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Angela Bassett
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Angela Bassett Biography
Birth Name:
Angela Evelyn Bassett
Birth Place:
New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
08/16/1958, Leo
Profession:
Actor; producer
Angela Bassett Fast Facts:
Inspired to pursue acting after seeing James Earl Jones in a 1974 Kennedy Center production of John Steinbeck's
Of Mice and Men
.
Although she and her husband Courtney B. Vance both attended the Yale Drama School, they didn't begin dating until many years later.
Appeared with Laurence Fishburne in numerous projects, including the films 1991's
Boyz N the Hood,
1993's
What's Love Got to Do With It
and
2006's
Akeelah and the Bee
as well as a 2006 stage production of
Fences
.
Beat out Halle Berry and Robin Givens for the role of Tina Turner in
What's Love Got to Do With It.
Played Malcolm X's widow, Betty Shabazz, twice: in Spike Lee's 1992 biopic
Malcolm X
and in Melvin Van Peebles' 1995 Black Panther film
Panther
.
Turned down Halle Berry's role in 2001's
Monster's Ball;
Berry went on to become the first African-American woman to win a best-actress Oscar.
Hosted the PBS documentary series
Independent Lens
in 2002-3.
She and her husband coauthored
Friends: A Love Story
, chronicling their relationship and their struggle to become parents.
Angela Bassett Relationships:
D'nette Bassett - Sister
Betty Bassett - Mother
Slater Josiah Vance - Son
Bronwyn Golden Vance - Daughter
Courtney B. Vance - Husband
Angela Bassett Awards:
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1993 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
College:
Yale University, New Haven, CT (BS in African-American Studies, 1980; MFA, 1983)
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