IMDb >
Angela Bassett
Quicklinks
Top Links
biographyby votesawardsNewsDeskmessage boardFilmographies
categorizedby typeby yearby ratingsby votesby TV series awards titles for saleby genre by keyword power search credited with tv scheduleBiographical
biography other works publicity contact photo gallery resume NewsDeskmessage boardExternal Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clipsAngela Bassett More at IMDbPro »
| Photos (see all 141 | slideshow | add photos) | Videos (see all 113) |
Overview
Mini Biography:
Born in New York City, she grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. Pushed... moreTrivia:
In 1974 she began to consider acting as a career choice after an 11th-grade... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 22 wins & 15 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(157 articles)
Inside track: Emmy race for lead actress in a drama (From Gold Derby. 4 July 2009, 7:01 PM, PDT)
Kathryn Bigelow In-Person Tribute at American Cinematheque
(From pretty-scary. 20 May 2009, 9:57 AM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 12 | 12:42 PM | FX | Mr. 3000 | more |
Filmography
Actress:
- Mama Black Widow (2009) (in production) (rumored)
- "ER" .... Dr. Cate Banfield (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
- And in the End... (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Cate Banfield
- I Feel Good (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Cate Banfield
- Shifting Equilibrium (2009) TV episode (credit only) .... Dr. Cate Banfield
- Old Times (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Cate Banfield
- What We Do (2009) TV episode (credit only) .... Dr. Cate Banfield
(16 more) - Notorious (2009) .... Voletta Wallace
- Nothing But the Truth (2008) .... Bonnie Benjamin
- Meet the Browns (2008) .... Brenda Brown
... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title) - Of Boys and Men (2008) .... Rieta Cole
- Gospel Hill (2008) .... Sarah Malcolm
- Meet the Robinsons (2007) (voice) .... Mildred
... aka Beetle (Philippines: English title: review title) - Time Bomb (2006) (TV) .... Jill Greco
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006) .... Tanya
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) (voice) (uncredited) .... Mr. Smith's Boss
... aka Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Australia) - "Alias" .... CIA Director Hayden Chase (4 episodes, 2005)
- Search and Rescue (2005) TV episode .... CIA Director Hayden Chase
- The Descent (2005) TV episode .... CIA Director Hayden Chase
- The Index (2005) TV episode .... CIA Director Hayden Chase
- Authorized Personnel Only: Part 1 (2005) TV episode .... CIA Director Hayden Chase - Mr 3000 (2004) .... Maureen "Mo" Simmons
- The Lazarus Child (2004) .... Dr. Elizabeth Chase
... aka The Last Door (Canada: English title: reissue title) - Masked and Anonymous (2003) .... Mistress
- "Freedom: A History of Us" .... Melba Pattillo / ... (2 episodes, 2003)
- Let Freedom Ring (2003) TV episode .... Melba Pattillo
- Marching to Freedom Land (2003) TV episode .... Sheyann Webb - Sunshine State (2002) .... Desiree Perry
- The Rosa Parks Story (2002) (TV) .... Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) (TV) .... Ruby Delacroix
- The Score (2001) .... Diane
... aka The Score (Germany) - Boesman and Lena (2000) .... Lena
... aka Boesman & Lena (France) - Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000) (voice) .... Groove
- Supernova (2000/I) .... Dr. Kaela Evers
- Music of the Heart (1999) .... Principal Janet Williams
- Our Friend, Martin (1999) (V) (voice) .... Miles' Mom
- "Independent Lens" (1999) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) .... Stella Payne
- Contact (1997) .... Rachel Constantine
- Waiting to Exhale (1995) .... Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris
- Strange Days (1995) .... Lornette 'Mace' Mason
- Panther (1995/I) .... Dr. Betty Shabazz
- Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) .... Det. Rita Veder
... aka Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn (USA: complete title) - What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) .... Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
... aka Tina: What's Love Got to Do with It (Australia) (UK) - Malcolm X (1992) .... Dr. Betty Shabazz
... aka X (USA: poster title) - The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV) .... Katherine Jackson
- Innocent Blood (1992) .... U.S. Attorney Sinclair
... aka A French Vampire in America - Passion Fish (1992) .... Dawn/Rhonda
- Critters 4 (1992) .... Fran
... aka Critters 4: They're Invading Your Space (USA: promotional title) - "Nightmare Cafe" .... Evelyn (1 episode, 1992)
- Sanctuary for a Child (1992) TV episode .... Evelyn - One Special Victory (1991) (TV) .... Lois
- Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1991) (TV) .... Willie
... aka Other Side of Love - City of Hope (1991) .... Reesha
- The Heroes of Desert Storm (1991) (TV) .... Lt. Phoebe Jeter
- Boyz n the Hood (1991) .... Reva Styles
... aka Boys in the Hood - "Stat" .... Dr. Willie Burns (1 episode, 1991)
- Ladyfinger (1991) TV episode .... Dr. Willie Burns - Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991) (TV) .... Allison
- "The Flash" .... Linda Lake (1 episode, 1991)
- Beat the Clock (1991) TV episode .... Linda Lake - Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (1991) (TV) .... Pat
... aka Blind Hate - Kindergarten Cop (1990) .... Stewardess
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990) (TV) .... Carla Peters
- In the Best Interest of the Child (1990) (TV) .... Lori
- "Equal Justice" .... Janet Fields (1 episode, 1990)
- Goodbye, Judge Green (1990) TV episode .... Janet Fields - Challenger (1990) (TV) .... Cheryl McNair
- "Alien Nation" .... Renee Longstreet (1 episode, 1990)
- Eyewitness News (1990) TV episode .... Renee Longstreet - Family of Spies (1990) (TV) .... Bev Andress
- "thirtysomething" .... Kate Harriton (1 episode, 1989)
- Legacy (1989) TV episode .... Kate Harriton - "227" .... Amy Burnett (1 episode, 1989)
- A Pampered Tale (1989) TV episode .... Amy Burnett - "Tour of Duty" .... Lt. Camilla Patterson (2 episodes, 1989)
- The Volunteer (1989) TV episode .... Lt. Camilla Patterson
- Hard Stripe (1989) TV episode .... Lt. Camilla Patterson - "A Man Called Hawk" .... Bailey Webster (3 episodes, 1989)
- Never My Love (1989) TV episode .... Bailey Webster
- Hear No Evil (1989) TV episode .... Bailey Webster
- The Master's Mirror (1989) TV episode .... Bailey Webster - "The Cosby Show" .... Mrs. Mitchell / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1988)
- Bookworm (1988) TV episode .... Paula
- Mr. Quiet (1985) TV episode .... Mrs. Mitchell - "Ryan's Hope" (1975) TV series .... Leonie Peach (unknown episodes, 1987)
- Liberty (1986) (TV) .... Linda Thornton
- F/X (1986) .... TV reporter
... aka F/X - Murder by Illusion
... aka Murder by Illusion - "Spenser: For Hire" .... Joe's Daughter (1 episode, 1985)
- The Choice (1985) TV episode .... Joe's Daughter - Doubletake (1985) (TV) .... Prostitute at Headquarters
Producer:
- United States (2010) (pre-production) (producer)
- The Rosa Parks Story (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
- Our America (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) (TV) (producer)
Director:
- United States (2010) (pre-production)
Soundtrack:
- "ER" (1 episode, 2008)
- Let It Snow (2008) TV episode (performer: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot")
Self:
- For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) (TV) (post-production) (voice)
- The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself
- "ER" .... Dr. Cate Banfield / ... (1 episode, 2009)
- Previously on ER (2009) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Herself / Dr. Cate Banfield - The 40th NAACP Image Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 20 January 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 27 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself - The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) .... Narrator
- "The View" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Episode dated 9 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 28 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself - "Access Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself - The Red Dress Collection 2007 Fashion Show (2008) (V) .... Herself - Introduction
- 39th NAACP Image Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself
- Speechless (2008) (TV) .... Herself
- "Rachael Ray" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Episode dated 12 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.118 (2007) TV episode .... Herself - "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 16 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself - "In the Mix" .... Guest (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "In the Cutz" (USA: new title)
- Pursuing Happiness (2006) TV episode .... Guest - The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- "106 & Park Top 10 Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "106 & Park" (USA: short title)
- Akeelah and the Bee Preview (2006) TV episode .... Herself - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "Oprah" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 25 April 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- A Capitol Fourth (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- 36th NAACP Image Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- "Party Planner with David Tutera" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Tamara Tunie's Fire & Ice Party (2005) TV episode .... Herself - Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- "Celebrity Poker Showdown" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Tournament 4, Game 5 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "The Late Late Show" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 24 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 16 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - 4th Annual BET Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- 2004 Trumpet Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Bernie Mac Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Laughing Matters (2003) TV episode .... Herself - "When I Was a Girl" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Singers (2003) TV episode .... Herself - 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader
- The 4th Annual Family Television Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- ESPY Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- Essence Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- 33rd NAACP Image Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration! (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- Making 'The Score' (2001) (V) .... Herself
- The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself
- And Then One Night: The Making of 'Dead Man Walking' (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1998-2000)
- Episode dated 1 November 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 16 March 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Herself - The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: 'The Sixth Sense' Film Clip
- "Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery" .... Herself - Narrator (4 episodes, 1998)
... aka "Africans in America" (USA: short title)
- Brotherly Love: 1791-1831 (1998) TV episode .... Herself - Narrator
- Judgement Day: 1831-1865 (1998) TV episode .... Herself - Narrator
- Revolution: 1750-1805 (1998) TV episode .... Herself - Narrator
- The Terrible Transformation: 1450-1750 (1998) TV episode .... Herself - Narrator - Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) (uncredited) .... Herself
- The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Herself
- Women in Film Crystal Awards (1996) (TV) .... Herself
- "Cinema tres" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
... aka "Informatiu cinema" (Spain: Catalan title)
- Episode dated 5 April 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Herself - The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
- "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
- The Wonderful Towers of Watts (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Herself - The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: "Circle of Life" & "Hakuna Matata" Songs
- "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series (voice)
- The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 26th NAACP Image Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself
- The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
- Buscando a Penélope (2009) (TV) .... Herself
-
"Entertainment Tonight"
- Episode dated 14 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself -
"Corazón de..."
- Episode dated 11 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV) .... Herself - #43 Passing on Big Role: Monster's Ball
- Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris
Additional Details
Other Works:
(March 1998): Played Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth" play by William Shakespeare (Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York City, New York, USA) morePublicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 8 Interviews | 4 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 4 Magazine Cover Photos moreMessage Boards
Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Angela Bassett more
Find where Angela Bassett is credited alongside another name
















