Movies with Angela Bassett in them should be at the top of your “To Watch” list. Angela Bassett is an American actress, director, producer, and activist. She was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City. Her mother, Betty Jane (Gilbert), and father, Daniel Benjamin Bassett, both raised Angela and her sister D’nette in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bassett began her acting career in the 1980’s and went on to star in several acclaimed and successful films, such as Boyz N the Hood, Malcolm X, and Black Panther. Her breakthrough role, however, was when she played Tina Turner in the 1993 Blockbuster, What’s Love Got to Do with It. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and an Academy Award nomination.
Below is a list of movies that Angela Basset has been featured or starred in, courtesy of Wikepedia. Some already mentioned and some not. We haven’t seen them all so leave us a comment letting us and others know which ones you recommend.
Angela Bassett is not only an amazing actress, but a director, producer, and activist.
54 Movies with Angela Bassett
- 1986 – F/X
- 1990 – Kindergarten CopS
- 1991 – Critters 4
- 1991 – Boyz n the Hood
- 1991 – City of Hope
- 1992 – Innocent Blood
- 1992 – The Jacksons: An American Dream
- 1992 – Malcolm X
- 1992 – Passion Fish
- 1993 – What’s Love Got to Do with It
- 1995 – Panther
- 1995 – Strange Days
- 1995 – Vampire in Brooklyn
- 1995 – Waiting to Exhale
- 1997 – Contact
- 1998 – How Stella Got Her Groove Back
- 1999 – Our Friend
- 1999 – Music of the Heart
- 2000 – Supernova
- 2000 – Whispers: An Elephant’s Tale
- 2000 – Boesman and Lena
- 2001 – The Score
- 2002 – Sunshine State
- 2003 – Unchained Memories
- 2003 – Masked and Anonymous
- 2004 – The Lazarus Child
- 2004 – Mr. 3000
- 2005 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- 2006 – Akeelah and the Bee
- 2007 – Meet the Robinsons
- 2008 – Gospel Hill
- 2008 – Of Boys and Men
- 2008 – Meet the Browns
- 2008 – Nothing But the Truth
- 2009 – Notorious
- 2011 – Jumping the Broom
- 2011 – Green Lantern
- 2012 – This Means War
- 2012 – I Ain’t Scared of You
- 2013 – Olympus Has Fallen
- 2013 – Black Nativity
- 2014 – White Bird in a Blizzard
- 2015 – Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
- 2015 – Chi-Raq
- 2016 – London Has Fallen
- 2018 – Black Panther
- 2018 – Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- 2018 – Bumblebee
- 2019 – Avengers: Endgame
- 2019 – Otherhood
- 2020 – Soul
- 2021 – Tina
- 2021 – Gunpowder Milkshake
- 2022 – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Please note that these are all movies featuring or starring Angela Basset. We haven’t even mentioned television. Please research to find out more about this beautiful and talented actress.