Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and eight Primetime Emmy Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023, and she was chosen to receive an Academy Honorary Award in 2023.
Bassett at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Boca Ciega High School, where Bassett attended and participated as a member of the debate team and student government, among other activities.
Bassett in 1996
Bassett at The Heart Truth's fashion show in 2007
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film)
What's Love Got to Do with It is a 1993 American biographical film based on the life of American singer-songwriter Tina Turner. Directed by Brian Gibson and written by Kate Lanier from a uncredited story draft by the late Howard Ashman, based on Tina's 1986 autobiography I, Tina, it stars Angela Bassett as Tina and Laurence Fishburne as her abusive husband Ike Turner.
Theatrical release poster
Angela Bassett portrayed the American singer-songwriter Tina Turner in the film.
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