Name
Angela Evelyn Bassett
Birthplace
New York City, New York, United States
Birth date
August 16, 1958
Occupation
Actress
Active Years
1985-present
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.
Filmography[]
- F/X (1986)
- Kindergarten Cop (1990)
- Critters 4 (1991)
- Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- City of Hope (1991)
- Passion Fish (1992)
- Innocent Blood (1992)
- Malcolm X (1992)
- What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
- Panther (1995)
- Strange Days (1995)
- Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995)
- Contact (1997)
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- Our Friend, Martin (1999)
- Music of the Heart (1999)
- Supernova (2000)
- Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
- Boesman and Lena (2000)
- The Score (2001)
- Sunshine State (2002)
- Unchained Memories (2003)
- Masked and Anonymous (2003)
- The Lazarus Child (2004)
- Mr. 3000 (2004)
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
- Meet the Robinsons (2007)
- Gospel Hill (2008)
- Of Boys and Men (2008)
- Meet the Browns (2008)
- Nothing But the Truth (2008)
- Notorious (2009)
- Jumping the Broom (2011)
- Green Lantern (2011)
- This Means War (2012)
- I Ain't Scared of You (2012)
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- Black Nativity (2013)
- White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
- Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
- Survivor (2015)
- Chi-Raq (2015)
- London Has Fallen (2016)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
- Bumblebee (2018)
- Otherhood (2019)