Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

1958-08-16 New York City, New York, USA 102 Credits

Biography

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2023, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award. Bassett had her breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do w...

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Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

2025

as Self

Acting

10 News First takes you behind the scenes on the making of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Angela Bishop chats with Tom Cruise for all the ...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

as Erika Sloane

7.2
Acting

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe —...

Inside the Dream: Mugler

Inside the Dream: Mugler

2024

as Self

9.3
Acting

Revolutionary fragrances, Haute Couture and spectacular shows: in the world of luxury, Thierry Mugler broke every code. Enter into the backstage of th...

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

2024

as Self

2.0
Acting

Since 1987, the Disney Legends Awards program has honored individuals for the significant impact they've had on the Disney legacy. See the 2024 honore...

Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky

2024

as Self (archive footage)

8.2
Acting

Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!” Such is the beloved ...

Damsel

Damsel

2024

as Lady Bayford

7.0
Acting

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett

OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett

2024

as Self

Acting

Oprah invites legendary actress Angela Bassett to The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to discuss her recent, well-deserved honorary Academy Award.

Orion and the Dark

Orion and the Dark

2024

as Sweet Dreams (voice)

6.6
Acting

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Da...

The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

2023

as Host

4.5
Acting

Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives at the Met at long last. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated di...

Heist 88

Heist 88

2023

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

A criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heist in US history.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2023

as Self

6.5
Acting

Follow the production of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the cast and crew take on the incredible challenge of remembering T’Challa with a chapter...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

as Ramonda

7.1
Acting

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s dea...

Good Night Oppy

Good Night Oppy

2022

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.6
Acting

The inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. Follow Opportunit...

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

2022

as Self

4.9
Acting

Exploring the evolution of Black Panther from the comic emerging in the 1960s to the film the world fell in love with in 2018; director Ryan Coogler; ...

Wendell & Wild

Wendell & Wild

2022

as Sister Helley (voice)

6.7
Acting

Two demon brothers enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands i...

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

7.0
Acting

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carol...

TINA

TINA

2021

as Self

7.7
Acting

Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superst...

Gunpowder Milkshake

Gunpowder Milkshake

2021

as Anna May

6.3
Acting

To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its...

Malika the Lion Queen

Malika the Lion Queen

2021

as Self - Narrator (voice)

5.0
Acting

Follows life of Malika, a lioness in South Africa’s Kruger National Park as she battles to survive.

Soul

Soul

2020

as Dorothea (voice)

8.1
Acting

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an acciden...

Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

2020

as Self

7.9
Acting

Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of tha...

Attorneys At Love

Attorneys At Love

2020

as Narrator

Acting

What if after meeting "the one", you get to know what happens before you commit?

Otherhood

Otherhood

2019

as Carol Walker

6.2
Acting

Feeling forgotten on Mother's Day, three best friends leave the suburbs and drive to New York City to surprise their adult sons.

Otherhood

Otherhood

2019

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

Feeling forgotten on Mother's Day, three best friends leave the suburbs and drive to New York City to surprise their adult sons.

The Apollo

The Apollo

2019

as Self

6.5
Acting

The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

2019

as Ramonda

8.2
Acting

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

The Flood

The Flood

2018

as Narrator

6.8
Acting

Surrounded by the unforgiving Kalahari Desert, the Okavango Delta is a lush, vibrant oasis that pulses with life each year as the great flood rejuvena...

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

2018

as Shatter (voice)

6.7
Acting

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to ...

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018

as Erika Sloane

7.4
Acting

When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the C...

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

as Ramonda

7.4
Acting

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Chall...

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

2017

as Self

1.0
Acting

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day

2016

as Nana (voice)

7.0
Acting

Based on the award-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter goes on a magical, snowy walk to his Nana's house to bring home their Christmas Eve dinner.

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

2016

as Self

9.0
Acting

A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

2016

as Self

5.5
Acting

The grand opening dedication ceremony of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016

as Lynne Jacobs

6.2
Acting

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

2015

as Miss Helen Worthy

5.7
Acting

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

Survivor

Survivor

2015

as Maureen Cranepaul

5.7
Acting

A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for cri...

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

2015

as Dr. Kulinda (voice)

6.9
Acting

When Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially...

Whitney

Whitney

2015

Director

5.7
Directing

Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.

White Bird in a Blizzard

White Bird in a Blizzard

2014

as Dr. Thaler

6.2
Acting

In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

as Self

1.5
Acting

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious...

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

2014

Acting

The Election of President Barack Obama began on March 5, 1770 at the Boston Massacre with the death of Crispus Attucks.

Black Nativity

Black Nativity

2013

as Aretha Cobbs

5.0
Acting

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged re...

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

as Lynne Jacobs

6.4
Acting

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former President...

Betty and Coretta

Betty and Coretta

2013

as Coretta Scott King

7.2
Acting

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

2012

as Self

8.1
Acting

I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in H...

This Means War

This Means War

2012

as Collins

6.2
Acting

Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

Green Lantern

Green Lantern

2011

as Dr. Amanda Waller

5.2
Acting

For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a...

Jumping the Broom

Jumping the Broom

2011

as Mrs. Watson

5.9
Acting

Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

2010

as Self (voice)

7.0
Acting

This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and ackn...

Notorious

Notorious

2009

as Voletta Wallace

6.9
Acting

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (...

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009

as Narrator (voice)

8.0
Acting

Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of ...

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

2008

as Bonnie Benjamin

6.9
Acting

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her sourc...

Of Boys and Men

Of Boys and Men

2008

as Rieta Cole

7.7
Acting

Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family me...

Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns

2008

as Brenda Brown

6.6
Acting

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she'...

Gospel Hill

Gospel Hill

2008

as Sarah Malcolm

4.9
Acting

Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a slain...

Meet the Robinsons

Meet the Robinsons

2007

as Mildred (voice)

6.9
Acting

Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when h...

Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

2006

as Tanya Anderson

7.1
Acting

11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classm...

Time Bomb

Time Bomb

2006

as Jill Greco

5.5
Acting

The Department of Homeland Security receives a threat that a bomb has been set to explode during a sports event in Washington, D.C.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignm...

Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000

2004

as Maureen "Mo" Simmons

5.2
Acting

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he'...

The Lazarus Child

The Lazarus Child

2004

as Dr. Elizabeth Chase

5.5
Acting

A desperate couple uses a doctor's controversial method to revive their comatose daughter.

Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

2003

as Mistress

5.0
Acting

A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest anticipates a giant charity concert, organized by deceptive promoter Uncle Sweetheart, who plans on ...

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

4.8
Acting

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors wer...

Our America

Our America

2002

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.

Sunshine State

Sunshine State

2002

as Desiree Perry

6.4
Acting

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estat...

The Rosa Parks Story

The Rosa Parks Story

2002

as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

7.2
Acting

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Making "The Score"

Making "The Score"

2001

as Herself

Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Score (2001).

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

as Ruby Delacroix

6.1
Acting

A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

Producer

6.1
Producing

A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.

The Score

The Score

2001

as Diane

6.7
Acting

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.

Boesman and Lena

Boesman and Lena

2000

as Lena

5.0
Acting

Intense love and hate bring a man and woman through personal tragedy.

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

2000

as Groove (voice)

5.8
Acting

Whispers, an innocent and adorable baby elephant who's just learning to walk on his own four feet, finds himself separated from his loving mother, Gen...

Supernova

Supernova

2000

as Dr. Kaela Evers

4.9
Acting

Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. Wha...

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

1999

as Janet

6.7
Acting

Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

Our Friend, Martin

Our Friend, Martin

1999

as Miles' Mom (voice)

6.9
Acting

Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

as Stella Payne

5.8
Acting

Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really li...

Contact

Contact

1997

as Rachel Constantine

7.4
Acting

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and ...

Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

1995

as Bernadine

6.3
Acting

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar l...

Vampire in Brooklyn

Vampire in Brooklyn

1995

as Detective Rita Veder

5.1
Acting

Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she me...

Strange Days

Strange Days

1995

as Lornette 'Mace' Mason

7.0
Acting

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience ...

Panther

Panther

1995

as Dr. Betty Shabazz

6.2
Acting

Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Pa...

What's Love Got to Do with It

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner

7.1
Acting

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

Passion Fish

Passion Fish

1992

as Rhonda / Dawn

6.9
Acting

After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nur...

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

as Betty Shabazz

7.5
Acting

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...

Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

1992

as U.S. Attorney Sinclair

6.1
Acting

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than s...

Critters 4

Critters 4

1992

as Fran

5.0
Acting

A super strain of genetically engineered mutants are designed to take over the universe, hungry to conquer the galaxy, with an appetite for mankind.

One Special Victory

One Special Victory

1991

as Lois

Acting

A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain charge. He is sentenced to community service. He i...

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991

as Willie

8.0
Acting

This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing),...

The Heroes of Desert Storm

The Heroes of Desert Storm

1991

as Lt. Phoebe Jeter

2.5
Acting

The first Iraq war saw many tragedies and acts of heroism. This is the story seen through the eyes of the men and women involved.

City of Hope

City of Hope

1991

as Reesha

6.7
Acting

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who ...

Boyz n the Hood

Boyz n the Hood

1991

as Reva Styles

7.6
Acting

In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre...

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor

1991

as Allison

3.5
Acting

A fire breaks out on the 12th floor of the First Interstate Tower building in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Paul and Susan are working late on the 37th floo...

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story

1991

as Pat

Acting

This is the story of Morris Dees, a civil rights lawyer, who's being threatened, so he has to have an armed bodyguard.

Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop

1990

as Stewardess

6.1
Acting

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord wh...

In the Best Interest of the Child

In the Best Interest of the Child

1990

as Lori

1.2
Acting

Jennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on her that the child may be being sexually abused by her father. What is she ...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

1990

as Carla Peters

7.3
Acting

Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her m...

Challenger

Challenger

1990

as Cheryl McNair

6.2
Acting

A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its e...

Liberty

Liberty

1986

as Linda Thornton

Acting

Drama about how the Statue of Liberty came to be erected in New York Harbor in the early 1880s and the people responsible for its creation.

F/X

F/X

1986

as TV reporter

6.6
Acting

A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross hi...

Doubletake

Doubletake

1985

as Prostitute at Headquarters

5.2
Acting

Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives investiga...

Wildwood

Wildwood

N/A

as General (voice)

Acting

Set beyond Portland’s city limits, in Wildwood. You’re not supposed to go there. You’re not even supposed to know it exists. But Prue McKeel is about ...