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My Take
Angela Bassett is what I point to when someone asks what screen authority looks like. Her Tina Turner performance is a thesis in embodiment — fury, glamour, and survival compressed into one body — and three decades later she is still operating at that pitch on 9-1-1. What I respect most is the Yale-trained discipline underneath the regal presence; nothing she does reads as accidental. The 2024 Academy Honorary Award felt to me less like a career capstone than an institution admitting it was late. She has aged into more demand, not less, and in Hollywood that is the rarest trajectory there is.
Overview
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 an 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Angela Bassett
- Name (Japanese)
- アンジェラ・バセット
- Reading
- あんじぇら・ばせっと
- Born
- August 16, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / voice actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Boca Ciega High School
- University
- Grace Hopper College
Awards & achievements
- 1996 Crystal Award
- 1994 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Saturn Awards
- 2008 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2023 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- 2023 Time 100
- 2024 Academy Honorary Award
- 2023 BET Award for Best Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | What's Love Got to Do with It | — | |
| Notable work | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | — | |
| Notable work | 9-1-1 | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.