---
name: "Angela Bassett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/angela-bassett"
fi1m_id: "angela-bassett"
imdb_id: "nm0000291"
tmdb_id: 9780
wikidata_id: "Q232120"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "16 August 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-23T04:09:03.066628+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Angela Bassett

## Identity

Angela Bassett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/angela-bassett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** angela-bassett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000291
- **TMDB ID:** 9780
- **Wikidata ID:** Q232120
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Bassett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232120, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000291/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9780

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

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Also known as:** Angela Evelyn Bassett
- **Frequently works with:** [Danai Gurira](https://film.one/person/danai-gurira.md), [Joe Robert Cole](https://film.one/person/joe-robert-cole.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Lupita Nyong'o](https://film.one/person/lupita-nyongo.md), [Ryan Coogler](https://film.one/person/ryan-coogler.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 2 Golden Globes (2 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 79 (5), 2010s 72 (5), 2020s 71 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 73 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 8, Action 7, Drama 5, Science Fiction 5, Animation 3, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 30 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $7,706m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Bassett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232120, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000291/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9780

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Mission: Impossible - Fallout*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md) (87), [*Bumblebee*](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md) (78), [*London Has Fallen*](https://film.one/film/london-has-fallen.md) (38)
- **Disney+:** [*Soul*](https://film.one/film/soul.md) (80), [*Black Panther*](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md) (80), [*Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*](https://film.one/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever.md) (66)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Boyz n the Hood*](https://film.one/film/boyz-n-the-hood.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Angela Bassett

> Angela Bassett gives women in authority enough feeling to make their strength believable. We rate her most when the writing lets those women be complicated; too often, her conviction has had to compensate for a thin part.

Reva Styles has less room to be complicated than the young men around her, but Angela Bassett makes her conviction count. In John Singleton's *Boyz n the Hood* (1991), she gives us reason to want more of someone the writing keeps too narrowly defined. We were frustrated by that restriction, because Bassett makes Reva worth listening to. The film earns its feeling, and its concentration on fathers and sons makes sense. It also establishes a recurring frustration with Bassett's work: the part can be much less interesting than the actor.

Her early film roles were soon followed by the chance to carry a film. After playing Betty Shabazz in Spike Lee's *Malcolm X* (1992), she took the lead as Tina Turner in *What's Love Got to Do with It* (1993). That breakthrough involved intensive physical and vocal preparation. The work matters because her Turner has dignity without seeming untouched by the hardship she endures.

As Ramonda in *Black Panther* (2018) and *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022), Bassett brings feeling to a figure whose authority might otherwise be enough to get the job done. The sequel gives her a larger part, and the emotional weight justifies it. Still, authority alone is too small an assignment for her.

*Boyz n the Hood* remains a useful place to see both her value and the limits of casting her well. Laurence Fishburne and Ice Cube are rightly central to our enthusiasm for the film, but its women deserve fuller lives. That imbalance cannot be solved by asking an actor to be more forceful. We want scripts that let Bassett be uncertain, difficult or wrong, as readily as they ask her to be resilient. Start with Singleton's film, and notice who we are still wishing had been given another scene.

## Biography

Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. She was born on 16 August 1958 in New York City.

Bassett appeared as Reva Styles in *Boyz n the Hood* (1991), Betty Shabazz in *Malcolm X* (1992) and Rachel Constantine in *Contact* (1997). She is also known for playing Ramonda in *Black Panther* (2018), *Avengers: Endgame* (2019) and *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

- *Wildwood* (2026), Fi1m 85, as The General (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/wildwood.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Erika Sloane — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022), Fi1m 66, as Ramonda — [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever.md)
- *What If...?* (2021), Fi1m 63, as Queen Ramonda (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md)
- *Soul* (2020), Fi1m 80, as Dorothea (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/soul.md)
- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), Fi1m 79, as Ramonda — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *Black Panther* (2018), Fi1m 80, as Ramonda — [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md)
- *Bumblebee* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Shatter (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Fi1m 87, as Erika Sloane — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *London Has Fallen* (2016), Fi1m 38, as Lynne Jacobs — [page](https://film.one/film/london-has-fallen.md)
- *Contact* (1997), Fi1m 76, as Rachel Constantine — [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, as Catherine Banfield — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Malcolm X* (1992), Fi1m 79, as Betty Shabazz — [page](https://film.one/film/malcolm-x.md)
- *Boyz n the Hood* (1991), Fi1m 86, as Reva Styles — [page](https://film.one/film/boyz-n-the-hood.md)
- *Kindergarten Cop* (1990), Fi1m 65, as Stewardess — [page](https://film.one/film/kindergarten-cop.md)

## Complete filmography (113)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wildwood* (2026), as The General (voice) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/wildwood.md)
- *9-1-1: Nashville* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), as Erika Sloane — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Number One on the Call Sheet* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Zero Day* (2025), series, as President Evelyn Mitchell
- *Doctor Odyssey* (2024), series, as Athena Grant
- *Damsel* (2024), as Lady Bayford
- *Queens* (2024), series, as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Orion and the Dark* (2024), as Sweet Dreams (voice)
- *The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X* (2023), as Host
- *Heist 88* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur* (2023), series, as Decoy (voice)
- *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022), as Ramonda — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever.md)
- *Wendell & Wild* (2022), as Sister Helley (voice)
- *What If...?* (2021), series, as Queen Ramonda (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md)
- *Gunpowder Milkshake* (2021), as Anna May
- *Marvel Studios Legends* (2021), series, as Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Soul* (2020), as Dorothea (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/soul.md)
- *9-1-1: Lone Star* (2020), series, as Sergeant Athena Grant · Executive Producer
- *Attorneys At Love* (2020), as Narrator
- *The Imagineering Story* (2019), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Otherhood* (2019), as Carol Walker · Executive Producer
- *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019), series, as Mo
- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), as Ramonda — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *Bumblebee* (2018), as Shatter (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), as Erika Sloane — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Black Panther* (2018), as Ramonda — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md)
- *9-1-1* (2018), series, as Athena Grant · Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer
- *The Snowy Day* (2016), as Nana (voice)
- *Close to the Enemy* (2016), series, as Eva
- *London Has Fallen* (2016), as Lynne Jacobs — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/london-has-fallen.md)
- *Chi-Raq* (2015), as Miss Helen Worthy
- *Master of None* (2015), series, as Catherine — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md)
- *Breakthrough* (2015), series, Director
- *Survivor* (2015), as Maureen Cranepaul
- *Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle* (2015), as Dr. Kulinda (voice)
- *Whitney* (2015), Director
- *White Bird in a Blizzard* (2014), as Dr. Thaler
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Ana Spanakopita (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama* (2014), Actor
- *Black Nativity* (2013), as Aretha Cobbs
- *Olympus Has Fallen* (2013), as Lynne Jacobs
- *Betty and Coretta* (2013), as Coretta Scott King
- *This Means War* (2012), as Collins
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Desiree Dupree, Ramona Royale, Monet Tumissee, Marie Laveau · Director
- *Green Lantern* (2011), as Dr. Amanda Waller
- *Jumping the Broom* (2011), as Mrs. Watson
- *Notorious* (2009), as Voletta Wallace
- *Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy* (2009), as Narrator (voice)
- *Nothing But the Truth* (2008), as Bonnie Benjamin
- *Of Boys and Men* (2008), as Rieta Cole
- *Meet the Browns* (2008), as Brenda Brown
- *Gospel Hill* (2008), as Sarah Malcolm
- *Meet the Robinsons* (2007), as Mildred (voice)
- *Akeelah and the Bee* (2006), as Tanya Anderson
- *Time Bomb* (2006), as Jill Greco
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-and-mrs-smith-2005.md)
- *Mr. 3000* (2004), as Maureen "Mo" Simmons
- *The Lazarus Child* (2004), as Dr. Elizabeth Chase
- *Masked and Anonymous* (2003), as Mistress
- *Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives* (2003), Actor
- *Our America* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Sunshine State* (2002), as Desiree Perry
- *The Rosa Parks Story* (2002), as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
- *Ruby's Bucket of Blood* (2001), as Ruby Delacroix · Producer
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, as Angela Bassett
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Hayden Chase — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Score* (2001), as Diane
- *Boesman and Lena* (2000), as Lena
- *Whispers: An Elephant's Tale* (2000), as Groove (voice)
- *Supernova* (2000), as Kaela Evers
- *Music of the Heart* (1999), as Janet
- *Our Friend, Martin* (1999), as Miles' Mom (voice)
- *How Stella Got Her Groove Back* (1998), as Stella Payne
- *Contact* (1997), as Rachel Constantine — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), as Bernadine
- *Vampire in Brooklyn* (1995), as Detective Rita Veder
- *Strange Days* (1995), as Lornette 'Mace' Mason
- *Panther* (1995), as Dr. Betty Shabazz
- *ER* (1994), series, as Catherine Banfield — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *What's Love Got to Do with It* (1993), as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
- *Passion Fish* (1992), as Rhonda / Dawn
- *Malcolm X* (1992), as Betty Shabazz — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/malcolm-x.md)
- *The Jacksons: An American Dream* (1992), series, as Katherine Jackson
- *Innocent Blood* (1992), as U.S. Attorney Sinclair
- *Critters 4* (1992), as Fran
- *Nightmare Cafe* (1992), series, as Evelyn Wall
- *One Special Victory* (1991), as Lois
- *Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage* (1991), as Willie
- *City of Hope* (1991), as Reesha
- *The Heroes of Desert Storm* (1991), as Lt. Phoebe Jeter
- *Boyz n the Hood* (1991), as Reva Styles — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/boyz-n-the-hood.md)
- *Stat* (1991), series, as Dr. Willie Burns
- *Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor* (1991), as Allison
- *Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story* (1991), as Pat
- *Kindergarten Cop* (1990), as Stewardess — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/kindergarten-cop.md)
- *The Flash* (1990), series, as Linda Lake
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer* (1990), as Carla Peters
- *In the Best Interest of the Child* (1990), as Lori
- *Challenger* (1990), as Cheryl McNair
- *Family of Spies* (1990), series, as Bev Andress
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Michelle Obama (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Snoops* (1989), series, as Laura Hale
- *Alien Nation* (1989), series, as Renee Longstreet
- *A Man Called Hawk* (1989), series, Actor
- *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Actor
- *Tour of Duty* (1987), series, as Lt. Camilla Patterson
- *Liberty* (1986), as Linda Thornton
- *F/X* (1986), as TV reporter
- *Doubletake* (1985), as Prostitute at Headquarters
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, Actor
- *227* (1985), series, Actor
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), series, as Sara

## Gallery

- ![Angela Bassett](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-23b3fd1530d3.jpg) Angela Bassett — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Angela_Bassett_by_Gage_Skidmoe.jpg/1280px-Angela_Bassett_by_Gage_Skidmoe.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Greeting Honorees Lou Gossett Jr., Angela Bassett, and Charlie Wilson (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-c13f87fc9067.jpg) Greeting Honorees Lou Gossett Jr., Angela Bassett, and Charlie Wilson (2014) — Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/African_American_Heritage_Month_Celebration_%2812622699984%29.jpg/1280px-African_American_Heritage_Month_Celebration_%2812622699984%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-3cd3f42d3cf6.jpg) Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026 — PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/AngelaBassett-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-AngelaBassett-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-dfe49cb3c398.jpg) Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026 — PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/AngelaBassett-byPhilipRomano2.jpg/1280px-AngelaBassett-byPhilipRomano2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Angela Bassett](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-8bab11415e24.jpg) Angela Bassett — Image via TMDB
- ![Angela Bassett](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-86d25e1e6c4b.jpg) Angela Bassett — Image via TMDB
- ![Angela Bassett](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-8f891bec8e33.jpg) Angela Bassett — Image via TMDB
- ![Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-d677ee2b7721.jpg) Angela Bassett at the Off-Broadway Opening Night of "The Whoopi Monologues" - July 13, 2026 — PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/AngelaBassett-byPhilipRomano3.jpg/1280px-AngelaBassett-byPhilipRomano3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Angela Basset poses during a photocall for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-37e81d6f4dcf.jpg) Angela Basset poses during a photocall for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival — Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Angela_Basset_at_the_2025_Cannes_Film_Festival_01.jpg/1280px-Angela_Basset_at_the_2025_Cannes_Film_Festival_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Angela Bassett](https://film.one/media/person/78443/gallery-67983b93eb40.jpg) Angela Bassett — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2023: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*
- 1994: Best Actress (nominated), for *What's Love Got to Do with It*

### Golden Globes — 2 won

- 2023: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (won), for *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*
- 1994: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won), for *What's Love Got to Do with It*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2019: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won), for *Black Panther*

### Other awards — 20 won, 1 nominated

- Academy Honorary Award 2024: Academy Honorary Award (won)
- Disney Legends 2024: Disney Legends (won)
- BET Award for Best Actress 2023: BET Award for Best Actress (won), for *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*
- Hollywood Creative Alliance 2023: Hollywood Creative Alliance (won), for *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*
- NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year 2023: NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year (won)
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2023: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *9-1-1*
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2023: Santa Barbara International Film Festival (won)
- Time 100 2023: Time 100 (won)
- Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2022: Capri Hollywood International Film Festival (won), for *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*
- Critics' Choice Awards 2022: Best Narration (won), for *Good Night Oppy*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2022: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *9-1-1*
- Critics' Choice Awards 2021: Best Actress in an Action Series (won), for *9-1-1*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2021: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *9-1-1*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2020: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *9-1-1*
- Black Girls Rock! 2019: Black Girls Rock! (won)
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 2008: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (won)
- Crystal Award 1996: Crystal Award (won)
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 1996: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (won), for *What's Love Got to Do with It*
- Saturn Awards 1996: Best Actress (won), for *Strange Days*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 1995: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (won), for *Malcolm X*
- MTV Movie & TV Awards 1994: MTV Movie & TV Awards (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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