Angela Bassett

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RECENT CREDITS

This Means War (FILM) Feb. 17, 2012

Green Lantern (FILM) Jun. 17, 2011

Jumping the Broom (FILM) May. 6, 2011

Gospel Hill (FILM) Aug. 28, 2009

Notorious (FILM) Jan. 16, 2009

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HIGHLIGHTS

Inspired to pursue acting after seeing James Earl Jones in a 1974 Kennedy Center production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.

Although she and her husband Courtney B. Vance both attended the Yale Drama School, they didn't begin dating until many years later.

Appeared with Laurence Fishburne in numerous projects, including the films 1991's Boyz N the Hood, 1993's What's Love Got to Do With It and 2006's Akeelah and the Bee

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TV Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

Green Lantern 2011 -Dr. Waller

Actor

Film

This Means War 2012

Actor

Film

Notorious 2009 -Voletta Wallace

Actor

Film

Nothing But the Truth 2008 -Bonnie Benjamin

Actor

Film

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns 2008 -Brenda

Actor

Film

Meet the Robinsons 2007 -Mildred

Voice

Film

Akeelah and the Bee 2006 -Tanya

Actor

Film

Mr. 3000 2004 -Mo Simmons

Actor

Film

Masked and Anonymous 2003 -Mistress

Actor

Film

Sunshine State 2002 -Desiree Perry

Actor

Film

The Score 2001 -Diane

Actor

Film

Supernova 2000 -Kaela Evers

Actor

Film

Boesman & Lena 2000 -Lena

Actor

Film

Music of the Heart 1999 -Janet Williams

Actor

Film

Passion Fish 1992 -Dawn/Rhonda

Actor

Film

Malcolm X 1992 -Betty Shabazz

Actor

Film

Innocent Blood 1992 -US Attorney Sinclair

Actor

Film

City of Hope 1991 -Reesha

Actor

Film

Boyz 'N the Hood 1991 -Reva Styles

Actor

Film

Kindergarten Cop 1990 -Stewardess

Actor

Film

F/X 1986 -TV Reporter

Actor

Film

Africans in America

Narrator

Alias 2005 -Hayden Chase

Actor

The Descent (2005) -Hayden Chase

Actor

TV Episode

Search & Rescue (2005) -Hayden Chase

Actor

TV Episode

The Index (2005) -Hayden Chase

Actor

TV Episode

Authorized Personnel Only (2005) -Hayden Chase

Actor

TV Episode

Authorized Personnel Only (2005) -Hayden Chase

Actor

TV Episode

Bernie Mac Show -Herself

Actor

Laughing Matters (2003) -Herself

Actor

TV Episode

ER -Cate Banfield

Actor

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story

Actor

Locked Up: A Mother's Rage -Willie

Actor

One Special Victory -Lois

Actor

Ruby's Bucket of Blood -Ruby Delacroix

Actor

The Heroes of Desert Storm -Lt. Phoebe Jeter

Actor

The Rosa Parks Story -Rosa Parks

Executive Producer, Actor

Gospel Hill 2009 -Sarah Malcolm

Actor

Film

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale 2000 -Groove

Voice

Film

How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998 -Stella

Actor

Film

Contact 1997 -Rachel Constantine

Actor

Film

Waiting to Exhale 1995 -Bernadine Harris

Actor

Film

Vampire in Brooklyn 1995 -Rita

Actor

Film

Strange Days 1995 -Lornette "Mace" Mason

Actor

Film

Panther 1995 -Betty Shabazz

Actor

Film

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer -Carla Peters

Actor

Film

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

Actor

Film

Of Boys and Men

Actor

Film

One Special Victory

Actor

Film

Our America

Executive Producer

Film

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Actor

Film

The Heroes of Desert Storm -Lt. Jeter

Actor

Film

The Jacksons: An American Dream -Katherine Jackson

Actor

Film

The Lazarus Child

Actor

Film

The Rosa Parks Story -Rosa Parks

Actor, Executive Producer

Film

What's Love Got to Do with It? -Tina Turner

Actor

Film

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy -Narrator

Voice

Film

Critters 4 -Fran

Actor

Film

Disney's Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

Voice

Film

Doubletake -Prostitute

Actor

Film

Challenger -Cheryl McNair

Actor

Film

And Then One Night: The Making of Dead Man Walking -Narrator

Voice

Film

Africans in America: Brotherly Love -Narrator

Voice

Film

Africans in America: Judgment Day -Narrator

Voice

Film

Africans in America: Revolution -Narrator

Voice

Film

Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation -Narrator

Voice

Film

Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring, Part 1 -Bev Andress

Actor

Film

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor -Allison

Actor

Film

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

Voice

Film

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story -Pat

Actor

Film

Locked Up: A Mother's Rage -Willie

Actor

Film

Jumping the Broom 2011 -Mrs. Watson

Actor

Film

Highlights

Inspired to pursue acting after seeing James Earl Jones in a 1974 Kennedy Center production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.

Although she and her husband Courtney B. Vance both attended the Yale Drama School, they didn't begin dating until many years later.

Appeared with Laurence Fishburne in numerous projects, including the films 1991's Boyz N the Hood, 1993's What's Love Got to Do With It and 2006's Akeelah and the Bee

Beat out Halle Berry and Robin Givens for the role of Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It.

Played Malcolm X's widow, Betty Shabazz, twice: in Spike Lee's 1992 biopic Malcolm X and in Melvin Van Peebles' 1995 Black Panther film Panther.

Turned down Halle Berry's role in 2001's Monster's Ball; Berry went on to become the first African-American woman to win a best-actress Oscar.

Hosted the PBS documentary series Independent Lens in 2002-3.