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Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including an 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.
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Born 16 August 1958 · Q232120
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2026· 5 entries
“This was much easier. This was a walk in the park. It was pretty easy compared to some of the roles I”
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People: See Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s Sweetest Family Photos with Their Twins, on the Actress’s 68th Birthday
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cleveland.com: Today’s famous birthdays list for August 16, 2026 includes celebrities Angela Bassett, Madonna
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Yahoo: Angela Bassett returns as ‘American Horror Story’ unveils Season 13 first look
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2024· 3 entries
Awarded Academy Honorary Award (2024).
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Awarded Disney Legends (2024).
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Recognizing her lifetime achievement in the film industry
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2023· 7 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023).
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Awarded Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2023).
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Awarded Hollywood Creative Alliance for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year (2023).
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Awarded BET Award for Best Actress for 9-1-1 (2023).
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Awarded Time 100 (2023).
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Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award
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2022· 3 entries
Awarded Capri Hollywood International Film Festival for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
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Awarded Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Narration for Good Night Oppy (2022).
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The character made an appearance in an episode of its spin-off, 9-1-1: Lone Star
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Series for 9-1-1 (2021).
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2020· 1 entry
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for 9-1-1 (2020).
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2019· 3 entries
Awarded Black Girls Rock! (2019).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Black Panther (2019).
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Joined the cast of Gunpowder Milkshake
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2018· 2 entries
Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant Athena Grant in the Fox/ABC drama series 9-1-1
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Received a Doctorate of Fine Arts (honorary doctorate) from Yale University and a Doctorate of Humane Letters (honorary doctorate) from Old Dominion University in 2022
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2016· 1 entry
She endorsed Hillary Clinton for president during the 2016 United States presidential election, saying "Bar none, Clinton would make a great president." Bassett also spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, introducing survivors of the previous year's Charleston church shooting, an incident about which she spoke during her remarks.
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2013· 2 entries
Continuing her trend of portraying real women
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Bassett appeared on FX TV show American Horror Story: Coven as Marie Laveau, a voodoo witch
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2011· 1 entry
Bassett co-starred with Samuel L
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2010· 2 entries
Bassett lent her voice to portray First Lady Michelle Obama on an episode of The Simpsons titled "Stealing First Base"
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Deadline Hollywood reported that Bassett would have a role in One Police Plaza
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2009· 1 entry
And went on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2008).
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Played the character Brenda in the film Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
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2007· 1 entry
“For one, it was a character I had never played before, which is always important to me, to keep me sharp. But it was also the desire to be part of a well-written movie that has something really positive to say about families and about all the different ways there can be to make a family.”
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2006· 1 entry
Had the opportunity to work on the Wilson canon again, starring in Fences alongside longtime collaborator Laurence Fishburne at the Pasadena Playhouse in California
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2004· 1 entry
Had roles in the films The Lazarus Child and Mr
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2003· 1 entry
Read from the WPA slave narratives in Unchained Memories
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2002· 1 entry
Bassett acted in Sunshine State and The Rosa Parks Story
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2001· 1 entry
That she liked those roles and added: "That's the image that I like to put out there, and those are the parts I'm attracted to
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2000· 2 entries
Were Whispers: An Elephant's Tale and Boesman and Lena, the latter adapted from the play of the same name by South African Athol Fugard
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Bassett turned down the lead role in Monster's Ball because of the script's sexual content
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1999· 1 entry
Bassett starred in Music of the Heart, once again collaborating with horror director Wes Craven
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1998· 1 entry
Bassett starred in How Stella Got Her Groove Back, once again collaborating with McMillan
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1997· 1 entry
Bassett starred as the President's advisor in Contact
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1996· 3 entries
Awarded Saturn Award for Best Actress for Strange Days (1996).
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Awarded Crystal Award (1996).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for What's Love Got to Do with It (1996).
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1995· 2 entries
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Malcolm X (1995).
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Which received varying reviews: Vampire in Brooklyn, Strange Days, and Waiting to Exhale
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1994· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for What's Love Got to Do with It (1994).
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1985· 1 entry
Bassett made her first television appearance, as a prostitute in the television film Doubletake
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-08-16.
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