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<html> <head> <title>Angela Bassett</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/608/000025533/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Angela Bassett</b></font><p><img src="abass1-sized.jpg" height=276 width=256 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Angela Bassett"><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/746/000106428/" class=proflink>16-Aug</a>-<a href="/lists/957/000105642/" class=proflink>1958</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/631/000069424/" class=proflink>New York City</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Female<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> Black<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Got her groove back<p><b>Mother:</b> Betty<br><b>Sister:</b> D'nette<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> Mark Jenkins (cardiologist, ex)<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/626/000043497/">Courtney B. Vance</a> (m. 12-Oct-1997, one son, one daughter)<br><b>Son:</b> Slater Josiah (twin, b. 27-Jan-2006, via surrogate)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Bronwyn Golden (twin, b. 27-Jan-2006, via surrogate)<br><p> High School: Boca Ciega High School, St. Petersburg, FL (1976)<br> University: <a href="/edu/480/000068276/">BA African-American Studies, Yale University (1980)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/480/000068276/">MFA, Yale University (1983)</a><br><p> <a href="/org/684/000167183/">Obama for America</a> <br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1994 for <i>What's Love Got To Do With It</i><br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> <br> <a href="/group/747/000165252/">Wedding: Al Reynolds and Star Jones (2004)</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/782/000064590/">Vegetarian</a>, <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/349/000276518/">American Horror Story</a> (2013-)<br> <a href="/tv/154/000049007/">ER</a> Dr. Cate Banfield (2008-09)<br> <a href="/tv/773/000051620/">Celebrity Poker Showdown</a> Contestant<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/781/000403569/">Avengers: Endgame (22-Apr-2019)</a> <br> <a href="/films/940/000404725/">Bumblebee (3-Dec-2018)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/237/000404022/">Mission Impossible: Fallout (12-Jul-2018)</a> <br> <a href="/films/090/000403875/">Black Panther (29-Jan-2018)</a> <br> <a href="/films/407/000402198/">London Has Fallen (1-Mar-2016)</a> <br> <a href="/films/404/000405186/">Survivor (21-May-2015)</a> <br> <a href="/films/730/000384575/">White Bird in a Blizzard (20-Jan-2014)</a> <br> <a href="/films/452/000377318/">Black Nativity (27-Nov-2013)</a> <br> <a href="/films/593/000364498/">Olympus Has Fallen (20-Mar-2013)</a> <br> <a href="/films/371/000281525/">This Means War (14-Feb-2012)</a> · Collins<br> <a href="/films/670/000274845/">Green Lantern (14-Jun-2011)</a> · Dr. Waller<br> <a href="/films/580/000273758/">Jumping the Broom (6-May-2011)</a> · Mrs. Watson<br> <a href="/films/196/000203584/">Notorious (16-Jan-2009)</a> <br> <a href="/films/203/000203591/">Nothing But the Truth (8-Sep-2008)</a> · Bonnie Benjamin<br> <a href="/films/261/000169751/">Meet the Browns (21-Mar-2008)</a> <br> <a href="/films/374/000129984/">Meet the Robinsons (23-Mar-2007)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/133/000205515/">Time Bomb (19-Mar-2006)</a> <br> <a href="/films/036/000115688/">Akeelah and the Bee (11-Feb-2006)</a> <br> <a href="/films/578/000062392/">Mr. 3000 (8-Sep-2004)</a> <br> <a href="/films/594/000042468/">Masked and Anonymous (22-Jan-2003)</a> · Mistress<br> <a href="/films/268/000043139/">Sunshine State (19-May-2002)</a> · Desiree Perry<br> <a href="/films/411/000203799/">The Rosa Parks Story (10-Feb-2002)</a> <br> <a href="/films/304/000208677/">Ruby's Bucket of Blood (1-Dec-2001)</a> <br> <a href="/films/549/000037438/">The Score (9-Jul-2001)</a> <br> <a href="/films/444/000245706/">Boesman & Lena (3-Nov-2000)</a> · Lena<br> <a href="/films/010/000271194/">Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (10-Mar-2000)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/102/000058925/">Supernova (14-Jan-2000)</a> · Kaela Evers<br> <a href="/films/376/000033277/">Music of the Heart (6-Sep-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/086/000090813/">Our Friend, Martin (1999)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/904/000033805/">How Stella Got Her Groove Back (3-Aug-1998)</a> <br> <a href="/films/877/000032781/">Contact (11-Jul-1997)</a> · Rachel Constantine<br> <a href="/films/290/000034188/">Waiting to Exhale (22-Dec-1995)</a> · Bernadine<br> <a 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