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Angela Bassett


Birth name: Angela Evelyn Bassett
Birth: 16 August 1958
Died:
Nationality: American
Hollywood Walk Star: Yes
Angela Bassett

Career / Biography

Angela Bassett is an American actress known for her role as Tina Turner in the film What's Love Got To Do With It. Her early film roles were very small parts in films like F/X and Kindergarten Cop. Bigger roles came with the arrival of black film makers, including the influencial Boyzn the Hood. It was her role as Tina Turner that was her breakthrough role. Strange Days was a different style being a science fiction action film. Contact and Supernova were also science fiction films. Sunshine State was one of several films she made with director John Sales. Black Panther is a Marvel film with an African superhero. She has also had a leading role in the long runnning television series 9-1-1.

Films

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Otherhood (2019)
Black Panther (2018)
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Green Lantern (2011)
Akeelak And The Bee (2006)
Sunshine State (2002)
Supernaova (2000)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Contact (1997)
Waiting To Exhale (1995)
Strange Days (1995)
What's Love Got To Do With It (1993)
Innocent Blood (1992)
Passion Fish (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
Boyzn the Hood (1991)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
F/X - (1986)

Oscars

Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Nomination - Best Actress - What's Love Got To Do With It (1993)

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