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Jun 26, 2014 · ST. PETERSBURG — Betty Jane Bassett, mother of film and television actress Angela Bassett, died Sunday. She was 78. Bassett raised her daughter, one of the city's most famous exports, in St...
Jun 27, 2014 · Published June 27, 2014. Betty Jane Bassett, mother of actor Angela Bassett, died Sunday. She was 78. Bassett raised her daughter, one of the city's most famous exports, in St. Petersburg,...
Nov 24, 2022 · Bassett was born in New York City, the daughter of civil servant Betty Jane (née Gilbert) and preacher’s son Daniel Benjamin Bassett. Bassett received her middle name in honor of her aunt Evelyn. Bassett’s mother became pregnant ten months after she was born and gave birth to Bassett’s sister D’nette.
May 19, 2017 · This year’s Mother’s Day was hard for Angela Bassett. It was the second year the actress spent without her mom, Betty Jane Bassett, and coming up on the third year since her June 2014 death. The difference this year, however, was that Bassett chose a unique way to honor her mom’s legacy.
Jul 19, 2023 · Angela Evelyn Bassett is an actress and producer known for her depictions of powerful women in history on stage, television, and in major movies. Bassett was born on August 16, 1958, in New York, New York. After her father, Daniel Benjamin Bassett, and her mother, Betty Jane (Gilbert), divorced when she was four years old, Bassett, her sister D ...
Actress: Strange Days. Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters and on stages and television screens throughout the world. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a preacher's son.
Sep 29, 2023 · Sep 29, 2023 12:15 P.M. Betty Jane Bassett was actress Angela Bassett's mother. Despite her less-than-perfect parenting, she played a crucial role in shaping the Hollywood star, instilling the essential qualities needed to face life's challenges. Advertisement.
