Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Acting

Born August 16, 1958 · New York City, New York, USA

3 films as director · Active 2011–2015

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and…

Known for

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

9-1-1

9-1-1

2018

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

Directed(3)

Whitney

2015Whitney★ 5.7

Acting(156)

2026WildwoodThe General (voice)

2025Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First SpecialSelf

2025Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningErika Sloane

2025Number One on the Call SheetSelf

2025Zero DayPresident Evelyn Mitchell

2024Doctor OdysseyAthena Grant

2024Inside the Dream: MuglerSelf

20242024 Disney Legends Awards CeremonySelf - Honoree

2024Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage)

2024Butterfly in the SkySelf (archive footage)

2024DamselLady Bayford

2024QueensNarrator (voice)

2024OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela BassettSelf

2024Orion and the DarkSweet Dreams (voice)

2023The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm XHost

2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurDecoy (voice)

2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverSelf

2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverRamonda

2022Good Night OppySelf - Narrator (voice)

202220/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of WakandaSelf

2022Wendell & WildSister Helley (voice)

2022SherriSelf - Guest

2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest

20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf

2021What If...?Queen Ramonda (voice)

2021Gunpowder MilkshakeAnna May

2021Malika the Lion QueenSelf - Narrator (voice)

2021Marvel Studios LegendsRamonda (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020SoulDorothea (voice)

2020Between the World and MeSelf

20209-1-1: Lone StarSergeant Athena Grant

2020Attorneys At LoveNarrator

2019The Imagineering StoryNarrator (voice)

2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest

2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest

2019OtherhoodCarol Walker

2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowMo

2019The ApolloSelf

2019Avengers: EndgameRamonda

2018The FloodSelf - Narrator (voice)

2018BumblebeeShatter (voice)

2018Mission: Impossible - FalloutErika Sloane

2018Red Table TalkSelf

2018Black PantherRamonda

20189-1-1Athena Grant

2017August 28: A Day in the Life of a PeopleSelf

2016The Snowy DayNana (voice)

2016BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama CelebrationSelf

2016Close to the EnemyEva

2016National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening CeremonySelf

2016London Has FallenLynne Jacobs

2016WIRED's Autocomplete InterviewsSelf - Guest

2015Chi-RaqMiss Helen Worthy

2015Master of NoneCatherine

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest

2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf

2015SurvivorMaureen Cranepaul

2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest

2015Curious George 3: Back to the JungleDr. Kulinda (voice)

2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf

2014White Bird in a BlizzardDr. Thaler

2014BoJack HorsemanAna Spanakopita (voice)

2014Trailblazer HonorsSelf

2014Life's Essentials with Ruby DeeSelf

2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest

2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf

2014We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

2013Black NativityAretha Cobbs

2013The Arsenio Hall ShowSelf

2013Olympus Has FallenLynne Jacobs

2013Betty and CorettaCoretta Scott King

2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Special Guest

2012Finding Your RootsSelf

2012I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie MacSelf

2012This Means WarCollins

2011American Horror StoryDesiree Dupree

2011Green LanternDr. Amanda Waller

2011Jumping the BroomMrs. Watson

2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest

2009NotoriousVoletta Wallace

2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black ComedyNarrator (voice)

2008Nothing but the TruthBonnie Benjamin

2008Of Boys and MenRieta Cole

2008Meet the BrownsBrenda Brown

2008Gospel HillSarah Malcolm

2007Meet the RobinsonsMildred (voice)

2006Akeelah and the BeeTanya Anderson

2006Time BombJill Greco

2005Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)

2004Mr. 3000Maureen "Mo" Simmons

2004The Lazarus ChildDr. Elizabeth Chase

2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf

2003Masked and AnonymousMistress

2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2002Sunshine StateDesiree Perry

2002The Rosa Parks StoryRosa Louise McCauley Parks

2001Making "The Score"Herself

2001Ruby's Bucket of BloodRuby Delacroix

2001The Bernie Mac ShowAngela Bassett

2001AliasHayden Chase

2001The ScoreDiane

2001Critics Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter

2000Boesman and LenaLena

2000Whispers: An Elephant's TaleGroove (voice)

2000SupernovaKaela Evers

1999Music of the HeartJanet

1999Our Friend, MartinMiles' Mom (voice)

1998Africans in America: America's Journey Through SlaveryHerself

1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackStella Payne

1997The ViewSelf

1997ContactRachel Constantine

1995Waiting to ExhaleBernadine

1995Vampire in BrooklynDetective Rita Veder

1995Strange DaysLornette 'Mace' Mason

1995PantherDr. Betty Shabazz

1994ERCatherine Banfield

1993What's Love Got to Do with ItAnna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner

1992Passion FishRhonda / Dawn

1992Malcolm XBetty Shabazz

1992The Jacksons: An American DreamKatherine Jackson

1992Innocent BloodU.S. Attorney Sinclair

1992Critters 4Fran

1992Nightmare CafeEvelyn Wall

1991One Special VictoryLois

1991Locked Up: A Mother’s RageWillie

1991The Heroes of Desert StormLt. Phoebe Jeter

1991City of HopeReesha

1991Boyz n the HoodReva Styles

1991StatDr. Willie Burns

1991Fire! Trapped on the 37th FloorAllison

1991Line of Fire: The Morris Dees StoryPat

1990Kindergarten CopStewardess

1990The FlashLinda Lake

1990In the Best Interest of the ChildLori

1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced SingerCarla Peters

1990ChallengerCheryl McNair

1990Family of SpiesBev Andress

1989The SimpsonsMichelle Obama (voice)

1989SnoopsLaura Hale

1989Alien NationRenee Longstreet

1989A Man Called Hawk

1987thirtysomething

1987Tour of DutyLt. Camilla Patterson

1986LibertyLinda Thornton

1986F/XTV reporter

1985DoubletakeProstitute at Headquarters

1985Spenser: For Hire

1984The Cosby ShowSara

1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)

1953The OscarsSelf

1949The Emmy AwardsSelf

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter