Angela Bassett
Actor
Dorothy Dandridge...legacy. Starting in the 1980s, stars such as Cicely Tyson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Halle Berry, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett acknowledged Dandridge's contributions to the role of blacks in film. In 1999, Halle... In this article: Ruby Dandridge, Dorothy Jean Dandridge, Halle Berry, Academy Award, Carmen Jones, Diahann Carroll, and Hollywood |
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Wikipedia | October 25, 2009
Jean-Paul Samputu
...Awards, where he performed in front of honorees Oprah Winfrey, and Ruby Dee, as well as the ceremony's host, Golden Globe Award winner Angela Bassett. He is one of only two African artists to perform for the World Culture Open at the...
In this article: Jean-Paul Samputu, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Pace Law School, Pace University, National University, and Duke University
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Wikipedia | October 16, 2009
What's Love Got to Do with It (film)
...icon for the ages. Angela Bassett won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical as well as an NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture. Both Fishburne and Bassett...
In this article: Tina Turner, Ike Turner, Akeelah and the Bee, What's Love Got to Do with It, Laurence Fishburne, Ike & Tina Turner, I Don't Wanna Fight, Academy Awards, and Proud Mary
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Business Wire Entertainment News | August 18, 2009
11th Annual Pageant of the Masters Gala Benefit on August 29, 2009 Hosted by Angela Bassett
Her talent and abilities as an actress and executive producer in both television and film have time and again earned the respect and acclaim from her peers and her fans to prove herself to be one of the industry's premier leading ladies.
In this article: Pageant, Cloris Leachman, Laguna Beach, California, Oscar, Air Pacific, Creed Bratton, Adrienne Curry, and Charles Shaughnessy
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Wikipedia | October 22, 2009
Voletta Wallace
...murder of Christopher Wallace". The Wallace family believe the LAPD "consciously concealed Rafael Perez's involvement in the murder of ... Wallace". Golden Globe-winning actress Angela Bassett portrayed her in the 2009 biopic, Notorious .
In this article: Voletta Wallace, LAPD, Rafael Perez, Defendant, Christopher Wallace, David Mack, Russell Poole, and VH1
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Chicago Sun-Times | October 02, 2007
Family matters :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Movies
...to her that we got a college education." Bassett attended Yale, where she received her degree in African-American Studies, then a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. Her acting career began in earnest in 1985, when...
In this article: Yale, The Rosa Parks Story, Betty Shabazz, Meet the Robinsons, New York City, and Yale School of Drama
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Fox News Entertainment | March 21, 2008
FOXNews.com - Angela Bassett Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star - Celebrity Gossip Entertainment News Arts And Entertainment
...News | Arts And Entertainment March 20: Actress Angela Bassett smiles during a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES Angela Bassett has had good...
In this article: Laurence Fishburne, Hollywood, Academy Award, Forest Whitaker, New York City, Yale, and Rick Fox
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
Angela Bassett
...or comedy. Bassett starred in three movies in 1995 that were released with varied reactions from critics; Vampire in Brooklyn, Strange Days '', and ''Waiting to Exhale (where she worked with author Terry McMillan). In Strange Days,...
In this article: Angela Evelyn Bassett, Betty Shabazz, Courtney B. Vance, ER, Yale University, New York City, Terry McMillan, Golden Globe, and Unicef
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 20, 2008
Angela Bassett Gets Hollywood Star
Angela Bassett Gets Hollywood Star LOS ANGELES -- Angela Bassett has had good days _ becoming a mother to twins, winning a Golden Globe, being nominated for an Academy Award. Then there was Thursday. "Do you ever have one of those days? I...
In this article: Laurence Fishburne, Academy Award, Forest Whitaker, New York City, Los Angeles, Yale, Rick Fox, Hollywood, and Golden Globe
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Description from Wikipedia:
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an Emmy- and Academy Award-nominated, and Golden Globe-winning American actress. She has become well-known for her biographical film roles portraying women in American culture, perhaps most prominently as singer Tina Turner in the motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It.
- Birth Date:
- August 16, 1958
- Birthplace:
- Harlem, New York, U.S.
- Spouse:
- Courtney B. Vance (1997-present)
- Occupation:
- Actress
- Years Active:
- 1985–present
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