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May 16, 2024 · Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American actress best known for portraying Black women who made history, including singer Tina Turner and civil rights activists Rosa Parks and Betty Shabazz, the wife of African American leader Malcolm X. Bassett was born in New York, New York, and raised by an aunt in ...
Jan 11, 2024 · After nearly 40 years as an actress and two Oscar nominations, Angela Bassett has received an honorary Academy Award. She was honored Tuesday at the 14th annual Governors Awards, a gathering of ...
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Feb 21, 2023 · In 2002, months after Halle Berry became the first Black woman to win Best Actress, for “Monster’s Ball,” Bassett told Newsweek that she had turned down the role because it exemplified a ...
Jan 11, 2023 · Angela Bassett made history on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, when she won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a film for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” becoming the first ...
Jan 10, 2023 · Angela Bassett took home the award for best supporting actress in any motion picture at the 2023 Golden Globes for her role of Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. “We mourned, we ...
Mar 3, 2023 · Angela Bassett wins big at NAACP Image Awards 04:55. In honor of her latest nomination, King and Bassett took a trip down memory lane, all the way back to the early 90s.
May 14, 2024 · Angela Bassett is reacting to the tragic news that a 9-1-1 crew member was killed in a car accident after working a late 14-hour shift on the procedural drama.. The 65-year-old actress, who stars ...
