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Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, and grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. Pushed by a high school teacher, she applied for Yale University and got a scholarship, ultimately spending seven years there including three post-graduate years studying drama. She first appeared in small roles on The Cosby Show and Spenser: For Hire... See full bio »

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Angela Evelyn Bassett
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2013 Black Nativity (post-production)
Aretha Cobbs
 
2013 White Bird in a Blizzard (post-production)
 
2013 Olympus Has Fallen
Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs
 
2013 Betty and Coretta (TV movie)
Coretta Scott King
 
2012 This Means War
Collins
 
2012 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Daisy Bates
– Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock (2012) … Daisy Bates (voice)
 
2012 Rogue (TV movie)
Alice Vargas
 
2011 Green Lantern
Doctor Waller
 
2011 Jumping the Broom
Mrs. Watson
 
2011 Identity (TV movie)
Martha Adams
 
2010 The Simpsons (TV series)
Michelle Obama
– Stealing First Base (2010) … Michelle Obama (voice)
 
2008-2009 ER (TV series)
Dr. Cate Banfield
– And in the End... (2009) … Dr. Cate Banfield
– I Feel Good (2009) … Dr. Cate Banfield
– Shifting Equilibrium (2009) … Dr. Cate Banfield (credit only)
– Old Times (2009) … Dr. Cate Banfield
– What We Do (2009) … Dr. Cate Banfield (credit only)
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2009 Notorious
Voletta Wallace
 
2008 Gospel Hill
Sarah Malcolm
 
2008 Nothing But the Truth
Bonnie Benjamin
 
2008 Meet the Browns
Brenda
 
2008 Of Boys and Men
Rieta Cole
 
2007 Meet the Robinsons
Mildred (voice)
 
2006 Time Bomb (TV movie)
Jill Greco
 
2006 Akeelah and the Bee
Tanya
 
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
 
2005 Alias (TV series)
Hayden Chase
– Search and Rescue (2005) … Hayden Chase
– The Descent (2005) … Hayden Chase
– The Index (2005) … Hayden Chase
– Authorized Personnel Only: Part 1 (2005) … Hayden Chase
 
2005 The Lazarus Child
Dr. Elizabeth Chase
 
2004 Mr 3000
Maureen "Mo" Simmons
 
2003 Masked and Anonymous
Mistress
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
Melba Pattillo / Sheyann Webb
– Let Freedom Ring (2003) … Melba Pattillo
– Marching to Freedom Land (2003) … Sheyann Webb
 
2002 Sunshine State
Desiree Perry
 
2002 The Rosa Parks Story (TV movie)
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
 
2001 Ruby's Bucket of Blood (TV movie)
Ruby Delacroix
 
2001 The Score
Diane
 
2000 Boesman and Lena
Lena
 
2000 Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Groove (voice)
 
2000/I Supernova
Dr. Kaela Evers
 
1999 Music of the Heart
Principal Janet Williams
 
1999 Our Friend, Martin (video)
Miles' Mom (voice)
 
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Stella Payne
 
1997 Contact
Rachel Constantine
 
1995 Waiting to Exhale
Bernadine Harris
 
1995 Strange Days
Lornette 'Mace' Mason
 
1995/I Panther
Dr. Betty Shabazz
 
1995 Vampire in Brooklyn
Det. Rita Veder
 
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It
Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
 
1992 Malcolm X
Dr. Betty Shabazz
 
1992 The Jacksons: An American Dream (TV movie)
Katherine Jackson
 
1992 Innocent Blood
U.S. Attorney Sinclair
 
1992 Passion Fish
Rhonda/Dawn
 
1992 Critters 4
Fran
 
1992 Nightmare Cafe (TV series)
Evelyn
– Sanctuary for a Child (1992) … Evelyn
 
1991 One Special Victory (TV movie)
Lois
 
1991 Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (TV movie)
Willie
 
1991 City of Hope
Reesha
 
1991 The Heroes of Desert Storm (TV movie)
Lt. Phoebe Jeter
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood
Reva Styles
 
1991 Stat (TV series)
Dr. Willie Burns
– Ladyfinger (1991) … Dr. Willie Burns
 
1991 Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor (TV movie)
Allison
 
1991 The Flash (TV series)
Linda Lake
– Beat the Clock (1991) … Linda Lake
 
1991 Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (TV movie)
Pat
 
1990 Kindergarten Cop
Stewardess
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (TV movie)
Carla Peters
 
1990 In the Best Interest of the Child (TV movie)
Lori
 
1990 Equal Justice (TV series)
Janet Fields
– Goodbye, Judge Green (1990) … Janet Fields
 
1990 Challenger (TV movie)
Cheryl McNair
 
1990 Alien Nation (TV series)
Renee Longstreet
– Eyewitness News (1990) … Renee Longstreet
 
1990 Family of Spies (TV movie)
Bev Andress
 
1989 thirtysomething (TV series)
Kate Harriton
– Legacy (1989) … Kate Harriton
 
1989 227 (TV series)
Amy Burnett
– A Pampered Tale (1989) … Amy Burnett
 
1989 Tour of Duty (TV series)
Lt. Camilla Patterson
– The Volunteer (1989) … Lt. Camilla Patterson
– Hard Stripe (1989) … Lt. Camilla Patterson
 
1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series)
Bailey Webster
– Never My Love (1989) … Bailey Webster
– Hear No Evil (1989) … Bailey Webster
– The Master's Mirror (1989) … Bailey Webster
 
1989 Heartbeat (TV series)
– Gestalt and Battery (1989)
 
1988 Doubletake (TV movie)
Prostitute at Headquarters
 
1985-1988 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Mrs. Mitchell / Paula
– Bookworm (1988) … Paula
– Mr. Quiet (1985) … Mrs. Mitchell
 
1987 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Leonie Peach
 
1986 Liberty (TV movie)
Linda Thornton
 
1986 F/X
TV reporter
 
1985 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Alice
– The Choice (1985) … Alice
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2013 Book of the Year (producer) (pre-production)
 
2002 The Rosa Parks Story (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Our America (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2001 Ruby's Bucket of Blood (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2008 ER (TV series)
– Let It Snow (2008) (performer: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "I Love Rock-n-Roll")
 
Show ShowSelf (94 titles)
2010 We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (documentary) (post-production)
 
2011-2013 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.22 (2013) … Herself
– Episode #6.26 (2011) … Herself
 
2013 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 March 2013 (2013) … Herself
 
2007-2013 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 March 2013 (2013) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 February 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2013 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 31 January 2013 (2013) … Herself - Guest
 
2013 CNN Saturday (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 January 2013 (2013) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 BET Awards 2012 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 ES.TV HD (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 February 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
1999-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 December 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 October 1999 (1999) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 1st Look (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
– The Green Lantern (2011) … Herself - Interviewee
 
2011 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 June 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 Ebert Presents: At the Movies (TV series)
Herself - Executive Producer, 'Jumping the Broom'
– Episode #1.16 (2011) … Herself - Executive Producer, 'Jumping the Broom'
 
2011 The Talk (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 May 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 42nd NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (documentary)
Herself
 
2008-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 January 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 27 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2010 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (TV documentary) (voice)
 
2010 Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock (documentary)
Daisy Bates
 
2009 The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 Previously On: E.R. (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 The 40th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2009 The BET Honors (TV movie)
Herself/Presenter
 
2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (documentary)
Narrator
 
2007-2008 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 October 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 February 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2008 Access Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 The Red Dress Collection 2007 Fashion Show (video documentary)
Herself - Introduction
 
2008 39th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 Speechless (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 June 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Million-Dollar Moms (2007) … Herself
 
2006 In the Cutz (TV series)
Guest
– Pursuing Happiness (2006) … Guest
 
2006 The 2006 Black Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2006 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Legends Ball (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series)
Herself
– Akeelah and the Bee Preview (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 April 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2006 The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 A Capitol Fourth (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 The 59th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2005 36th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2005 Party Planner with David Tutera (TV series)
Herself
– Tamara Tunie's Fire & Ice Party (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (TV special)
Herself
 
2004 Celebrity Poker Showdown (TV series)
Herself
– Tournament 4, Game 5 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 September 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.168 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 4th Annual BET Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2004 2004 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003 The Bernie Mac Show (TV series)
Herself
– Laughing Matters (2003) … Herself
 
2003 When I Was a Girl (TV series)
Herself
– Singers (2003) … Herself
 
2003 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2003 34th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2003 Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (documentary)
Reader
 
2002 The 4th Annual Family Television Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2002 Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (TV movie)
Herself
 
2002 ESPY Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 Essence Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 33rd NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration! (TV special)
Herself
 
2001 Making 'The Score' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2001 And Then One Night: The Making of 'Dead Man Walking' (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1998-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 November 2000 (2000) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 March 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: 'The Sixth Sense' Film Clip
 
2000 The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Screenplay
 
2000 VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross (TV special)
Herself
 
1999 The 1999 Annual Los Angeles Ovation Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1994-1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 August 1998 (1998) … Herself
– Episode #3.37 (1994) … Herself
 
1998 Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery (TV series)
Herself - Narrator
– Brotherly Love: 1791-1831 (1998) … Herself - Narrator
– Judgement Day: 1831-1865 (1998) … Herself - Narrator
– Revolution: 1750-1805 (1998) … Herself - Narrator
– The Terrible Transformation: 1450-1750 (1998) … Herself - Narrator
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1996 Women in Film Crystal Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 April 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song
 
1996 27th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1995 Comic Relief VII (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Herself
– The Wonderful Towers of Watts (1995) … Herself (voice)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: "Circle of Life" & "Hakuna Matata" Songs
 
1994 The Essence Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1994 A Century of Women (TV mini-series documentary) (voice)
 
1994 Ebony's 15th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1994 The 9th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1994 The 31th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1994 The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1994 The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture
 
1994 26th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1994 1994 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1993 The 53th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
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2013 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
 
2009 Buscando a Penélope (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Herself - #43 Passing on Big Role: Monster's Ball
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris
 

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(September 2006): Played Rose in "Fences" play by August Wilson (Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, California, USA). See more »

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5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Star Sign:

Leo