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Actresses // Women


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Famous For
Films: Boyz in the Hood, Malcolm X, Whats Love Got to do With It?, Waiting To Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Meet The Browns.


Quick Bio
Angela Bassett is an Emmy and Academy Award-nominated, and Golden Globe winning American actress who is particularly known for biographical film roles portraying women in American culture. She received her BA and Masters from Yale University. Angela gained recognition in the films Boyz n the Hood (1991) and Malcolm X (1992). For her portrayal of Betty Shabazz she earned an Image Award.She was the first African-American to win the Best Actress Golden Globe for a Musical or Comedy for her role as Tina Turner.