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Angela Bassett

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Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters and on stages and television screens throughout the world. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a preacher's son. Bassett and her sister D'nette grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida with their mother. As a single mother, Betty stressed the importance of education for her children. With the assistance of an academic scholarship, Bassett matriculated into Yale University. In 1980, she received her B.A. in African-American studies from Yale University. In 1983, she earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Yale School of Drama. It was at Yale that Bassett met her husband, Courtney B. Vance, a 1986 graduate of the Drama School.

Bassett first appeared in small roles on The Cosby Show (1984) and Spenser: For Hire (1985), but it was not until 1990 that a spate of television roles brought her notice. Her breakthrough role, though, was playing Tina Turner, whom she had never seen perform before taking the role, in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). Bassett's performance earned her an Academy Award nomination and a Golded Globe Award for Best Actress.
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Angela Bassett and Eddie Murphy in Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Angela Bassett and Danai Gurira in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Angela Bassett, Isaach De Bankolé, Florence Kasumba, Danai Gurira, and Dorothy Steel in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Angela Bassett in ER (1994)
Angela Bassett and Moses Gunn in Snoops (1989)
Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, and Carla Gugino in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
Angela Bassett and Jim Gaffigan in Angela Bassett/Jim Gaffigan (2019)
Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, and Felicity Huffman in Otherhood (2019)
Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, and Felicity Huffman in Otherhood (2019)

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Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Alex Livinalli, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
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Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis in Strange Days (1995)
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  • Lornette 'Mace' Mason
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Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
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Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
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  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
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  • Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Alex Livinalli, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, and Lyric Ross in Wendell & Wild (2022)
    Wendell & Wild
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  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
  • Horizon Forbidden West (2022)
    Horizon Forbidden West
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  • Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Wright, Lake Bell, Chadwick Boseman, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Hudson Thames, Hayley Atwell, and Ross Marquand in What If...? (2021)
    What If...?
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  • Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, Lena Headey, and Karen Gillan in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Gunpowder Milkshake
  • Aziz Ansari in Master of None (2015)
    Master of None
  • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
    Soul
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  • Attorneys at Love (2020)
    Attorneys at Love
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
    A Black Lady Sketch Show
  • Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, and Felicity Huffman in Otherhood (2019)
    Otherhood
  • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Danai Gurira, and Karen Gillan in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
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  • Bumblebee (2018)
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  • American Horror Story (2011)
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  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
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  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
  • One Thousand Years of Slavery
  • For Armetta
  • Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, and Felicity Huffman in Otherhood (2019)
    Otherhood
  • Remand (2017)
    Remand
  • Angela Bassett in The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
    The Rosa Parks Story
  • Our America (2002)
    Our America
  • Angela Bassett in Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
    Ruby's Bucket of Blood

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  • American Horror Story (2011)
    American Horror Story
  • Breakthrough (2015)
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  • Yaya DaCosta in Whitney (2015)
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'Wakanda Forever' Stars Through the Years

'Wakanda Forever' Stars Through the Years

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    • August 16, 1958
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • Courtney B. VanceOctober 12, 1997 - present (2 children)
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    Stage: Played Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York City, New York, USA)
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    • 10 Interviews
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    Received her Master's degree in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama (1983).
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    I would have to say honestly I was very pleased to be in a film whether it was good or bad with De Niro, Norton and Brando even if I don't have any scenes with them, I thought it was pretty good company to keep.
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      $3,500,000

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