Avengers: Endgame2019
As Ramonda
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Angela Bassett
Born
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 with It (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She had success starring in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Music of the Heart (1999). In the following decades, she took on supporting roles in the drama Notorious (2009) and the action films Green Lantern (2011), Olympus Has Fallen(2013), and London Has Fallen (2016). She also played Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For the latter, she won another Golden Globe and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. On television, Bassett has starred as Katherine Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992). Her portrayal of Rosa Parks in the television film The Rosa Parks Story (2002) gained her a nomination for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story earned her nominations for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant, Athena Grant, in the Fox drama series 9-1-1. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Angela Bassett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (95)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025
As Erika Sloane
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022
As Ramonda
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Black Panther2018
As Ramonda
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Soul2020
As Dorothea (voice)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Green Lantern2011
As Dr. Amanda Waller
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005
As Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
As Erika Sloane
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Bumblebee2018
As Shatter (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Contact1997
As Rachel Constantine
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Damsel2024
As Lady Bayford
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Meet the Robinsons2007
As Mildred (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Wildwood2026
As The General (voice)
Olympus Has Fallen2013
As Lynne Jacobs
TMDb 6.4 / 10
London Has Fallen2016
As Lynne Jacobs
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Orion and the Dark2024
As Sweet Dreams (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
This Means War2012
As Collins
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Boyz n the Hood1991
As Reva Styles
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Score2001
As Diane
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Survivor2015
As Maureen Cranepaul
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Gunpowder Milkshake2021
As Anna May
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Malcolm X1992
As Betty Shabazz
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Strange Days1995
As Lornette 'Mace' Mason
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Kindergarten Cop1990
As Stewardess
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Wendell & Wild2022
As Sister Helley (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Akeelah and the Bee2006
As Tanya Anderson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Innocent Blood1992
As U.S. Attorney Sinclair
TMDb 6.2 / 10
What's Love Got to Do with It1993
As Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Waiting to Exhale1995
As Bernadine
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Notorious2009
As Voletta Wallace
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Nothing But the Truth2008
As Bonnie Benjamin
TMDb 6.9 / 10
White Bird in a Blizzard2014
As Dr. Thaler
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Supernova2000
As Kaela Evers
TMDb 5.0 / 10
How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998
As Stella Payne
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Jumping the Broom2011
As Mrs. Watson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2023
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
F/X1986
As TV reporter
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Vampire in Brooklyn1995
As Detective Rita Veder
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Meet the Browns2008
As Brenda Brown
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Otherhood2019
As Carol Walker
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Critters 41992
As Fran
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Mr. 30002004
As Maureen "Mo" Simmons
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Chi-Raq2015
As Miss Helen Worthy
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Panther1995
As Dr. Betty Shabazz
TMDb 6.3 / 10
TINA2021
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2021
As Self
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle2015
As Dr. Kulinda (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Passion Fish1992
As Rhonda / Dawn
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Gospel Hill2008
As Sarah Malcolm
TMDb 4.8 / 10
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac2012
As Self
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Good Night Oppy2022
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Music of the Heart1999
As Janet
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Flood2018
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy2009
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
City of Hope1991
As Reesha
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer1990
As Carla Peters
TMDb 7.5 / 10
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony2016
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Masked and Anonymous2003
As Mistress
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale2000
As Groove (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Our Friend, Martin1999
As Miles' Mom (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Apollo2019
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Inside the Dream: Mugler2024
As Self
TMDb 9.1 / 10
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special2025
As Self
The Snowy Day2016
As Nana (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration2016
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Lazarus Child2004
As Dr. Elizabeth Chase
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Between the World and Me2020
As Self
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee2014
As Self
TMDb 1.5 / 10
Black Nativity2013
As Aretha Cobbs
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage1991
As Willie
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Rosa Parks Story2002
As Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Ruby's Bucket of Blood2001
As Ruby Delacroix
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Heroes of Desert Storm1991
As Lt. Phoebe Jeter
TMDb 4.0 / 10
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People2017
As Self
TMDb 1.0 / 10
In the Best Interest of the Child1990
As Lori
TMDb 2.7 / 10
Of Boys and Men2008
As Rieta Cole
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Sunshine State2002
As Desiree Perry
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Time Bomb2006
As Jill Greco
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Liberty1986
As Linda Thornton
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor1991
As Allison
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Challenger1990
As Cheryl McNair
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Malika the Lion Queen2021
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story1991
As Pat
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X2023
As Host
TMDb 4.5 / 10
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama2014
Butterfly in the Sky2024
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
One Special Victory1991
As Lois
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Doubletake1985
As Prostitute at Headquarters
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Boesman and Lena2000
As Lena
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Making "The Score"2001
As Herself
Betty and Coretta2013
As Coretta Scott King
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Attorneys At Love2020
As Narrator
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda2022
As Self
TMDb 4.3 / 10
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett2024
As Self
Filmography and biography: TMDb