Angela Bassett

CTL-E-1466 · Person · other · 1980s–contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Actress; Academy Honorary Award recipient (2024); Golden Globe winner for What's Love Got to Do with It and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

The record

• Also known as: Angela Evelyn Bassett

Notes

RELP44 in-place enrichment (2026-10-06): +2 claims (Yale BA 1980 / MFA 1983; Emmy 2024 Queens), +2 evidence, +10 relationships (related_to Denzel Washington; related_to Malcolm X; related_to Tina Turner; has_alumnus Yale; married_to Courtney B. Vance; from NYC; collaborated_with Spike Lee; collaborated_with Ryan Coogler; collaborated_with Whitney Houston; collaborated_with Laurence Fishburne). Total relationships: 10 (0 pre-existing).

Relationships

• Courtney B. Vance — married to
  Angela Bassett married actor Courtney B. Vance on October 12, 1997; they met as students at the Yale School of Drama.
• Denzel Washington — related to
  Bassett co-starred with Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992).
• Laurence Fishburne — collaborated with
  Bassett co-starred with Laurence Fishburne in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) and later in Fences at the Pasadena Playhouse (2006); Fishburne is described as a longtime collaborator.
• Malcolm X — related to
  Bassett portrayed Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X, in both Malcolm X (1992) and Panther (1995).
• New York City, New York — from
  Angela Bassett was born in New York City on August 16, 1958.
• Ryan Coogler — collaborated with
  Bassett collaborated with director Ryan Coogler on Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) as Queen Ramonda.
• Spike Lee — collaborated with
  Bassett collaborated with director Spike Lee on Malcolm X (1992), in which she played Betty Shabazz.
• Tina Turner — related to
  Bassett portrayed Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
• Whitney Houston — collaborated with
  Bassett co-starred with Whitney Houston in Waiting to Exhale (1995).

Referenced by

• Denzel Washington — related to → this record
• Yale University — has alumnus → this record

Sources

• CultureTechLens batch RELP44 research (2026-10-06)

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