Angela Bassett

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 Actress. She had success starring in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Music of the Heart (1999). In the following decades, she took on supporting roles in the drama Notorious (2009) and the action films Green Lantern (2011), Olympus Has Fallen(2013), and London Has Fallen (2016). She also played Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For the latter, she won another Golden Globe and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

On television, Bassett has starred as Katherine Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992). Her portrayal of Rosa Parks in the television film The Rosa Parks Story (2002) gained her a nomination for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story earned her nominations for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant, Athena Grant, in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.

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Known For

Avengers: Endgame Not in library

Avengers: Endgame

2019

Black Panther Not in library

Black Panther

2018

Soul Not in library

Soul

2020

Mr. & Mrs. Smith Not in library

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

The Simpsons Not in library

The Simpsons

1989

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018

Green Lantern Not in library

Green Lantern

2011

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Not in library

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Olympus Has Fallen Not in library

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

Bumblebee Not in library

Bumblebee

2018

Acting

2026 Wildwood as General (voice)
2025 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Erika Sloane In Library
2025 Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special as Self
2025 Zero Day as President Evelyn Mitchell (6 episodes)
2025 Number One on the Call Sheet as Self (1 episode)
2024 Damsel as Lady Bayford
2024 Orion and the Dark as Sweet Dreams (voice)
2024 Butterfly in the Sky as Self (archive footage)
2024 Disney Legends Awards Ceremony as Self
2024 Inside the Dream: Mugler as Self
2024 OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett as Self
2024 Queens as Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)
2024 Doctor Odyssey as Athena Grant (1 episode)
2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self
2023 The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X as Host
2023 MPower as Self (1 episode)
2023 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Decoy (voice) (2 episodes)
2022 Wendell & Wild as Sister Helley (voice)
2022 Good Night Oppy as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Ramonda
2022 Sherri as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2021 Gunpowder Milkshake as Anna May
2021 TINA as Self
2021 Malika the Lion Queen as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021 What If...? as Queen Ramonda (voice) (1 episode)
2021 Marvel Studios Legends as Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited) (2 episodes)
2020 Attorneys At Love as Narrator
2020 Between the World and Me as Self
2020 Soul as Dorothea (voice)
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star as Sergeant Athena Grant (1 episode)
2019 Otherhood as Carol Walker
2019 The Apollo as Self
2019 Avengers: Endgame as Ramonda
2019 Tamron Hall as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show as Mo (1 episode)
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (4 episodes)
2019 The Imagineering Story as Narrator (voice) (6 episodes)
2018 Black Panther as Ramonda
2018 Mission: Impossible - Fallout as Erika Sloane In Library
2018 Bumblebee as Shatter (voice)
2018 The Flood as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018 Red Table Talk as Self (1 episode)
2018 9-1-1 as Athena Grant (142 episodes)
2017 August 28: A Day in the Life of a People as Self
2016 London Has Fallen as Lynne Jacobs
2016 The Snowy Day as Nana (voice)
2016 BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration as Self
2016 National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony as Self
2016 Close to the Enemy as Eva (7 episodes)
2015 Survivor as Maureen Cranepaul
2015 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle as Dr. Kulinda (voice)
2015 Chi-Raq as Miss Helen Worthy
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2015 Master of None as Catherine (2 episodes)
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2014 We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014 Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
2014 White Bird in a Blizzard as Dr. Thaler
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (3 episodes)
2014 Trailblazer Honors as Self (1 episode)
2014 BoJack Horseman as Ana Spanakopita (voice) (10 episodes)
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2013 Olympus Has Fallen as Lynne Jacobs
2013 Betty and Coretta as Coretta Scott King
2013 Black Nativity as Aretha Cobbs
2013 The Arsenio Hall Show as Self (1 episode)
2012 This Means War as Collins
2012 I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
2012 Finding Your Roots as Self (2 episodes)
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Special Guest (1 episode)
2011 Green Lantern as Dr. Amanda Waller
2011 Jumping the Broom as Mrs. Watson
2011 American Horror Story as Desiree Dupree (13 episodes)
2011 American Horror Story as Ramona Royale (12 episodes)
2011 American Horror Story as Monet Tumissee (10 episodes)
2011 American Horror Story as Marie Laveau (11 episodes)
2009 Notorious as Voletta Wallace
2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Narrator (voice)
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (5 episodes)
2008 Gospel Hill as Sarah Malcolm
2008 Nothing But the Truth as Bonnie Benjamin
2008 Meet the Browns as Brenda Brown
2008 Of Boys and Men as Rieta Cole
2007 Meet the Robinsons as Mildred (voice)
2006 Akeelah and the Bee as Tanya Anderson
2006 Time Bomb as Jill Greco
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
2004 The Lazarus Child as Dr. Elizabeth Chase
2004 Mr. 3000 as Maureen "Mo" Simmons
2003 Masked and Anonymous as Mistress
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self (1 episode)
2002 The Rosa Parks Story as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
2002 Sunshine State as Desiree Perry
2001 The Score as Diane
2001 Ruby's Bucket of Blood as Ruby Delacroix
2001 Making "The Score" as Herself
2001 Alias as Hayden Chase (4 episodes)
2001 The Bernie Mac Show as Angela Bassett (1 episode)
2001 Critics Choice Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
2000 Supernova as Kaela Evers
2000 Whispers: An Elephant's Tale as Groove (voice)
2000 Boesman and Lena as Lena
1999 Music of the Heart as Janet
1999 Our Friend, Martin as Miles' Mom (voice)
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Stella Payne
1998 Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery as Herself (4 episodes)
1997 Contact as Rachel Constantine
1997 The View as Self (4 episodes)
1997 The View as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1995 Strange Days as Lornette 'Mace' Mason
1995 Waiting to Exhale as Bernadine
1995 Vampire in Brooklyn as Detective Rita Veder
1995 Panther as Dr. Betty Shabazz
1994 ER as Catherine Banfield (22 episodes)
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
1992 Malcolm X as Betty Shabazz
1992 Critters 4 as Fran
1992 Innocent Blood as U.S. Attorney Sinclair
1992 Passion Fish as Rhonda / Dawn
1992 Nightmare Cafe as Evelyn Wall (1 episode) In Library
1992 The Jacksons: An American Dream as Katherine Jackson (2 episodes)
1991 Boyz n the Hood as Reva Styles
1991 One Special Victory as Lois
1991 Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage as Willie
1991 The Heroes of Desert Storm as Lt. Phoebe Jeter
1991 Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Pat
1991 City of Hope as Reesha
1991 Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor as Allison
1991 Stat as Dr. Willie Burns (6 episodes)
1990 In the Best Interest of the Child as Lori
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer as Carla Peters
1990 Kindergarten Cop as Stewardess
1990 Challenger as Cheryl McNair
1990 The Flash as Linda Lake (1 episode)
1990 Family of Spies as Bev Andress (2 episodes)
1989 The Simpsons as Michelle Obama (voice) (1 episode)
1989 A Man Called Hawk
1989 Snoops as Laura Hale (1 episode)
1989 Alien Nation as Renee Longstreet (1 episode)
1987 thirtysomething
1987 Tour of Duty as Lt. Camilla Patterson (2 episodes)
1986 Liberty as Linda Thornton
1986 F/X as TV reporter
1985 Doubletake as Prostitute at Headquarters
1985 Spenser: For Hire
1985 227
1984 The Cosby Show as Sara (2 episodes)
1983 Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
1953 The Oscars as Self (6 episodes)
1949 The Emmy Awards as Self (1 episode)
1944 Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1944 Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)

Directing

2015 Whitney Director
2015 Breakthrough Director
2011 American Horror Story Director

Production

2025 9-1-1: Nashville Executive Producer
2025 Number One on the Call Sheet Executive Producer
2024 Queens Executive Producer
2023 Heist 88 Executive Producer
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star Executive Producer
2019 Otherhood Executive Producer
2018 9-1-1 Executive Producer
2018 9-1-1 Co-Executive Producer
2002 Our America Executive Producer
2001 Ruby's Bucket of Blood Producer