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Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958 in New York
City) is an African-American film actress.

Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela
Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters,
stage and television screens throughout the world.
A native of New York City, Bassett and her sister
grew up with her mother, a social worker who
stressed the importance of education for her
children. With the assistance of an academic
scholarship, Bassett matriculated into Yale
University. She received her B.A. in
African-American studies from Yale in 1980. In
1983, she earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree from
the Yale School of Drama It was at Yale that
Bassett met her husband Courtney B. Vance a 1986
graduate of the Drama school.

Soon after graduating from Yale, Bassett appeared
in her first film Doubletake (TV) (1985). However,
she is more recognized for in the film F/X
(movie)|F/X (1986). It wasn't until 1993 that she
earned a Golden Globe and a Best Actress Academy
Award nomination for her portrayal of Tina Turner
in the film What's Love Got To Do With It?
(movie)|What's Love Got To Do With It?. She has
been married to fellow actor Courtney B. Vance
since 1997, whom she currently resides with in
California.


==Partial filmography==
* Mr. 3000 (2004) ... Mo
* Sunshine State (movie)|Sunshine State (2002) ...
Desiree Perry
* The Score (2001) ... Diane
* How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) ... Stella
Payne
* Contact (movie)|Contact (1997) ... Rachel
Constantine
* Waiting To Exhale (1995) ... Bernadine 'Bernie'
Harris
* Panther (1995) ... Dr. Betty Shabazz
* Strange Days (movie)|Strange Days (1995) ...
Lornette 'Mace' Mason
* What's Love Got To Do With It? (movie)|What's
Love Got To Do With It? (1993) ... Tina Turner
* Passion Fish (1992) ... Dawn/Rhonda
* Malcolm X (movie)|Malcolm X (1992) ... Betty
Shabazz
* Innocent Blood (1992) ... U.S. Attorney Sinclair
* Boyz N the Hood (1991) ... Reva Devereaux

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0000291|name=Angela Bassett
* http://www.piccas.com/?Angela%20Bassett Angela
Bassett at Piccas Fansite