About Angela
Angela Evelyn Bassett, born August 16, 1958, in New York City, is an American actress with a career spanning over four decades. She graduated from Yale University with a BA in African American Studies and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Her breakthrough role came in 1993 portraying Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It, earning her a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination.
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- Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
- Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- Malcolm X (1992)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995)
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- Black Panther films in Marvel Cinematic Universe
- American Horror Story television series
- 9-1-1 television series
- The Rosa Parks Story television film
- Actress
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- Film
- Television
- Drama
- US
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