Angela Bassett

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Angela Bassett

American actress

Also known as: Angela Evelyn Bassett

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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2024 • Article History

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In full:: Angela Evelyn Bassett

Born:: August 16, 1958, New York, New York, U.S. (age 65)

Awards And Honors:: Golden Globe Award (2023); Golden Globe Award (1994): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

On the Web:: PBS - Finding Your Roots - Angela Bassett (Apr. 17, 2024)

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Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958, New York, New York, U.S.) American actress best known for portraying Black women who made history, including singer Tina Turner and civil rights activists Rosa Parks and Betty Shabazz, the wife of African American leader Malcolm X. Bassett was born in New York, New York, and raised by an aunt in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. When Bassett was about five, she and her sister moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, to live with their mother, who had separated from their father. While in high school Bassett saw John Steinbeck’s play Of Mice and Men, starring James ...(100 of 749 words)

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