Angela Bassett

ActorProducerProductionDirector Aug 16 (age 67) New York City, New York, USA 1983–2026 (43 year career)

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Biography

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 w…

Known For

Film

Avengers: Endgame

Ramonda

Film

Soul

Dorothea (voice)

Film

Black Panther

Ramonda

Film

American Horror Story

Desiree Dupree

Film

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Erika Sloane

Film

9-1-1

Athena Grant

Film

Contact

Rachel Constantine

Film

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Ramonda

Filmography

Acting (157)

Movies (98)

Wildwood

2026 Upcoming

as General (voice)

Oct 22

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

as Erika Sloane

7.2

Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

2025

as Self

Damsel

2024

as Lady Bayford

7.0

OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett

2024

as Self

Orion and the Dark

2024

as Sweet Dreams (voice)

6.5

Butterfly in the Sky

2024

as Self (archive footage)

8.2

Inside the Dream: Mugler

2024

as Self

9.5

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

2024

as Self

6.0

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2023

as Self

6.3

The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

2023

as Host

4.5

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

as Ramonda

7.0

Wendell & Wild

2022

as Sister Helley (voice)

6.6

Good Night Oppy

2022

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.5

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

as Self

Gunpowder Milkshake

as Anna May

TINA

as Self

Malika the Lion Queen

2021

as Self - Narrator (voice)

5.0

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

Soul

as Dorothea (voice)

Between the World and Me

2020

as Self

7.9

Attorneys At Love

2020

as Narrator

Avengers: Endgame

as Ramonda

Otherhood

as Carol Walker

The Apollo

as Self

Black Panther

as Ramonda

Bumblebee

as Shatter (voice)

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018

as Erika Sloane

7.5

The Flood

2018

as Self - Narrator (voice)

6.7

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

as Self

London Has Fallen

as Lynne Jacobs

The Snowy Day

as Nana (voice)

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

2016

as Self

9.0

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

as Self

Survivor

as Maureen Cranepaul

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

2015

as Dr. Kulinda (voice)

6.9

Chi-Raq

2015

as Miss Helen Worthy

5.7

White Bird in a Blizzard

2014

as Dr. Thaler

6.2

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

as Self

1.5

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

2014

American Horror Story - Freak Show

2014

as Desiree Dupree

Olympus Has Fallen

as Lynne Jacobs

Black Nativity

as Aretha Cobbs

Betty and Coretta

as Coretta Scott King

7.2

American Horror Story - Coven

2013

as Marie Laveau

This Means War

2012

as Collins

6.2

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

as Self

Green Lantern

as Dr. Amanda Waller

Jumping the Broom

as Mrs. Watson

Notorious

as Voletta Wallace

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009

as Narrator (voice)

8.0

Nothing But the Truth

as Bonnie Benjamin

Meet the Browns

as Brenda Brown

Gospel Hill

as Sarah Malcolm

Of Boys and Men

as Rieta Cole

Meet the Robinsons

as Mildred (voice)

Akeelah and the Bee

as Tanya Anderson

Time Bomb

as Jill Greco

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

Mr. 3000

2004

as Maureen "Mo" Simmons

5.3

The Lazarus Child

2004

as Dr. Elizabeth Chase

5.5

Masked and Anonymous

2003

as Mistress

5.2

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Sunshine State

as Desiree Perry

The Rosa Parks Story

as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

7.0

The Score

2001

as Diane

6.7

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

as Ruby Delacroix

5.7

Making "The Score"

2001

as Herself

Supernova

as Kaela Evers

Boesman and Lena

as Lena

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

as Groove (voice)

Music of the Heart

as Janet

Our Friend, Martin

as Miles' Mom (voice)

7.1

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

as Stella Payne

5.8

Contact

1997

as Rachel Constantine

7.4

Strange Days

1995

as Lornette 'Mace' Mason

Panther

as Dr. Betty Shabazz

Waiting to Exhale

as Bernadine

Vampire in Brooklyn

as Detective Rita Veder

5.1

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner

Malcolm X

as Betty Shabazz

Innocent Blood

as U.S. Attorney Sinclair

Critters 4

as Fran

Passion Fish

as Rhonda / Dawn

Boyz n the Hood

as Reva Styles

One Special Victory

as Lois

City of Hope

1991

as Reesha

6.7

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story

1991

as Pat

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991

as Willie

7.9

The Heroes of Desert Storm

1991

as Lt. Phoebe Jeter

2.5

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor

as Allison

Kindergarten Cop

as Stewardess

Challenger

as Cheryl McNair

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

1990

as Carla Peters

7.5

In the Best Interest of the Child

as Lori

F/X

as TV reporter

Liberty

as Linda Thornton

Doubletake

as Prostitute at Headquarters

4.5

Television (59)

Zero Day

2025

as President Evelyn Mitchell

7.0

Number One on the Call Sheet

as Self

Doctor Odyssey

as Athena Grant

Queens

as Narrator (voice)

Hollywood Black

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Decoy (voice)

MPower

as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self - Guest

Sherri

as Self - Guest

What If...?

as Queen Ramonda (voice)

8.1

Marvel Studios Legends

2021

as Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4

9-1-1: Lone Star

2020

as Sergeant Athena Grant

8.0

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019

as Mo

7.0

The Imagineering Story

as Narrator (voice)

9-1-1

as Athena Grant

Red Table Talk

as Self

Steve

as Self

Close to the Enemy

as Eva

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self - Guest

5.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Master of None

as Catherine

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.8

BoJack Horseman

2014

as Ana Spanakopita (voice)

8.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Trailblazer Honors

as Self

The Arsenio Hall Show

2013

as Self

5.7

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012

as Self - Special Guest

7.3

Finding Your Roots

2012

as Self

6.4

American Horror Story

2011

as Desiree Dupree

8.1

American Horror Story

2011

as Marie Laveau

8.1

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.0

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

The Bernie Mac Show

as Angela Bassett

Alias

as Hayden Chase

Critics Choice Awards

2001

as Self - Presenter

7.9

Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery

as Herself

The View

as Self

as Catherine Banfield

7.8

The Jacksons: An American Dream

as Katherine Jackson

Nightmare Cafe

as Evelyn Wall

Stat

as Dr. Willie Burns

The Flash

as Linda Lake

Family of Spies

as Bev Andress

The Simpsons

as Michelle Obama (voice)

Alien Nation

as Renee Longstreet

Snoops

as Laura Hale

A Man Called Hawk

Tour of Duty

as Lt. Camilla Patterson

thirtysomething

227

Spenser: For Hire

The Cosby Show

as Sara

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Oscars

as Self

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (13)

Movies (5)

Heist 88

Executive Producer

Otherhood

Executive Producer

Whitney

Director

Our America

Executive Producer

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

Producer

5.7

Television (8)

9-1-1: Nashville

2025

Executive Producer

8.2

Number One on the Call Sheet

Executive Producer

Queens

Executive Producer

9-1-1: Lone Star

Executive Producer

9-1-1

Co-Executive Producer

9-1-1

Executive Producer

Breakthrough

Director

American Horror Story

2011

Director

8.1