Actor
Angela Bassett
- Born: 16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA
- Estimated net worth: $25 million
Angela Bassett is an acclaimed American actress known for her powerful performances and commanding presence. She gained recognition for roles in films such as "What's Love Got to Do with It" and "Black Panther." With a career spanning over three decades, she…
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About Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett is an acclaimed American actress known for her powerful performances and commanding presence. She gained recognition for roles in films such as "What's Love Got to Do with It" and "Black Panther." With a career spanning over three decades, she is celebrated for her versatility and ability to portray strong, complex characters, often in biographical films.
- Born
- 16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA
- Height
- 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
- Spouses
- Courtney B. Vance (1997-present)
- Children
- 2: Bronwyn Golden Vance, Slater Josiah Vance
- Parents
- Betty Jane (mother), Angelo Bassett (father)
- Estimated net worth
- $25 million
Fun facts about Angela Bassett
- Angela Bassett was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Tina Turner in "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1993).
- She earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008 for her contributions to the film industry.
Famous Angela Bassett quotes
“I am not a woman who needs to be rescued.”
“I don't want to be a secondary character in my own life.”
“You can't be afraid of what people are going to say, because you're never going to make everyone happy.”
Angela Bassett filmography
Cast (161)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wildwood Movie | The General (voice) | |
| 2025 | Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special Movie | Self | |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Movie | Erika Sloane | 7.2 |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet TV | Self | 3.9 |
| 2025 | Zero Day TV | President Evelyn Mitchell | 6.9 |
| 2024 | Doctor Odyssey TV | Athena Grant | 6.5 |
| 2024 | Inside the Dream: Mugler Movie | Self | 9.1 |
| 2024 | Disney Legends Award Ceremony TV | Self - Honoree | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black TV | Self (archive footage) | 3.0 |
| 2024 | Butterfly in the Sky Movie | Self (archive footage) | 8.2 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Damsel Movie | Lady Bayford | 7.0 |
| 2024 | Queens TV | Narrator (voice) | 7.8 |
| 2024 | OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett Movie | Self | |
| 2024 | Orion and the Dark Movie | Sweet Dreams (voice) | 6.5 |
| 2023 | The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X Movie | Host | 4.5 |
| 2023 | MPower TV | Self | 6.8 |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur TV | Decoy (voice) | 7.4 |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Movie | Self | 6.3 |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Movie | Ramonda | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Good Night Oppy Movie | Self - Narrator (voice) | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda Movie | Self | 4.3 |
| 2022 | Wendell & Wild Movie | Sister Helley (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show TV | Self - Guest | 5.6 |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Movie | Self | 4.0 |
| 2021 | TINA Movie | Self | 7.7 |
| 2021 | What If...? TV | Queen Ramonda (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake Movie | Anna May | 6.3 |
| 2021 | Malika the Lion Queen Movie | Self - Narrator (voice) | 5.0 |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Legends TV | Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.4 |
| 2020 | Soul Movie | Dorothea (voice) | 8.1 |
| 2020 | Between the World and Me Movie | Self | 7.9 |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star TV | Sergeant Athena Grant | 8.1 |
| 2020 | Attorneys At Love Movie | Narrator | |
| 2019 | The Imagineering Story TV | Narrator (voice) | 8.1 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self - Guest | 6.2 |
| 2019 | The Tamron Hall Show TV | Self - Guest | 4.7 |
| 2019 | Otherhood Movie | Carol Walker | 6.1 |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show TV | Mo | 7.1 |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame Movie | Ramonda | 8.2 |
| 2019 | The Apollo Movie | Self | 6.4 |
| 2018 | The Flood Movie | Self - Narrator (voice) | 6.9 |
| 2018 | Bumblebee Movie | Shatter (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout Movie | Erika Sloane | 7.5 |
| 2018 | Red Table Talk TV | Self | 6.4 |
| 2018 | Black Panther Movie | Ramonda | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 TV | Athena Grant | 8.2 |
| 2017 | Steve TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2017 | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People Movie | Self | 1.0 |
| 2016 | The Snowy Day Movie | Nana (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration Movie | Self | 9.0 |
| 2016 | Close to the Enemy TV | Eva | 5.1 |
| 2016 | National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony Movie | Self | 5.5 |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen Movie | Lynne Jacobs | 6.2 |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq Movie | Miss Helen Worthy | 5.7 |
| 2015 | Master of None TV | Catherine | 7.4 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest | 6.1 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 2015 | Survivor Movie | Maureen Cranepaul | 5.7 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden TV | Self - Guest | 5.1 |
| 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle Movie | Dr. Kulinda (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV | Self | 4.2 |
| 2014 | White Bird in a Blizzard Movie | Dr. Thaler | 6.2 |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman TV | Ana Spanakopita (voice) | 8.5 |
| 2014 | Trailblazer Honors TV | Self | 7.5 |
| 2014 | Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Movie | Self | 1.5 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest | 5.1 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self | 5.8 |
| 2014 | We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama Movie | Self | |
| 2013 | Black Nativity Movie | Aretha Cobbs | 5.2 |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show TV | Self | 5.7 |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen Movie | Lynne Jacobs | 6.4 |
| 2013 | Betty and Coretta Movie | Coretta Scott King | 7.2 |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars TV | Self - Special Guest | 7.3 |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots TV | Self | 6.5 |
| 2012 | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac Movie | Self | 8.1 |
| 2012 | This Means War Movie | Collins | 6.2 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story TV | Marie Laveau | 8.1 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story TV | Desiree Dupree | 8.1 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story TV | Monet Tumissee | 8.1 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story TV | Ramona Royale | 8.1 |
| 2011 | Green Lantern Movie | Dr. Amanda Waller | 5.2 |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom Movie | Mrs. Watson | 5.9 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV | Self - Guest | 4.9 |
| 2009 | Notorious Movie | Voletta Wallace | 7.0 |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Movie | Narrator (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth Movie | Bonnie Benjamin | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Of Boys and Men Movie | Rieta Cole | 7.7 |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns Movie | Brenda Brown | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill Movie | Sarah Malcolm | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons Movie | Mildred (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2006 | Akeelah and the Bee Movie | Tanya Anderson | 7.0 |
| 2006 | Time Bomb Movie | Jill Greco | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith Movie | Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited) | 6.7 |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 Movie | Maureen "Mo" Simmons | 5.3 |
| 2004 | The Lazarus Child Movie | Dr. Elizabeth Chase | 5.6 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous Movie | Mistress | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Movie | Unknown character | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Sunshine State Movie | Desiree Perry | 6.4 |
| 2002 | The Rosa Parks Story Movie | Rosa Louise McCauley Parks | 7.1 |
| 2001 | Making "The Score" Movie | Herself | |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood Movie | Ruby Delacroix | 5.8 |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show TV | Angela Bassett | 6.7 |
| 2001 | Alias TV | Hayden Chase | 6.8 |
| 2001 | The Score Movie | Diane | 6.7 |
| 2001 | Critics Choice Awards TV | Self - Presenter | 7.9 |
| 2000 | Boesman and Lena Movie | Lena | 6.0 |
| 2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale Movie | Groove (voice) | 5.9 |
| 2000 | Supernova Movie | Kaela Evers | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart Movie | Janet | 6.7 |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin Movie | Miles' Mom (voice) | 7.1 |
| 1998 | Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery TV | Herself | 8.6 |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back Movie | Stella Payne | 5.8 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self - Guest | 4.3 |
| 1997 | Contact Movie | Rachel Constantine | 7.5 |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale Movie | Bernadine | 6.2 |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn Movie | Detective Rita Veder | 5.1 |
| 1995 | Strange Days Movie | Lornette 'Mace' Mason | 7.0 |
| 1995 | Panther Movie | Dr. Betty Shabazz | 6.3 |
| 1994 | ER TV | Catherine Banfield | 7.8 |
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It Movie | Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner | 7.1 |
| 1992 | Passion Fish Movie | Rhonda / Dawn | 7.0 |
| 1992 | Malcolm X Movie | Betty Shabazz | 7.5 |
| 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream TV | Katherine Jackson | 6.9 |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood Movie | U.S. Attorney Sinclair | 6.2 |
| 1992 | Critters 4 Movie | Fran | 5.0 |
| 1992 | Nightmare Cafe TV | Evelyn Wall | 6.4 |
| 1991 | One Special Victory Movie | Lois | 8.0 |
| 1991 | Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage Movie | Willie | 6.6 |
| 1991 | City of Hope Movie | Reesha | 6.7 |
| 1991 | The Heroes of Desert Storm Movie | Lt. Phoebe Jeter | 4.0 |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood Movie | Reva Styles | 7.6 |
| 1991 | Stat TV | Dr. Willie Burns | 5.0 |
| 1991 | Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor Movie | Allison | 4.6 |
| 1991 | Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story Movie | Pat | 7.0 |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop Movie | Stewardess | 6.1 |
| 1990 | The Flash TV | Linda Lake | 7.4 |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer Movie | Carla Peters | 7.5 |
| 1990 | In the Best Interest of the Child Movie | Lori | 2.7 |
| 1990 | Challenger Movie | Cheryl McNair | 6.5 |
| 1990 | Family of Spies TV | Bev Andress | 6.6 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons TV | Michelle Obama (voice) | 8.0 |
| 1989 | Snoops TV | Laura Hale | 6.3 |
| 1989 | Alien Nation TV | Renee Longstreet | 7.0 |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk TV | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1987 | thirtysomething TV | Unknown character | 6.3 |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty TV | Lt. Camilla Patterson | 8.1 |
| 1986 | Liberty Movie | Linda Thornton | 6.0 |
| 1986 | F/X Movie | TV reporter | 6.6 |
| 1985 | Doubletake Movie | Prostitute at Headquarters | 5.0 |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire TV | Unknown character | 6.9 |
| 1985 | 227 TV | Unknown character | 6.9 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show TV | Sara | 7.0 |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow TV | Self - Narrator (voice) | 8.4 |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self | 5.1 |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards TV | Self | 7.9 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee | 7.0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Presenter | 7.0 |
Crew (13)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-1-1: Nashville TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.1 |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet TV | Executive Producer · Production | 3.9 |
| 2024 | Queens TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.8 |
| 2023 | Heist 88 Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.1 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Otherhood Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 TV | Co-Executive Producer · Production | 8.2 |
| 2015 | Breakthrough TV | Director · Directing | 6.0 |
| 2015 | Whitney Movie | Director · Directing | 5.7 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story TV | Director · Directing | 8.1 |
| 2002 | Our America Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 8.0 |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood Movie | Producer · Production | 5.8 |
Latest releases
- Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special2025
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025 / TMDB 7.2
- Inside the Dream: Mugler2024 / TMDB 9.1
- Butterfly in the Sky2024 / TMDB 8.2
- Damsel2024 / TMDB 7.0
- OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett2024
Questions about Angela Bassett
What are some of Angela Bassett's career highlights?
Angela Bassett's career highlights include her Oscar-nominated role in "What's Love Got to Do with It" and her acclaimed performances in "Black Panther" and "The Jacksons: An American Dream."
Has Angela Bassett won any major awards?
Angela Bassett has won several awards including a Golden Globe for her role in "The Rosa Parks Story" and multiple NAACP Image Awards for her performances in film and television.
What was Angela Bassett's first film?
Angela Bassett made her film debut in 1990 with a role in "Fried Green Tomatoes," where she played a supporting character that showcased her talent.
Which films is Angela Bassett most successful for?
Angela Bassett is most successful for her roles in "What's Love Got to Do with It," "Black Panther," and "The Best Man," all of which received critical acclaim and box office success.
What is known about Angela Bassett's personal life?
Angela Bassett is married to actor Courtney B. Vance and they have two children together. She is known for maintaining a private personal life while being active in charity work.
What is Angela Bassett's estimated net worth?
Angela Bassett's estimated net worth is approximately $25 million, reflecting her successful career in film and television over the years.
Can you list some milestones in Angela Bassett's filmography?
Milestones in Angela Bassett's filmography include her Oscar nomination for "What's Love Got to Do with It," her role in "Black Panther," and her recurring role in the "American Horror Story" series.
What is Angela Bassett's acting style?
Angela Bassett's acting style is characterized by her strong emotional range and her ability to portray powerful, complex characters, often drawing from real-life figures.