History Creator / AngelaBassett

Among her awards, she has won two UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s for her performances as Tina Turner in ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993'' and as Queen Ramonda in ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever''; the first win made her the first African-American to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy. For both of these roles, she was also nominated for two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s (for Best [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole Lead]] and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInASupportingRole Supporting Actress]], respectively); her ''Black Panther'' nomination marked the first time an actor has been Oscar-nominated for a role in a [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel film]]. She has further been nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s and a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}}.

Bassett has been married to Creator/CourtneyBVance since 1997. The two appeared as husband and wife on ''Series/{{ER}}'', and have two children together.

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958 in New York City) is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying famous Black women, including Music/TinaTurner, [[Film/MalcolmX Betty Shabazz]], [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement Rosa Parks]] and [[Music/MichaelJackson Katherine Jackson]]. As she has gotten older, she has become one of Hollywood's premier go-to actresses to play a BlackBossLady--she has played such roles in ''Film/GreenLantern2011'', ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'', and ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout''.

She was born in Harlem, New York and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida as a child. She has a bachelor's degree in African-American Studies and a Masters in Fine Arts from Yale University. Her rise to fame came with her roles in ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'' and ''Film/MalcolmX''. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Tina Turner in ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993'', and was the first African-American to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

She's married to Creator/CourtneyBVance. The two appeared as husband and wife on ''Series/{{ER}}''.

* ''Film/{{What's Love Got to Do with It|1993}}'' (1993) as Music/TinaTurner

* ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993'' (1993) as Music/TinaTurner

* ''WesternAnimation/WendellAndWild'' as Sister Helley (voice)

** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryApocalypse'' (2018) as Marie LaVeau

She was born in Harlem, New York and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida as a child. She has a bachelor's degree in African-American Studies and a Masters in Fine Arts from Yale University. Her rise to fame came with her roles in ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'' and ''Film/MalcolmX''. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Tina Turner in ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt'', and was the first African-American to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

* ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt'' (1993) as Music/TinaTurner

* ''The Rosa Parks Story'' as Rosa Parks (2002)

* ''Black Nativity'' (2013) as Aretha Cobbs

* ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' (2018) as CIA Director Erica Sloane

* ''Film/TheRosaParksStory'' as Rosa Parks (2002)

* ''Series/{{ER}}'' (2008-2009) as Dr. Cate Banfield
* ''Film/Notorious2009'' as Violetta Wallace

* ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' (2011) as ComicBook/AmandaWaller [[note]]This film was intended to launch the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, with Bassett continuing to play the role. She was replaced by Creator/ViolaDavis when the film was dropped from the franchise, and ended up in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse instead as noted below.[[/note]]

* {{Typecasting}}: Downplayed: her range allows her to play a variety of roles, but plenty of her projects have her as a mother/matriarch (''Series/TheJacksonsAnAmericanDream'', ''Film/Notorious2009, Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'', etc.)

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958 in New York City) is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including Music/TinaTurner, [[Film/MalcolmX Betty Shabazz]], [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement Rosa Parks]] and [[Music/MichaelJackson Katherine Jackson]]; into her fifties and beyond, she has become one of Hollywood's premier go-to actresses for the BlackBossLady trope.

* OlderThanTheyLook: She look like 20-25 years younger despite being currently in her sixties. In fact, in the 70th Emmy Awards, Twitter was filled with shocked posts when people learned that she was 60 years old at that time.
* {{Typecasting}}: Downplayed: her range allows her to play a variety of roles, but plenty of her projects have her as the mother/matriarch (''Series/TheJacksonsAnAmericanDream'', ''Film/Notorious2009, Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'', etc.)

* RetroactiveRecognition: She appeared as a stewardess in ''Film/KindergartenCop''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Soul}} (2020) as Dorothea Williams (voice)

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958 in New York City) is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including Music/TinaTurner, [[Film/MalcolmX Betty Shabazz]], [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement Rosa Parks]] and [[Music/MichaelJackson Katherine Jackson]]; into her fifties and beyond, she has become one of Hollywood's premier go-to actresses for the BlackBossLady trope. She was born in Harlem, New York and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida as a child. She has a bachelor's degree in African-American Studies and a Masters in Fine Arts from Yale University. Her rise to fame came with her roles in ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'' and ''Film/MalcolmX''. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Tina Turner in ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt'', and was the first African-American to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.