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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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Angela Bassett Credits
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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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
TV
Alias
2005
-Hayden Chase
Actor
TV
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
TV
Laughing Matters
(2003)
-Herself
Actor
TV Episode
ER
-Cate Banfield
Actor
TV
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Actor
TV
Locked Up: A Mother's Rage
-Willie
Actor
TV
One Special Victory
-Lois
Actor
TV
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
-Ruby Delacroix
Actor
TV
The Heroes of Desert Storm
-Lt. Phoebe Jeter
Actor
TV
The Rosa Parks Story
-Rosa Parks
Executive Producer, Actor
TV
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
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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
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.
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Recently Worked With...
Reese Witherspoon
This Means War
Released: Feb. 17, 2012
Ryan Reynolds
Green Lantern
Released: Jun. 17, 2011
Paula Patton
Jumping the Broom
Released: May. 6, 2011
Giancarlo Esposito
Gospel Hill
Released: Aug. 28, 2009
Derek Luke
Notorious
Released: Jan. 16, 2009
Kate Beckinsale
Nothing But the Truth
Released: Dec. 19, 2008
Rick Fox
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
Released: Mar. 21, 2008
Jeff Marlow
Akeelah and the Bee
Released: Apr. 28, 2006
Jennifer Garner
Alias
Aired: May. 18, 2005
Bernie Mac
Mr. 3000
Released: Sep. 17, 2004
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