angela bassett

Date of birth (location) 16 August 1958 New York, New York, USA Mini biography Born in New York City, she grew up in St. Pete. Pushed by a high school teacher... (show more) Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Notable TV Guest Appearances Actress - filmography (In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) Less Than Kind (2004) (pre-production) Lazarus Child, The (2004) (post-production) .... Elizabeth Chase Mr. 3000 (2004) (completed) .... Mo Masked and Anonymous (2003) .... Mistress Sunshine State (2002) .... Desiree Stokes Perry Rosa Parks Story, The (2002) (TV) .... Rosa McCauley Parks ... aka Rosa Parks Story, The (2002) (TV) (USA: changed title) Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) (TV) .... Ruby Delacroix Score, The (2001) .... Diane ... aka Score, The (2001) (Germany) Boesman and Lena (2000) .... Lena ... aka Boesman & Lena (2001) (France) Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000) (voice) .... Groove Supernova (2000/I) .... Kaela Evers Our Friend, Martin (1999) (V) (voice) .... Miles' Mom Music of the Heart (1999) .... Janet Williams "Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Narrator ... aka "Africans in America" (1998) (mini) (USA: short title) 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) .... Betty Shabazz Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) .... Rita Veder ... aka Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn (1995) (USA: complete title) "Century of Women, A" (1994) (mini) TV Series (voice) What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) .... Tina Turner Malcolm X (1992) .... Betty Shabazz ... aka X (1992) (USA: poster title) Jacksons: An American Dream, The (1992) (TV) .... Katherine Jackson Innocent Blood (1992) .... U.S. Attorney Sinclair ... aka French Vampire in America, A (1992) Passion Fish (1992) .... Dawn/Rhonda Critters 4 (1991) (V) .... Fran One Special Victory (1991) (TV) .... Lois Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1991) (TV) .... Willie ... aka Other Side of Love (1991) (TV) City of Hope (1991) .... Reesha Heroes of Desert Storm, The (1991) (TV) .... Lt. Phoebe Jeter Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991) (TV) .... Allison Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (1991) (TV) .... Pat ... aka Blind Hate (1991) (TV) Boyz N the Hood (1991) .... Reva Devereaux ... aka Boys in the Hood (1991) Kindergarten Cop (1990) (uncredited) .... Stewardess In the Best Interest of the Child (1990) (TV) .... Lori Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990) (TV) .... Carla Peters Challenger (1990) (TV) .... Cheryl McNair Family of Spies (1990) (TV) .... Bev Andress Liberty (1986) (TV) .... Linda Thornton F/X (1986) .... TV Reporter ... aka F/X - Murder by Illusion (1986) ... aka Murder by Illusion (1986) Doubletake (1985) (TV) .... Prostitute at Headquarters Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Notable TV Guest Appearances Producer - filmography Rosa Parks Story, The (2002) (TV) (executive producer) ... aka Rosa Parks Story, The (2002) (TV) (USA: changed title) Our America (2002) (executive producer) Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) (TV) (producer) Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Notable TV Guest Appearances Herself - filmography (2000s) (1990s) Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003) (TV) .... Herself Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) .... Reader 33rd NAACP Image Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration! (2002) (TV) .... Herself 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, The (2001) (TV) .... Herself Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (2000) (V) (archive footage) .... Herself - Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) (uncredited) .... Herself Women in Film Crystal Awards (1996) (TV) .... Herself Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Herself, Notable TV Guest Appearances Notable TV Guest Appearances "Bernie Mac Show, The" (2001) playing "Herself" in episode: "Laughing Matters" (episode # 3.4) 21 December 2003 "Nightmare Cafe" (1992) playing "Evelyn" in episode: "Sanctuary for a Child" (episode # 1.5) 27 March 1992 "Flash, The" (1990) playing "Linda Lake" in episode: "Beat the Clock" (episode # 1.10) 31 January 1991 "Alien Nation" (1989) playing "Renee Longstreet" in episode: "Eyewitness News" (episode # 1.14) 5 February 1990 "thirtysomething" (1987) playing "Kate Harriton" in episode: "Legacy" (episode # 3.5) 24 October 1989 "227" (1985) playing "Amy Burnett" in episode: "A Pampered Tale" (episode # 5.3) 14 October 1989 "Tour of Duty" (1987) playing "Lt. Camilla Patterson" in episode: "The Volunteer" (episode # 2.16) 16 May 1989 "Tour of Duty" (1987) playing "Lt. Camilla Patterson" in episode: "Hard Stripe" (episode # 2.15) 9 May 1989 "Man Called Hawk, A" (1989) playing "Bailey Webster" in episode: "Never My Love" (episode # 1.9) 1 April 1989 "Man Called Hawk, A" (1989) playing "Bailey Webster" in episode: "The Master's Mirror" (episode # 1.1) 28 January 1989 "Cosby Show, The" (1984) playing "Paula" in episode: "Bookworm" (episode # 4.14) 7 January 1988 "Spenser: For Hire" (1985) playing "Joe's Daughter" in episode: "The Choice" (episode # 1.4) 4 October 1985 "Cosby Show, The" (1984) playing "Mrs. Mitchell" in episode: "Mr. Quiet" (episode # 1.23) 2 May 1985

Actress. (Born In New York City.)
After working her way up from bits to supporting roles in films, Bassett landed the lead as soul singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do With It (1993), and scored a knockout with her electric, and totally credible, performance. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Bassett worked on Broadway and put in her time on a TV soap opera before winning small parts in films like F/X (1986), Kindergarten Cop (1990), and the John Sayles films City of Hope (1991) and Passion Fish (1992). Meatier roles finally came her way in Boyz N the Hood (1991, opposite her What's Love Got to Do With It costar Laurence Fishburne) and Malcolm X (1992, as Betty Shabazz, the black leader's wife). She also impressed as Michael Jackson's mom Katherine in the TV miniseries "The Jacksons: An American Dream" (1992), but it was the Tina Turner movie that propelled Bassett to the brink of stardom and an Oscar nomination.

Actress - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

Cosm (2001)
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) (TV)
Score, The (2001) .... Actress
Boesman and Lena (2000) .... Lena
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000) (voice) .... Groove
Supernova (2000) .... Kaela Evers

Our Friend, Martin (1999) (V) (voice) .... Miles' Mom
Wings Against the Wind (1999) .... Bessie Coleman
Music of the Heart (1999) .... Janet Williams
"Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Narrator
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) .... Stella Payne
Contact (1997) .... Rachel Constantine
Strange Days (1995) .... Lornette "Mace" Mason
Panther (1995) .... Betty Shabazz
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) .... Rita
Waiting to Exhale (1995) .... Bernadine Harris
"Century of Women, A" (1994) (mini) TV Series (voice)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) .... Tina Turner (A.K.A. Anna Mae 'Little Ann/Ann' Bullock)
Heroes of Desert Storm, The (1992) (TV) .... Lieutenant Jeter
Innocent Blood (1992) .... U.S. Attorney Sinclair
... aka French Vampire in America, A (1992)
Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1992) (TV) .... Willie
... aka Other Side of Love (1992) (TV)
Malcolm X (1992) .... Betty Shabazz
Jacksons: An American Dream, The (1992) (TV) .... Katherine Jackson
Passion Fish (1992) .... Dawn/Rhonda
City of Hope (1991) .... Reesha
Critters 4 (1991) (V) .... Fran
One Special Victory (1991) (TV)
Boyz N the Hood (1991) .... Reva Devereaux
... aka Boys in the Hood (1991)
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991) (TV) .... Allison
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (1991) (TV) .... Pat
... aka Blind Hate (1991) (TV)
Kindergarten Cop (1990) .... Stewardess
In the Best Interest of the Child (1990) (TV) .... Lori
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990) (TV) .... Carla Peters
Challenger (1990) (TV) .... Cheryl McNair
Family of Spies (1990) (TV) .... Bev Andress

F/X (1986) .... T.V. Reporter
... aka F/X - Murder by Illusion (1986)
... aka Murder by Illusion (1986)
Doubletake (1985) (TV) .... Prostitute at Headquarters

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Filmography as: Actress, Notable TV guest appearances
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Notable TV guest appearances

"Reading Rainbow" (1983) playing "Herself" 1995
"Nightmare Cafe" (1992) playing "Evelyn" in episode: "Sanctuary for a Child" (episode # 1.5) 3/27/1992
"Flash, The" (1990) playing "Linda Lake" in episode: "Beat the Clock" (episode # 1.10) 1/30/1991
"Alien Nation" (1989) playing "Renee Longstreet" in episode: "Eyewitness News" (episode # 1.16) 2/5/1990
"thirtysomething" (1987) playing "Kate Harriton" in episode: "Legacy" (episode # 3.5) 10/24/1989
"Tour of Duty" (1987) playing "Lt. Camilla Patterson" in episode: "Volunteer, The" (episode # 2.16) 5/16/1989
"Tour of Duty" (1987) playing "Lt. Camilla Patterson" in episode: "Hard Stripe" (episode # 2.15) 5/9/1989
"Man Called Hawk, A" (1989) playing "Bailey Webster" "Cosby Show, The" (1984) playing "Paula" in episode: "Bookworm" (episode # 4.10) 1/7/1988
"Spenser: For Hire" (1985) playing "Joe's Daughter" in episode: "Choice, The" (episode # 1.4) 10/4/1985
"Cosby Show, The" (1984) playing "Mrs. Mitchell" in episode: "Mr. Quiet" (episode # 1.23) 5/2/1985