Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the late 1980s, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. 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. This led to starring roles as Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X (1992), as the mother of The Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious (2009), and as Amanda Waller in Green Lantern (2011). Her other notable film roles were in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016). She has 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 a Golden Globe Award and has been 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 a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.
Damsel
as Lady BayfordA young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's...
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Black Panther
as RamondaKing T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda...
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Orion and the Dark
as Sweet Dreams (voice)A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night...
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After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the...
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as RamondaQueen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from...
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When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes...
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Meet the Robinsons
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Olympus Has Fallen
as Lynne JacobsWhen the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and...
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For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn...
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Boyz n the Hood
as Reva DevereauxBoyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton...
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Contact
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Chi-Raq
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Malcolm X
as Betty ShabazzA tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation....
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Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are...
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Supernova
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Innocent Blood
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Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a...
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
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F/X
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Nothing But the Truth
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Otherhood
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Vampire in Brooklyn
as Detective Rita VederDetective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime...
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TINA
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
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Music of the Heart
as JanetStory of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.
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Waiting to Exhale
as BernadineCheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the...
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as SelfFollow the production of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the cast and crew take on the...
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Notorious
as Voletta Wallace"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination,...
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as Mrs. WatsonTwo very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
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What's Love Got to Do with It
as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina TurnerSinger Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive...
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as Narrator (voice)The inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission...
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Panther
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Sunshine State
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The Rosa Parks Story
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
as SelfExploring the evolution of Black Panther from the comic emerging in the 1960s to the film the...
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Gospel Hill
as Sarah MalcolmGospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of...
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Passion Fish
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Wildwood
as (voice)Set beyond Portland’s city limits, in Wildwood. You’re not supposed to go there. You’re not even...
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as NanaBased on the award-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter goes on a magical, snowy walk to his...
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as SelfThe history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Narrator (voice)Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination...
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as SelfI AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in...
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One Special Victory
as LoisA fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a...
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Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
as WillieThis women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely...
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
as SelfThe grand opening dedication ceremony of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American...
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as Jill GrecoThe Department of Homeland Security receives a threat that a bomb has been set to explode during...
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as uncreditedWhen the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years...
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as SelfBased on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the...
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Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
as AllisonA fire breaks out on the 12th floor of the First Interstate Tower building in Los Angeles....
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
as SelfDocumentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at...
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The Flood
as NarratorSurrounded by the unforgiving Kalahari Desert, the Okavango Delta is a lush, vibrant oasis that...
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Doubletake
as Prostitute at HeadquartersTwo corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek...
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as SelfA White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the...
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
as Self (voice)This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts,...
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Liberty
as Linda ThorntonDrama about how the Statue of Liberty came to be erected in New York Harbor in the early 1880s...
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In the Best Interest of the Child
as LoriJennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on her that the child...
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Of Boys and Men
as Rieta ColeRobert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a...
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Boesman and Lena
as LenaIntense love and hate bring a man and woman through personal tragedy.
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
as HostAnthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives at the...
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Attorneys At Love
as NarratorWhat if after meeting "the one", you get to know what happens before you commit?
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Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
as PatThis is the story of Morris Dees, a civil rights lawyer, who's being threatened, so he has to...
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Malika the Lion Queen
as Self - Narrator (voice)Follows life of Malika, a lioness in South Africa’s Kruger National Park as she battles to survive.
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We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
as uncreditedThe Election of President Barack Obama began on March 5, 1770 at the Boston Massacre with the...
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - GuestBravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
as SelfKelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...
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BoJack Horseman
as Ana Spanakopita (voice)Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - GuestOnce Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...
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Sherri
as Self - GuestSherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears...
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as SelfAfter Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...
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American Horror Story
as Desiree DupreeAn anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a...
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American Horror Story
as Ramona RoyaleAn anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a...
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American Horror Story
as Monet Tumissee / Lee HarrisAn anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a...
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American Horror Story
as Marie LaveauAn anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
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The Cosby Show
as uncreditedThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...
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The Simpsons
as uncreditedSet in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...
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9-1-1
as Athena GrantExplore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are...
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9-1-1: Lone Star
as Sergeant Athena GrantNearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In...
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Finding Your Roots
as SelfNoted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost...
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The Bernie Mac Show
as uncreditedThe Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14,...
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as SelfPBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Special GuestThe most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag...
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Red Table Talk
as SelfJada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow, and mother Adrienne – three generations of women open...
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What If...?
as Queen Ramonda (voice)Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated...
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as SelfSome of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...
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ER
as Catherine BanfieldER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...
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Tour of Duty
as Lt. Camilla PattersonThe trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.
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Master of None
as Catherine30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious...
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Spenser: For Hire
as uncreditedMystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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The View
as Self - GuestABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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The Flash
as Linda LakeWhen a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Marvel Studios Legends
as Ramonda (archive footage)Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories...
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Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestFormer news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she...
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - PresenterAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...
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thirtysomething
as uncreditedThirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late...
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A Black Lady Sketch Show
as MoA narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and...
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227
as uncreditedA housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington,...
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Reading Rainbow
as Herself - Narrator (voice)Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode...
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Trailblazer Honors
as SelfOne-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality.
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Queens
as Self - Narrator (voice)In six remote and beautiful places on our planet are queendoms run by the most powerful leaders...
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A Man Called Hawk
as uncreditedA Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network...
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
as Herself - PresenterThe Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association...
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Nightmare Cafe
as Evelyn WallNightmare Cafe is a short-lived American telefantasy program which aired on NBC for an abridged...
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The Jacksons: An American Dream
as Katherine JacksonThe history of the Jackson family and the early and successful years of the Motown group The...
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Close to the Enemy
as EvaA British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British...
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The Imagineering Story
as NarratorExplore the past, present and future of Walt Disney Imagineering with noted filmmaker Leslie...
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Family of Spies
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Alias
as Hayden ChaseSydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government,...
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MPower
as SelfFrom Carol Danvers and Wanda Maximoff to the women of Wakanda and The Guardians of the Galaxy,...
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Stat
as Dr. Willie BurnsStat is an American television sitcom that aired from April 16, 1991 to May 21, 1991 on ABC on...
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Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
as HerselfEverything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be challenged. Africans in America:...
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