Angela Bassett
Biography
Angela Bassett is an American actress who trained at Yale University and the Yale School of Drama before beginning her career in New York theater. Her breakthrough came as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), a performance that won her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She had earlier drawn attention in Boyz n the Hood (1991) and in Malcolm X (1992), and later starred in Waiting to Exhale (1995) and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998). Her accolades include an Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. On television, she played Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) and Rosa Parks in The Rosa Parks Story (2002). She portrayed Queen Ramonda in Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), winning another Golden Globe for the sequel and earning a second Academy Award nomination. In 2024 she received an Academy Honorary Award.
68years old
Turns 69 on August 16in 319 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Angela Evelyn Bassett (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 53
- Career span
- 34 years1991 to 2025
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Behind the award
For her portrayal, Bassett took home a Golden Globe, and she became the first African American to win that Award for Best Actress.
Big break
Bassett beat Halle Berry and Robin Givens to win the lead role, and she had just one month to get ready before filming started.
Behind the camera
In May 2014, it was announced that Bassett would direct her first film, Whitney, a TV movie about the life of Whitney Houston, someone Bassett had worked with before.
Behind the award
Bassett played Ramonda again in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, released in November 2022. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the first actor to take a major individual acting award for a Marvel Comics film.
Angela Bassett movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Sayles directed three of these films, Ryan Coogler two and Christopher McQuarrie two. Robert Forster appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Robert Forster's page
Laurence Fishburne's page
Ving Rhames's page
Jenifer Lewis's page
Morgan Freeman's page
John Goodman's page
All films by John Sayles
All films by Ryan Coogler
All films by Christopher McQuarrie
Also two films together43 more actors
- Forest WhitakerBlack Panther (2018) and Black Nativity (2013)
- David StrathairnPassion Fish (1992) and City of Hope (1991)
- Melissa LeoLondon Has Fallen (2016) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- Simon PeggMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
- Tom CruiseMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
- William FichtnerContact (1997) and Strange Days (1995)
- Loretta DevineJumping the Broom (2011) and Waiting to Exhale (1995)
- Frankie FaisonMeet the Browns (2008) and City of Hope (1991)
- Gerard ButlerLondon Has Fallen (2016) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- Aaron EckhartLondon Has Fallen (2016) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- Carla GuginoOrion and the Dark (2024) and Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
- Radha MitchellLondon Has Fallen (2016) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- Jay O. SandersGreen Lantern (2011) and Music of the Heart (1999)
- Glenn PlummerRuby's Bucket of Blood (2001) and Strange Days (1995)
- Martin FreemanBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Courtney B. VanceNothing But the Truth (2008) and Panther (1995)
- Glynn TurmanBumblebee (2018) and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- Dylan McDermottSurvivor (2015) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- Michael WincottPanther (1995) and Strange Days (1995)
- Regina KingHow Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) and Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- Dave ChappelleBET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016) and Chi-Raq (2015)
- Sean O'BryanLondon Has Fallen (2016) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- Vondie Curtis-HallBlack Nativity (2013) and Passion Fish (1992)
- Isaach De BankoléBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Jennifer HudsonChi-Raq (2015) and Black Nativity (2013)
- Kadeem HardisonPanther (1995) and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
- Larry KingMr 3000 (2004) and Contact (1997)
- Leo BurmesterInnocent Blood (1992) and Passion Fish (1992)
- Margaret AveryMeet the Browns (2008) and The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
- Michael B. JordanBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Lupita Nyong'oBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Angelica PageNothing But the Truth (2008) and Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
- Connie ChiumeBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Danny SapaniBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- James McDanielSunshine State (2002) and Malcolm X (1992)
- Letitia WrightBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Brian Stokes MitchellJumping the Broom (2011) and Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
- Danai GuriraBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Todd GraffStrange Days (1995) and City of Hope (1991)
- Winston DukeBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Dorothy SteelBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Florence KasumbaBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
- Phyllis Yvonne StickneyHow Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) and Malcolm X (1992)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Angela Bassett's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$6.0 billion
36 of the 53 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 53 films: 36 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.
- 36Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 7Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B22.7% of the total
- 2$859M14.4% of the total
- 3$824M13.8% of the total
- 4$599M10.1% of the total
- 5$468M7.9% of the total
- 6$220M3.7% of the total
- 7$206M3.5% of the total
- 8$171M2.9% of the total
$1.3 billionfrom the other 28 films with a worldwide figure, 21% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1994 to 2024, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2024 | Honorary Award | Honorary | |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2023 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Won |
| 1994 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | What's Love Got to Do with It | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2019 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Black Panther | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2024 | Disney Legends | Honored | |
| 2023 | BET Award for Best Actress | 9-1-1 | Won |
| 2023 | Hollywood Creative Alliance | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Won |
| 2023 | NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year | Won | |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Won | |
| 2023 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2022 | Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Won |
| 2022 | Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Narration | Good Night Oppy | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.