebert Presents: At the Movies | Unknown | 2011 |
| Movie | 42nd NAACP Image Awards | Herself | 2011-03-04 |
| Series | Piers Morgan Tonight | Unknown | 2011-01-17 |
| Movie | Jumping the Broom | Mrs. Watson | 2011-05-06 |
| Series | 1st Look | Unknown | 2011 |
| Movie | We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | Unknown | 2010 |
| Series | The Talk | Unknown | 2010-10-18 |
| Movie | For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | Unknown | 2010 |
| Movie | Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock | Unknown | 2010 |
| Series | ES.TV HD | Unknown | 2009-02-01 |
| Movie | Notorious | Unknown | 2009-01-16 |
| Movie | The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | The 7th Annual TV Land Awards | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | The 40th NAACP Image Awards | Herself | 2009-02-12 |
| Movie | Previously On: E.R. | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | Buscando a Penélope | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | The BET Honors | Herself / Presenter | 2009 |
| Movie | Gospel Hill | Sarah Malcolm | 2009-08-21 |
| Movie | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | Nothing But the Truth | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | 39th NAACP Image Awards | Herself | 2008-02-14 |
| Movie | Speechless | Herself | 2008-01-10 |
| Movie | Meet the Browns | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | The Red Dress Collection 2007 Fashion Show | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | Of Boys and Men | Unknown | 2008 |
| Series | The Wendy Williams Show | Unknown | 2008-05-14 |
| Movie | The Lazarus Child | Dr. Elizabeth Chase | 2007-11-16 |
| Series | Chelsea Lately | Unknown | 2007-07-01 |
| Movie | Meet the Robinsons | Unknown | 2007 |
| Series | Rachael Ray | Unknown | 2007-05-31 |
| Series | 106 & Park Top 10 Live | Unknown | 2007 |
| Series | Up Close with Carrie Keagan | Unknown | 2007-02-21 |
| Movie | Akeelah and the Bee | Unknown | 2006 |
| Series | In the Cutz | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | Time Bomb | Jill Greco | 2006-03-19 |
| Movie | Legends Ball | Herself | 2006-05-22 |
| Movie | 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Herself | 2006-01-29 |
| Movie | The 2006 Black Movie Awards | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | 36th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 2005 |
| Series | Party Planner with David Tutera | Unknown | 2005 |
| Series | Corazón de... | Unknown | 2005 |
| Movie | Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope | Herself | 2005-01-15 |
| Movie | The 59th Annual Tony Awards | Herself - Presenter | 2005-06-05 |
| Movie | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Unknown | 2005-06-10 |
| Movie | A Capitol Fourth | Herself | 2005-07-04 |
| Series | Made in Hollywood | Unknown | 2005-09-30 |
| Movie | 2004 Trumpet Awards | Herself | 2004-02-01 |
| Movie | Mr 3000 | Unknown | 2004 |
| Movie | 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops | Unknown | 2004-03-02 |
| Series | Tavis Smiley | Unknown | 2004-01-05 |
| Movie | 4th Annual BET Awards | Herself | 2004-06-29 |
| Movie | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Herself | 2004-12-21 |
| Movie | Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute | Unknown | 2003 |
| Series | Freedom: A History of Us | Unknown | 2003-01-12 |
| Movie | 34th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 2003 |
| Series | When I Was a Girl | Unknown | 2003 |
| Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
| Movie | Our America | Unknown | 2003-03-12 |
| Series | Celebrity Poker Showdown | Unknown | 2003-12-02 |
| Movie | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Bernadine Harris | 2003-11-15 |
| Movie | Masked and Anonymous | Mistress | 2003-08-08 |
| Movie | 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Herself | 2003-03-09 |
| Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Unknown | 2003 |
| Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Unknown | 2003 |
| Movie | 33rd NAACP Image Awards | Herself | 2002-03-01 |
| Movie | The 4th Annual Family Television Awards | Unknown | 2002 |
| Movie | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Unknown | 2002 |
| Movie | 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Herself | 2002-03-10 |
| Movie | Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration! | Herself | 2002-01-16 |
| Movie | Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years | Unknown | 2002 |
| Movie | The Rosa Parks Story | Unknown | 2002 |
| Movie | Sunshine State | Unknown | 2002 |
| Movie | Essence Awards | Unknown | 2002 |
| Movie | ESPY Awards | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | Cinema 3 | Unknown | 2002 |
| Movie | The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | Alias | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | The Score | Diane | 2001-07-13 |
| Movie | Making 'The Score' | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | And Then One Night: The Making of 'Dead Man Walking' | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross | Unknown | 2000 |
| Movie | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Presenter: 'The Sixth Sense' Film Clip | 2000-03-26 |
| Movie | Supernova | Dr. Kaela Evers | 2000-01-14 |
| Movie | Boesman and Lena | Unknown | 2000 |
| Movie | The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Herself - Presenter: Best Screenplay | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Groove | 2000-03-10 |
| Series | Independent Lens | Unknown | 1999-08-09 |
| Movie | Our Friend, Martin | Miles' Mom | 1999 |
| Movie | Music of the Heart | Principal Janet Williams | 1999-10-29 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Unknown | 1999-03-31 |
| Movie | The 1999 Annual Los Angeles Ovation Awards | Unknown | 1999 |
| Series | Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Stella Payne | 1998-08-14 |
| Series | Fox and Friends | Unknown | 1998-02-01 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Unknown | 1997-10-01 |
| Movie | The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Presenter: In Memoriam Tribute | 1997-03-24 |
| Movie | Contact | Unknown | 1997-07-11 |
| Movie | The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Unknown | 1996 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-03-06 |
| Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Unknown | 1996-06-10 |
| Movie | 27th NAACP Image Awards | Herself | 1996 |
| Movie | Women in Film Crystal Awards | Unknown | 1996 |
| Series | Access Hollywood | Unknown | 1996-09-01 |
| Movie | Waiting to Exhale | Bernadine Harris | 1995-12-22 |
| Movie | Comic Relief VII | Herself | 1995-11-11 |
| Movie | Strange Days | Unknown | 1995-10-13 |
| Movie | The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Presenter: "Circle of Life" & "Hakuna Matata" Songs | 1995-03-27 |
| Movie | Panther | Unknown | 1995 |
| Movie | Vampire in Brooklyn | Unknown | 1995 |
| Movie | Ebony's 15th Annual Black Achievement Awards | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | The 31th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | 26th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1994-03-21 |
| Movie | 1994 MTV Movie Awards | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical | 1994-01-22 |
| Movie | The 9th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | Unknown | 1994 |
| Series | A Century of Women | Unknown | 1994 |
| Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
| Movie | The Essence Awards | Herself | 1994-06-07 |
| Movie | The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards | Herself - Presenter: Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture | 1994 |
| Series | Extra | Unknown | 1994-09-05 |
| Movie | What's Love Got to Do with It | Unknown | 1993 |
| Movie | 25th NAACP Image Awards | Herself | 1993-01-25 |
| Movie | Passion Fish | Unknown | 1992 |
| Movie | Innocent Blood | U.S. Attorney Sinclair | 1992-09-25 |
| Movie | Malcolm X | Dr. Betty Shabazz | 1992-11-18 |
| Series | Nightmare Cafe | Unknown | 1992 |
| Movie | Critters 4 | Fran | 1992-10-14 |
| Movie | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Unknown | 1992 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Movie | Boyz n the Hood | Unknown | 1991 |
| Series | Stat | Unknown | 1991 |
| Movie | City of Hope | Unknown | 1991 |
| Series | Charlie Rose | Unknown | 1991-09-30 |
| Movie | Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor | Unknown | 1991 |
| Movie | Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story | Pat | 1991-01-21 |
| Movie | Locked Up: A Mother's Rage | Unknown | 1991 |
| Movie | One Special Victory | Unknown | 1991 |
| Movie | The Heroes of Desert Storm | Unknown | 1991 |
| Movie | Challenger | Cheryl McNair | 1990-02-25 |
| Movie | Kindergarten Cop | Unknown | 1990-12-21 |
| Movie | In the Best Interest of the Child | Unknown | 1990 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Unknown | 1990 |
| Movie | Family of Spies | Unknown | 1990 |
| Series | The Flash | Unknown | 1990-09-20 |
| Series | Equal Justice | Unknown | 1990 |
| Series | A Man Called Hawk | Unknown | 1989-01-28 |
| Series | Alien Nation | Unknown | 1989-09-18 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Doubletake | Prostitute at HQ | 1988-07-01 |
| Series | Heartbeat | Unknown | 1988 |
| Series | Thirtysomething | Unknown | 1987-09-29 |
| Series | Tour of Duty | Unknown | 1987-09-24 |
| Movie | Liberty | Unknown | 1986 |
| Series | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Unknown | 1986-09-08 |
| Movie | F/X | Unknown | 1986 |
| Series | 227 | Unknown | 1985-09-14 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Series | The Cosby Show | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |
| Series | Reading Rainbow | Unknown | 1983-06-06 |
| Series | Entertainment Tonight | Unknown | 1981-09-14 |
| Series | Good Morning America | Unknown | 1975-01-06 |
| Series | Ryan's Hope | Unknown | 1975-07-07 |