Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
8/16/1958
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Άντζελα Μπάσετアンジェラ・バセットAngela Evelyn Bassett
Angela Bassett
Biography
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.
Bassett had her breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Ac...
Known For
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Erika Sloane
Avengers: Endgame
as Ramonda
Damsel
as Lady Bayford
Olympus Has Fallen
as Lynne Jacobs
Soul
as Dorothea (voice)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Ramonda
Black Panther
as Ramonda
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Meet the Robinsons
as Mildred (voice)
Malcolm X
as Betty Shabazz
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
as Erika Sloane
Supernova
as Dr. Kaela Evers
The Score
as Diane
Green Lantern
as Dr. Amanda Waller
Contact
as Rachel Constantine
The Apollo
as Self
Akeelah and the Bee
as Tanya Anderson
Challenger
as Cheryl McNair
Wildwood
as General (voice)
White Bird in a Blizzard
as Dr. Thaler
Career Timeline
2025
2024
Doctor Odyssey
as Athena Grant
Inside the Dream: Mugler
as Self
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
as Self
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self (archive footage)
Damsel
as Lady Bayford
Queens
as Narrator (voice)
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
as Self
Orion and the Dark
as Sweet Dreams (voice)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2016
2015
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
White Bird in a Blizzard
as Dr. Thaler
BoJack Horseman
as Ana Spanakopita (voice)
Trailblazer Honors
as Self
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Role unknown