Angela Bassett filmography
Angela Bassett | |
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 Bassett at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International | |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1985–present |
The following is a comprehensive list of acting and directing credits for American actress Angela Bassett.
Actress[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | F/X | TV Reporter | |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Stewardess | |
| 1991 | Critters 4 | Fran | |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Reva Devereaux | |
| 1991 | City of Hope | Reesha | |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood | U.S. Attorney Barbara Sinclair | |
| 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Katherine Jackson | |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Betty Shabazz | |
| 1992 | Passion Fish | Dawn / Rhonda | |
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner | |
| 1995 | Panther | Betty Shabazz | |
| 1995 | Strange Days | Lornette 'Mace' Mason | |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Detective Rita Veder | |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale | Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris | |
| 1997 | Contact | Rachel Constantine | |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Stella Payne | |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Delia Woodman | Voice role |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Principal Janet Williams | |
| 2000 | Supernova | Dr. Kaela Evers | |
| 2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Groove | Voice role |
| 2000 | Boesman and Lena | Lena | |
| 2001 | The Score | Diane | |
| 2002 | Sunshine State | Desiree Stokes Perry | |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories | Dorothy | |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Mistress Jane Humphrey | |
| 2004 | The Lazarus Child | Dr. Elizabeth Chase | |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Maureen 'Mo' Simmons | |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Ms. April | Uncredited voice role |
| 2006 | Akeelah and the Bee | Tanya Anderson | |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Mildred | Voice role |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | Sarah Malcolm | |
| 2008 | Of Boys and Men | Rieta Cole | |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns | Brenda Brown | |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth | Bonnie Benjamin | |
| 2009 | Notorious | Voletta Wallace | |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom | Claudine Watson | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Amanda Waller | |
| 2012 | This Means War | Sarah Collins | |
| 2012 | I Ain't Scared of You | Herself | |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs | |
| 2013 | Black Nativity | Aretha Cobbs | |
| 2014 | White Bird in a Blizzard | Dr. Willheima Thaler | |
| 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Dr. Kulinda | Voice role; direct-to-video |
| 2015 | Survivor | Ambassador Maureen Crane | |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Miss Helen | |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs | |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Ramonda | |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | CIA Director Erika Sloane | |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | Shatter | Voice role |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Ramonda | Cameo |
| 2019 | Otherhood | Carol Walker | |
| 2020 | Soul | Dorothea Williams | Voice role |
| 2021 | Tina | Herself | Documentary |
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake | Anna May | |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Ramonda | Filming |
Television films[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Doubletake | Porsha | |
| 1986 | Liberty | Linda Thornton | |
| 1990 | Challenger | Cheryl McNair | |
| 1990 | In the Best Interest of the Child | Lori | |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: In the Case of the Silenced Singer | Carla Peters | |
| 1991 | Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story | Pat | |
| 1991 | The Heroes of Desert Storm | Lieutenant Phoebe Jeter | |
| 1991 | Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (aka The Other Side of Love) | Willie | |
| 1991 | One Special Victory | Lois | |
| 1991 | Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor | Allison | |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Ruby Delacroix | |
| 2002 | The Rosa Parks Story | Rosa Parks | |
| 2003 | Nikita | Deirdre Smith | |
| 2006 | Time Bomb | Jill Greco | |
| 2011 | Identity | Martha Adams | |
| 2012 | Rogue | Alice Vargas | |
| 2013 | Betty & Coretta | Coretta Scott King | |
| 2016 | The Snowy Day | Nana/Ms. Cora | Voice, television special |
| 2021 | Malika the Lion Queen | Malika / Voiceover |
Television series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Salina McCulla | 5 episodes |
| Spenser: For Hire | Joe's Daughter | Episode: "The Choice" | |
| The Cosby Show | Mrs. Mitchell | Episode: "Mr. Quiet" | |
| 1987 | Ryan's Hope | Leonie Peach | Unknown episodes |
| 1988 | The Cosby Show | Sari | Episode: "Bookworm" |
| 1989 | HeartBeat | Jeanette Calder R.N. | Episode: "Gestalt and Battery" |
| A Man Called Hawk | Bailey Webster | 3 episodes | |
| Tour of Duty | Lieutenant Camilla Patterson | 2 episodes | |
| 227 | Amy Burnett | Episode: "A Pampered Tale" | |
| Thirtysomething | Kate Harriton | Episode: "Legacy" | |
| 1990 | Alien Nation | Renee Longstreet | Episode: "Eyewitness News" |
| Equal Justice | Janet Fields | Episode: "Goodbye, Judge Green" | |
| Family of Spies | Bev Andress | 2 episodes | |
| 1991 | The Flash | Linda Lake | Episode: "Beat the Clock" |
| Stat | Dr. Willie Burns | Episode: "Ladyfinger" | |
| 1992 | Nightmare Cafe | Evelyn | Episode: "Sanctuary for a Child" |
| The Jacksons: An American Dream | Katherine Jackson | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | Get Smart | Runway Model (uncredited) | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of Us | Sheyann Webb (voice) | Episode: "Marching to Freedom Land" |
| Melba Pattillo (voice) | Episode: "Let Freedom Ring" | ||
| The Bernie Mac Show | Herself | Episode: "Laughing Matters" | |
| 2005 | Alias | CIA Director Hayden Chase | 4 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | ER | Dr. Cate Banfield | 20 episodes |
| 2010 | The Simpsons | First Lady Michelle Obama (voice) | Episode: "Stealing First Base" |
| 2013–2014 | American Horror Story: Coven | Marie Laveau | 12 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Desiree Dupree | 11 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | BoJack Horseman | Ana Spanakopita (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Ramona Royale | 7 episodes |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Lee Harris | 4 episodes |
| Monet Tumusiime | 5 episodes | ||
| Close to the Enemy | Eva | 7 episodes | |
| 2017 | Underground | Midwife | Episode: "Ache" |
| 2017–2021 | Master of None | Catherine | Episodes: "Thanksgiving", "Moments in Love, Chapter 3" (voice only) |
| 2018–present | 9-1-1 | Sergeant Athena Grant | Main role; also executive producer |
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Marie Laveau | Episode: "Apocalypse Then" |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Mo | Episode: "Angela Bassett Is the Baddest Bitch" |
| The Imagineering Story | Narrator | Documentary series | |
| 2021 | What If...? | Ramonda (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars | Herself | Special guest, Episode: "Rumerican Horror Story: Coven Girls" |
Theatre[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Black Girl | Unknown | |
| 1987 | Henry IV Part 1 | Lady Percy | |
| 1988 | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Martha Pentecost | |
| 1998 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | |
| 2011–2012 | The Mountaintop | Camae |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | Aurelia Arnot / Six | Voice role/motion capture |
| 2022 | Horizon Forbidden West | Regalla |
Director[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Whitney | Television movie |
| 2015 | Breakthrough | Television documentary series; episode: "Water Apocalypse" |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Television series; episode: "Chapter 6" |
| 2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Television series; episode: "Drink the Kool-Aid" |
Producer[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Television movie |
| 2002 | Our America | Television movie; executive producer |
| 2002 | The Rosa Parks Story | Television movie; executive producer |
| 2017 | Remand | Documentary; executive producer |
| 2018–present | 9-1-1 | Television series (28 episodes); executive producer |
| 2019 | Otherhood | Movie; executive producer |
| 2020–present | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Television series; executive producer |
See also[]
Categories:
- Actress filmographies
- American filmographies