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In March 2011, it was reported that Bassett had signed up for a lead role in the ABC pilot Identity. Angela has 7 jobs listed on their profile. Facts & Data Also Known As. "[16] Bassett described to the Orlando Sentinel going to one of Turner's concerts and crying profusely. Bassett provided the voice of Dorothea Williams in the Pixar animated film Soul, which was released on Disney+ on December 25, 2020. degree from her alma mater, Yale University.[13][14]. Basset also voiced the character Six in the first person shooter game, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. But I have always maintained that [the roles] I cannot do because of the way I'm made up, or because of the way I think, I don't begrudge that there is someone else who has no issues with that. Bassett returned to the series's sixth cycle, Roanoke, portraying an alcoholic actress named Monet Tumusiime, who plays struggling mother and former police officer Lee Harris in the My Roanoke Nightmare documentary, and she reprised her role as Marie Laveau in a guest role in the eighth season Apocalypse. [110] Lena Waithe wanted Bassett after being impressed by her previous work though was convinced she would turn down the role and said Bassett's inclusion influenced the series drastically with "another layer" of tension. Bassett was featured in the 2012 film This Means War,[82] having been known to be attached to the film since two years prior. The transcripts of the Slave Narratives collection of the Library of Congress is a record of slavery, bondage and misery. Her character was in a relationship with Robert De Niro's. !MAC OF ALL TRADES 2 OTW!!!! 166 records for Angela Bassett. [88] Mary J. Blige, when asked about what kind of experience it was to work with Bassett, said that she was "one of Angela's biggest fans" while calling her an "amazing woman. [56][57] Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that Bassett's "fiery self-possession brings a spark of passion to her stick-figure character". Was Angela basset in the movie Mississippi burning? [61][62] She portrayed Dr. Catherine Banfield, an exacting Chief of the ER who was also working to recover from the death of a son and to bring another child into her family. | Bassett's husband Courtney Vance played her television husband on ER as Russell Banfield. [43][44] That year she also appeared in the film Masked and Anonymous, playing a mistress. ", for his hit single "Right Here, Right Now". Bassett said the pregnancy "only made things harder." [70] Bassett was also cast in the superhero film Green Lantern, released in 2011, as notable DC Comics character Amanda Waller. In 2013, Bassett had a recurring role on the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story: Coven, earning her second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Voodoo queen Marie Laveau. Bassett portrayed Coretta Scott King in the television film Betty and Coretta, which aired on February 2, 2013, continuing her trend of portraying real women. [34], In 2000, Bassett turned down the lead role in Monster's Ball because of the script's sexual content; the role earned Halle Berry the Academy Award for Best Actress. Mary J. Blige celebrated her 50th birthday with an all-day "surprise" virtual party. | See reviews & details on a wide selection of Blu-ray & DVDs, both new & used. We're your film poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters After casting Angela Bassett and Whitney Houston, he decided to go with relative unknowns for the other two roles, and the role of Robin was subsequently given to Lela Rochon.Lela Rochon, Halle Berry and Robin Givens all starred in … Basically, the four of us are sitting there talking about men and having some fun. [11] At Yale, Bassett met her future husband Courtney B. Vance, a 1986 graduate of the drama school. "[20], Later that year, Bassett was cast as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). As Bassett described, a "sense of pride" developed in her and she did not get another "C" until college. I'm a black woman from America. "[89] The film received mixed reviews, including negative reactions from Ilyasah Shabazz and Bernice King, the daughters of Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King. Angela Bassett recently opened up about being sexually violated as a child, and the Oscar-nominated actress stressed the power in being believed as … The episode marks the third time a woman has directed the show. [21][22] Bassett returned to Los Angeles after Malcolm X filming was completed, and got a call for an audition for a movie based on I, Tina, Tina Turner's memoir. [35][36] Her other two films released in 2000 were Whispers: An Elephant's Tale and Boesman and Lena. In Vampire in Brooklyn, she played Rita Veder, a tortured cop with a dark secret. "[66] Bassett earned positive reviews for her performance in the film, noted as being one of the more experienced actors involved. She was then telephoned by director Frank Oz, who told her Robert De Niro would "like to meet with you". Bassett was seen as a "terrific" fill in for Obama. It is a demonstration of the fear tactics Republicans and klan members use to discourage black communities from voting or speaking out against these hate groups. Bassett recently appeared as Secret Service director Lynne Jacobs in the action thriller Olympus Has Fallen, released on March 22, 2013. She is an active Ambassador of UNICEF for the United States and a member of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ. "I think I have been incredibly blessed and it is probably just all downhill from here. Find movie posters and motion picture art in several sizes and styles from Movie Poster Shop. ... Angela Bassett was born in New York City, New York, United States. In Strange Days, Bassett played Lornette "Mace" Mason, a chauffeur and bodyguard. She felt it did a "wonderful job of bringing" The Notorious B.I.G. She called it her first time doing "this kind of movie" but expressed interest in seeing what her scenes looked like. I have a cigarette in one hand, and I'm drinking. [40] Laura Fries of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Bassett "takes her physical strength and turns it inward to portray Parks" and expressed her belief that "lesser hands" would allow for misinterpretation or gross underplay of Parks' personality. August 16, 1958. In the 2009 film Notorious, Bassett portrayed Voletta Wallace, the mother of The Notorious B.I.G. News, saying he told her she would "'do this big, big episode and you're going to knock it out of the park,' and she did. "[38], She appeared in the 2001 film The Score. Share the best GIFs now >>> However, Bassett did play Palmer's on-screen mom in Akeelah and the Bee. PALMETTO PLANTERSVILLE TUPELO STAND DA F UP!!!! It's celluloid; they last for ever. In 1992, Bassett played Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream. In June 2016, the Human Rights Campaign released a video in tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting; in the video, Bassett and others told the stories of the people killed there. The actresses co-star on Fox's "9-1-1" series about the pressurized world of police, firefighters and dispatchers who are thrust into a variety of high-stress situations. Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote that in Boesman and Lena Bassett "abandons her recently cultivated glamorous image to dig to the core of Lena’s fierce, probing, contentious, compassionate character. [72] Bassett's and Loretta Devine's performances in the film were called "in some ways too fierce for the room, offering nuances of hostility and hurt that the movie cannot really handle" and contributing to the "unevenness of the performances" in the film. Bassett's mother became more involved in her daughter's grades and told her and her sister the pair were going to college. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring in the Fox first responder drama series 9-1-1, playing LAPD patrol sergeant Athena Grant. Birth Date. In 1983, she earned an M.F.A. "This is a career about images. "[28], In 1998, Fatboy Slim sampled Bassett's voice from 1995's Strange Days, specifically the line "this is your life, right here, right now! ... Mississippi Burning, Color Purple, Fences) as well as comedy and other genres. In 2006, she had the opportunity to work on the Wilson canon again, starring in Fences alongside longtime collaborator Laurence Fishburne at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. Votes: 10,091 | Gross: $13.05M degree from the Yale School of Drama, despite opposition from her father's sister who warned her to not "waste" her "Yale education on theater." [23] Bassett won a Golden Globe and earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Turner. #ProudOfHer". Jackson State University alumna Tommie “Tonea” Stewart will be honored with a Mississippi Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts on Feb. 11, 2016, in a ceremony at Duling Hall in Jackson. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Waiting To Exhale Burning Car Scene animated GIFs to your conversations. American actress. [49][50], In the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee, Bassett portrayed Tanya Anderson, the mother of the film's lead, Akeelah, played by Keke Palmer. Company Credits She was the only member of Bassett's family to have gone to both college and graduate school. The Wilson plays featuring Bassett were Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1986). But it was also the desire to be part of a well-written movie that has something really positive to say about families and about all the different ways there can be to make a family."[55]. Bassett was born on August 16, 1958, in New York City, the daughter of Betty Jane (née Gilbert; 1935–2014)[1] and Daniel Benjamin Bassett (1924–1981),[citation needed] and was raised in Harlem. [85][86] Bassett had previously played Shabazz in both Malcolm X and Panther, but instead played Coretta Scott King opposite to Mary J. Blige, who played Shabazz. Despite the award, the movie was not entirely given positive reception, being referred to by critics as failing to "capture" the rage of Malcolm X's autobiography. "[31], In 1999, Bassett starred in Music of the Heart, once again collaborating with horror icon Wes Craven. [25], Bassett starred in three movies in 1995, which were released with varied reactions from critics: Vampire in Brooklyn, Strange Days, and Waiting to Exhale (where she worked with author Terry McMillan). "[48] The only film she appeared in during the following year was Mr. and Mrs. Smith in an uncredited voice role. The 'Family Affair' hitmaker was joined by the likes of Missy Elliott, Gabrielle Union, Angela Bassett, Common and gospel legend Karen Clark Sheard to mark the milestone on Monday (01.11.21). In 2019, she joined the cast of Gunpowder Milkshake. He lost out on a role in the “Mississippi Burning” because the director thought his accent wasn’t Southern enough but he went on to star in other hit films like “Pulp Fiction.” Jackson went to Riverside High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. "[127] Bassett also spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, introducing survivors of the previous year's Charleston church shooting, an incident about which she spoke during her remarks. [15] Bassett moved to Los Angeles in 1988 for more acting jobs[16] and gained recognition in the films Boyz n the Hood (1991) and Malcolm X (1992). Bassett was reported to have a role in the film in June 2012, the month before filming began. Bassett's parents "shipped" her to stay with her father's sister Golden. For the fifth season, Hotel, she portrayed Ramona Royale, a famous movie star. After graduation, Bassett worked as a receptionist for a beauty salon and as a photo researcher. [76][77] Bassett had a good feeling about the film from "the start",[73] and believed her character had a "real presence" in the film and felt she was active in the plot. "[6], After her parents' divorce, she relocated from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to St. Petersburg, Florida, where she and her sister D'nette were raised by their social worker/civil servant mother. Bassett watched the previous seasons of the series before meeting with Murphy and found the writing "wonderful" and the characters "so realized". "[87] Bassett began filming her scenes during the latter part of the previous year. [123], In early 2007, Bassett donated $2,300 to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. Birthplace. Mississippi Burning longs for a peaceful country in which black communities will not be terrorized by racist white people. [108] Executive producer and director Anthony Hemingway said her character "was written with Angela in mind" and that the entire cast came to see Bassett the day she filmed her performance. In 1985, Bassett made her first television appearance as a prostitute in the made-for-TV movie Doubletake. [17] During the production of Malcolm X, Spike Lee showed Bassett a tape of the exact moment when Malcolm X was shot during his assassination, since they would be filming the scene. Release Dates Which of the following films best illustrates the struggle for racial equality famously called for in his "I Have a Dream" speech? She made her film debut as a news reporter in F/X (1986), for which she was required to join the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Dutton.[12]. Bassett says she and the other participants did not see themselves as underprivileged. Rest up my country. Dec 20, 2018 - With the help of her coach and her community, a young girl from a rough Los Angeles neighborhood fights to win the National Spelling Bee. Find Angela Bassett's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. In 1990, Bassett played an airline stewardess alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, a tough cop who went undercover as a kindergarten teacher to crack a case. In 2013, Bassett appeared on FX TV show American Horror Story: Coven[74] as Marie Laveau, a voodoo witch. [5] Ten months after Bassett was born, her mother became pregnant and had a second child, Bassett's sister D'nette. She joked to reporter Jennifer H. Cunningham, "Yes, I can sing — you didn’t ask how well!" BRAND SPANKIN NEW 2017 MUSIK FROM MISSISSIPPI MAC JAY & AJ.....ANGELA BASSETT!!!!! She appeared in the 2008 film Gospel Hill. Bassett's agents tried to discourage her from playing the role, given the negative reception that Michael Jackson had. She participated in Upward Bound, an academic and cultural enrichment program for underprivileged students. Trivia One of her first New York performances came in 1985 when she appeared in J. E. Franklin's Black Girl at Second Stage Theatre. Angela Bassett full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. [41] In addition to positive reception of her role, Bassett was seen as the "star" of the film due to playing the lead and earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her performance. She won a Tony Award for her performance in Good People in 2011. And I've seen it time and time again with these women that we brought into this directing world that they're just killing it, and they're working twice as hard because they know they have a lot to prove. [51] Bassett appeared in the television film Time Bomb the same year. [94] She was asked by the film's director, Kasi Lemmons, if she could sing and Bassett admitted to lying to get the role. 166 records for Angela Bassett. Her many other film credits include Almost Famous, Mississippi Burning, Burn After Reading, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and The Man Who Wasn't There. [83] Tambay A. Obenson of IndieWire attributed Bassett's lack of appearances in promotional material to her having a small role and her demographic not being targeted by the film. | 's "life to the page. The couple's twins – son Slater Josiah Vance and daughter Bronwyn Golden Vance – carried by a surrogate, were born on January 27, 2006. [9], In her younger years, Bassett was "in love" with the Jackson 5 and dreamed of marrying a member of the family group, stating it would probably be "whoever had the cutest, roundest Afro at the time. In May 2017, Bassett appeared in an episode of Master of None, portraying major character Denise's mother Catherine. Angela Bassett talks about meeting Chadwick Boseman for the first time, the television gig that started her career and the upcoming fourth season of her show 9-1-1. "[107], In March 2017, Bassett appeared in "Ache", an episode of the television series Underground. In March 2016, Bassett appeared in London Has Fallen, reprising her role as Lynne Jacobs. The first film Bassett appeared in that year was Supernova, where she played a medical officer. Overall, Bassett viewed the film as authentic. "[79] degree in African-American studies in 1980. Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Angela Bassett's presence has been felt in theaters and on stages and television screens throughout the world. "[24], In 1997, she starred as the President's advisor in Contact. In the U.S., every year, the third Monday in January is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, honoring the slain Civil Rights leader. [117] She also reprised her role as Ramonda in Avengers: Endgame.[118]. Hail, Caesar! [111] The writers of the series also favored Bassett for the role after seeing her performance in The Jacksons: An American Dream and related her character's evolution in that feature to Catherine.[112]. Her other notable film roles include Reva Styles in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Bernie Harris in Waiting to Exhale (1995), Rachel Constantine in Contact (1997), Lynne Jacobs in Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016), and Queen Ramonda in Black Panther (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Bassett has been noted for portraying real life African-American women, usually smart and strong women. Akeelah And The Bee - Trailer. Bassett was surprised to learn after researching that Coretta initially refused Martin Luther King Jr.'s "advances" and called Mrs. King a "modern day iconic heroine." 3000, "Angela Bassett and Keith David join Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Akeelah and the Bee: An Interview with Angela Bassett", "Angela Bassett makes a leap with 'Meet the Robinsons, "A Quiet Little Town With an Unsolved Murder and Greedy Developers", "Angela Bassett Seeks Nothing But the Truth", "Angela Bassett to join final season of 'ER, "Just A Minute With: Angela Bassett on "Notorious, "Flashback Friday: Angela Bassett Talks 'Notorious' w/ The Source", "Angela Bassett to Play Notorious B.I.G. [114][115][116] In December 2018, she voiced the Decepticon villain 'Shatter' from the Transformers live-action film Bumblebee. Angela Bassett, Actress: Strange Days. Mississippi Burning - Frances McDormand. There, Bassett met his daughter from his first marriage, Jean, who at twelve years old, was several years older than Bassett. [103] Bassett noted it was "the very first sequel I've ever done" and that she had been excited at the prospect of another film after the initial success of Olympus Has Fallen. [121][122], She is represented by the Executive Speakers Bureau of Memphis. 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. Bassett has additionally portrayed real life figures Betty Shabazz in both Malcolm X (1992) and Panther (1995), Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992), Voletta Wallace in Notorious (2009) and Coretta Scott King in Betty & Coretta (2013). [120], Bassett is a supporter of programs for the arts, especially for youth. In The Rosa Parks Story, Bassett was cast as Rosa Parks. Co-creator Ryan Murphy praised Bassett in an interview with E! She annually attends events for children with diabetes and those in foster homes. At the time of the film's release, she called both Bernie Mac and Laurence Fishburne, who she had worked with in the past, her "favorites" and said the pair were both "highly professional and extraordinarily talented. She met Tina Turner twice, and was given advice by the woman she would be portraying from wigs and outfits to dancing styles. Amazon.ca - Buy Malcolm X (2-Disc Special Edition) (Bilingual) at a low price; free shipping on qualified orders. [32][33] Matthew Eng wrote of her "terrifically specific chemistry" with Meryl Streep. She returned to the show for its fourth season American Horror Story: Freak Show, playing Desiree Dupree, a three-breasted woman. [10], Bassett attended Yale University and received her B.A. Bassett had previously worked with Craven on television shows. This became Basset's first movie role. [42], In 2003, she read from the WPA slave narratives in Unchained Memories. Mississippi Burning (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When was Angela Bassett born? [45][46] Ann Hornaday noted her as among the "endless parade of actors who show up even for the briefest of appearances". My people were slaves in America, and even though we're free on paper and in law, I'm not going to allow you to enslave me on film, in celluloid, for all to see. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Angela Bassett once resorted to dialing 911 for help when she had trouble with a fireplace at home. [113] In February 2018, Bassett starred in the acclaimed Marvel superhero film Black Panther, as Dowager Queen Ramonda, mother of the titular character. Bassett said she loved the story,[51] viewing the lead character as someone that "could be anyone because each of us have had dreams and aspirations and wanting to be and needing to be supported and directed",[52] and described working with Palmer as being "really wonderful." 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In June 2012, she made an appearance at the St. Petersburg office of his campaign and said the election was not one "where we can sit on the sidelines". [98] Bassett had previously expressed interest in directing the year before. Angela Bassett would have never done The Help. But not iron-fist kind of strong, just self-assured. Bassett's success has continued into the 2010s. Bassett won a Golden Globe and earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Turner. In my imagination we would have children and live in a real house. [90][91] In an interview with The Huffington Post, Bassett noted that there had "never been a female head of the Secret Service, much less a woman of color". (Dec. 22) "[59] Bassett also had a role in Nothing But the Truth in 2008. Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Whoopi Goldberg, Virginia Madsen. See reviews & details on a wide selection of Blu-ray & DVDs, both new & used. Bassett at the time of the film's release expressed her belief that her career would never receive such high-profile roles again. ... Angela Bassett ; Viola Davis attended high school in … A straight "A" and "B" student for the most part, Bassett got her first "C" in physical education, and tried to get her mother to not feel disappointment in the grade. Bassett said, "The thing is that my character is thinking about how her husband has left her. (2016) Isle of Dogs (2018) Isle of Dogs (2018) Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand At … [92] Bassett described working with Morgan Freeman as wonderful, but she admitted to being intimidated by him. According to Bassett, upon realizing that she knew some of Turner's dance moves, she was "almost a river of tears. [99] On June 11, 2014, Ruby Dee died from natural causes. Singing in a film was a new experience for Bassett, who had never had to sing before and had always lip-synced.[95]. 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