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Angela Bassett

1958 - Today

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Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2023, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award. Bassett had her breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Angela Bassett is the 799th most popular actor (down from 719th in 2019), the 1,619th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,312th in 2019) and the 404th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Angela Bassett ranks 799 out of 13,578. Before her are François Cluzet, Lale Andersen, Harriet Andersson, Buck Henry, Guy Williams, and Kelly Lynch. After her are Kabir Bedi, Tony Martin, David Caruso, Kelly McGillis, Türkan Şoray, and Giancarlo Esposito.

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Among people born in 1958, Angela Bassett ranks 43. Before her are Hugo Sánchez, Anne L'Huillier, Annette Bening, Andie MacDowell, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and Andre Geim. After her are Giancarlo Esposito, Tzipi Livni, Chris Columbus, Robert Patrick, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, and Gian Piero Gasperini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Angela Bassett ranks 1,619 out of 20,380. Before her are Kelly Lynch (1959), George Clinton (1739), Frank Drake (1930), Lil Wayne (1982), William Miller (1782), and Paul Greengard (1925). After her are Edward C. Prescott (1940), Chris Cornell (1964), John Dickson Carr (1906), Frances Willard (1839), George Armitage Miller (1920), and Martin Rodbell (1925).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Angela Bassett ranks 404. Before her are Woody Harrelson (1961), Grace Zabriskie (1941), Steve Reeves (1926), Buck Henry (1930), Guy Williams (1924), and Kelly Lynch (1959). After her are Tony Martin (1913), David Caruso (1956), Kelly McGillis (1957), Dirk Benedict (1945), Hal Holbrook (1925), and Brian Thompson (1959).

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