Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Actor and director. Born 16 August 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.

15

Titles on Fi1m

74

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 15 titles

2

Golden Globes2 won

Born

16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1990–present

Frequently works with

Danai Gurira, Joe Robert Cole, Kevin Feige, Lupita Nyong'o, Ryan Coogler

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Angela Bassett — Angela BassettGage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Greeting Honorees Lou Gossett Jr., Angela Bassett, and Charlie Wilson (2014) — Greeting Honorees Lou Gossett Jr., Angela Bassett, and Charlie Wilson (2014)Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026 — Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026 — Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Angela Bassett — Angela BassettImage via TMDB

Angela Bassett — Angela BassettImage via TMDB

Angela Bassett — Angela BassettImage via TMDB

Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026 — Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Angela Basset poses during a photocall for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival — Angela Basset poses during a photocall for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning at the 2025 Cannes Film FestivalGabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Angela Bassett — Angela BassettImage via TMDB

Photographs: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0 (licence); PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.