Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett: Biography in Details

Who is Angela Bassett?

Angela Bassett is an American Golden Globe-winning actress who is active in the acting industry since 1985.

She is best known for her appearances in What’s Love Got to Do with It, Waiting to Exhale, Notorious, The Jacksons: An American Dream, Malcolm X, and Black Panther.

Angela Bassett: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

The daughter of Betty Jane and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, Angela was born in New York City, New York, on 16 August 1958, as Angela Evelyn Bassett. She has a younger sister D’nette with whom she grew up with.

She is of African American ethnicity and has American nationality. After the separation of her parents, her mother took both of the children to live with her grandmother in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Education

Angela Bassett studied at Boca Ciega High School and attended Yale University where she received her bachelor’s degree in African-American studies.

She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.

Angela Bassett: Career, Profession

Talking about the career journey of Angela Bassett, she is active in the entertainment field since 1985 and she is still active in it.

She is a Golden Globe-winning performer who rose to conspicuousness playing outstanding African-American social figures like Katherine Jackson in the television mini-series “The Jacksons: An American Dream”, as Tina Turner in the 1993 biography drama “What’s Love Got to Do with It“.

She made similarly convincing portraits of independent modern women today’s audiences could relate to in How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Meet the Browns.

Angela additionally depicted two the more genuine women featuring Rosa Parks in “The Rosa Parks Story” and Voletta Wallace in Notorious.

The famous parts that she played, her expressive face, and sheer excellence all added to her getting to be noticeably one of Hollywood’s most conspicuous African-American actresses appreciated by the black community.

On 20 March 2008, Bassett received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. On 13 July 2013, she was initiated as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. She is also a philanthropist.

Angela Bassett is a dynamic supporter of the philanthropy Royal Theater’s Boys and Girls Club and she was named a UNICEF representative in 2003.

In the Pixar animated feature which debuted on Disney on December 25, 2020, Bassett voiced Dorothea Williams.

She also took on the role of narrator for the October 1, 2021, debut of the Disney Enchantment nighttime performance at Magic Kingdom.

What is the net worth of Angela Bassett?

Her success in her career path has paid her well financially making her net worth estimated to be $20 million as of 2022.

Social Media Profile

Angela Bassett is active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Angela Bassett has around 1.7 million followers on Facebook, more than 482k million followers on Twitter, and around 1.8 million followers on Instagram.

Angela Bassett: Rumor, Controversy

Angela Bassett was rumored to be Bryan Fuller’s new Starfleet captain. She revealed her 15-year-old daughter Bronwyn Vance is dating.

What are the body measurements of Angela Bassett?

Angela Bassett has a height of 5 feet 4 inches with a bodyweight of 52 kg. Her hair color is black and her eye color is dark brown.

She has a well-shaped body of 34-25-37 inches. Her bra size is 34B and her shoe size is 8 US.

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