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Angela Bassett (1958-) is an Oscar®-nominated American film and television actress. Some of her best roles have been playing real people. Bassett’s role as Tina Turner in 1993’s What’s Love Got To Do With It earned her an Academy Award® Best Actress nomination. Her IMDb page shows 90 acting credits since 1975 . This page will rank 32 Angela Bassett movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Uncredited roles, bit parts, television roles, shorts and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. This UMR page comes from a request by Vandross.
Angela Bassett Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Angela Bassett Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Angela Bassett
1. Angela Evelyn Bassett was born in New York City, New York in 1958.
2. Angela Bassett began to consider acting as a career choice after an 11th-grade class trip to Washington, D.C. during which she saw actor James Earl Jones perform in a Kennedy Center production of the play “Of Mice and Men”.
3. Angela Bassett earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama in 1983.
4. After graduating from Yale, Bassett began working in the New York theater. This led to some television roles which led to movie roles.
5. Angela Bassett was born on the same day as…..Madonna.
6. Angela Bassett is one of 10 African-American actresses to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. The others in chronological order are: Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Ross, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Whoopi Goldberg, Halle Berry, Gabourey Sidibe, Viola Davis and Quvenzhané Wallis.
7. Angela Bassett has been married one time…and has two children. She has been married to the actor, Courney B. Vance, since 1997….they met when they both attended Yale.
8. Angela Bassett was injured while filming the first spousal abuse sequence in 1993’s What’s Love Got To Do With It. She fell off the back of a high-rise sofa, put her hands out to reduce the impact, and suffered a hairline fracture of her right hand. She only tried the stunt fall once, and footage leading up to the mishap appears in the film.
9. Angela Bassett has played Betty Shabazz two times. Shabazz is Malcolm X’s widow. She first played her in 1992’s Malcolm X and again in 1995’s Panther.
10. Check out Anglea Bassett’s movie career compared to current and classic stars on our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page.
Angela was # 727 on the 2016 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list (she has since dropped to 765). These are the actors on that list that Ms. Bassett has worked with.
4 SAMUEL L. JACKSON CHI-RAQ (2015)
4 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Gospel Hill (2008)
6 ROBERT DE NIRO The Score (2001)
12 MORGAN FREEMAN LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
12 MORGAN FREEMAN OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
17 TOM SIZEMORE Strange Days (1995)
23 JOHN HURT Contact (1997)
26 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Malcolm X (1992)
29 KEITH DAVID Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
36 JOHN GOODMAN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
37 SALLY KIRKLAND Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s (1997)
39 DANNY GLOVER Boesman and Lena (2000)
39 DANNY GLOVER Gospel Hill (2008)
39 DANNY GLOVER How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
55 THOMAS ROSALES JR. Kindergarten Cop (1990)
59 MICHAEL PAPAJOHN This Means War (2012)
63 ED HARRIS Masked and Anonymous (2003)
65 ROBERT LOGGIA Innocent Blood (1992)
69 MARTIN LANDAU Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s (1997)
72 ROBERT FORSTER LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
72 ROBERT FORSTER Supernova (2000/I)
72 ROBERT FORSTER SURVIVOR (2015/I)
79 BRAD PITT Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
80 BRAD DOURIF Critters 4 (1992)
82 JAMES RUSSO Panther (1995/I)
87 MICKEY ROURKE Masked and Anonymous (2003)
90 JOHN CUSACK CHI-RAQ (2015)
92 PAUL SORVINO Mr 3000 (2004)
93 LUIS GUZMAN Innocent Blood (1992)
113 TRACEY WALTER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
114 FOREST WHITAKER Black Nativity (2013)
115 M. EMMET WALSH Panther (1995/I)
120 ANDY GARCIA The Lazarus Child (2004)
137 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO Strange Days (1995)
138 DIEZEL RAMOS OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
139 MICHAEL LERNER Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s (1997)
143 VAL KILMER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
158 CHRISTIAN SLATER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
178 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
178 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Boyz n the Hood (1991)
178 LAURENCE FISHBURNE What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993)
185 WHOOPI GOLDBERG How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
192 NOEL GUGLIEMI MASKED AND ANONYMOUS (2003)
196 RICHARD PORTNOW Kindergarten Cop (1990)
208 RICHARD SCHIFF Malcolm X (1992)
213 MARSHALL BELL Innocent Blood (1992)
215 STEVEN BAUER Masked and Anonymous (2003)
217 JAMES WOODS Contact (1997)
219 DAVID STRAITHAIRN City of Hope (1991)
219 DAVID STRAITHAIRN Passion Fish (1992)
223 GREG BRONSON HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1998)
226 PIERCE BROSNAN SURVIVOR (2015/I)
234 TOM BOWER Gospel Hill (2008)
250 WILLIAM FICHTNER Contact (1997)
250 WILLIAM FICHTNER Malcolm X (1992)
250 WILLIAM FICHTNER Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
250 WILLIAM FICHTNER Strange Days (1995)
255 TIM ROBBINS Green Lantern (2011)
261 MARC MACAULAY Contact (1997)
274 BRUCE DERN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
278 SIMON RHEE OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
279 MERYL STREEP Music of the Heart (1999)
286 CHRIS ELLIS Gospel Hill (2008)
294 ANTHONY MACKIE NOTORIOUS (2009)
297 FRED WARD Masked and Anonymous (2003)
301 BILL COBBS Sunshine State (2002)
305 JEFF BRIDGES Masked and Anonymous (2003)
306 ADAM LEFEVRE Music of the Heart (1999)
308 TOM WRIGHT City of Hope (1991)
308 TOM WRIGHT Passion Fish (1992)
308 TOM WRIGHT Sunshine State (2002)
326 TOM ARNOLD I Ain’t Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2011)
326 TOM ARNOLD Mr 3000 (2004)
330 MELISSA LEO LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
330 MELISSA LEO OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
352 GINA GERSHON City of Hope (1991)
353 CLORIS LEACHMAN Music of the Heart (1999)
360 ROBERT HARVEY Nothing But the Truth (2008)
361 DENZEL WASHINGTON Malcolm X (1992)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Gospel Hill (2008)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Malcolm X (1992)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Waiting to Exhale (1995)
371 GIOVANNI RIBISI MASKED AND ANONYMOUS (2003)
372 RALPH FIENNES Strange Days (1995)
375 MICHAEL WINCOTT Panther (1995/I)
375 MICHAEL WINCOTT Strange Days (1995)
378 CUBA GOODING JR. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
384 NAEEM UZIMANN BLACK NATIVITY (2013)
395 PENELOPE CRUZ Masked and Anonymous (2003)
400 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Kindergarten Cop (1990)
402 CHEECH MARIN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
406 RITCHIE MONTGOMERY GREEN LANTERN (2011)
407 ROBERT PETERS Panther (1995/I)
418 CHRIS COOPER City of Hope (1991)
421 MARY STEENBURGEN Sunshine State (2002)
453 ANGELINA JOLIE Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
460 BRIAN DENNEHY F/X (1986)
465 FRANKIE FAISON City of Hope (1991)
465 FRANKIE FAISON Meet the Browns (2008)
476 DAVID MORSE CONTACT (1997)
477 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Contact (1997)
483 DORIS MCCARTHY BLACK NATIVITY (2013)
485 DEBI MAZAR Malcolm X (1992)
489 JODIE FOSTER Contact (1997)
505 JAMES LEGROS Panther (1995/I)
509 CHRIS PENN Masked and Anonymous (2003)
519 VINCE VAUGHN Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
522 JAY O. SANDERS Green Lantern (2011)
522 JAY O. SANDERS Music of the Heart (1999)
526 LUKE WILSON Masked and Anonymous (2003)
527 RICHARD EDSON Strange Days (1995)
527 RICHARD EDSON Sunshine State (2002)
528 JOSEF SOMMER Strange Days (1995)
534 TIL SCHWEIGER THIS MEANS WAR (2012)
549 JULIETTE LEWIS Strange Days (1995)
566 TIMOTHY HUTTON Sunshine State (2002)
575 STEVEN RANDAZZO CITY OF HOPE (1991)
575 STEVEN RANDAZZO MALCOLM X (1992)
579 DAVID PROVAL INNOCENT BLOOD (1992)
599 NICKY KATT STRANGE DAYS (1995)
603 JAY LENO Contact (1997)
603 JAY LENO Mr 3000 (2004)
603 JAY LENO Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s (1997)
622 RALPH MORATZ PANTHER (1995/I)
625 JOHN W. IWANONKIW INNOCENT BLOOD (1992)
640 CLANCY BROWN GREEN LANTERN (2011)
653 GEOFFREY RUSH Green Lantern (2011)
655 TOM SKERRITT Contact (1997)
668 GERARD BUTLER LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
668 GERARD BUTLER Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
683 MARTIN DONOVAN MALCOLM X (1992)
691 JOSEPH BASILE NOTORIOUS (2009)
695 LEE NICHOLAS HARRIS SURVIVOR (2015/I)
701 MATT DILLON Nothing But the Truth (2008)
705 GLENN PLUMMER STRANGE DAYS (1995)
718 LOUIS GOSSETT JR. Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
719 JOE MORTON CITY OF HOPE (1991)
735 PENELOPE ANN MILLER Kindergarten Cop (1990)
737 EDWARD NORTON The Score (2001)
738 RICHARD TYSON Kindergarten Cop (1990)
741 MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN GREEN LANTERN (2011)
742 AIDAN QUINN Music of the Heart (1999)
743 JUDE CICCOLELLA CITY OF HOPE (1991)
746 PETER BOYLE Malcolm X (1992)
747 MARK STRONG GREEN LANTERN (2011)
749 SEAN O’BRYAN OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
756 MILLA JOVOVICH SURVIVOR (2015/I)
761 PETER SARSGAARD GREEN LANTERN (2011)
770 JOE GRIFASI City of Hope (1991)
770 JOE GRIFASI F/X (1986)
773 DOUGLAS M. GRIFFIN GREEN LANTERN (2011)
777 DELROY LINDO MALCOLM X (1992)
783 NORA DUNN PASSION FISH (1992)
785 W. EARL BROWN VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN (1995)
789 WENDELL PIERCE MALCOLM X (1992)
789 WENDELL PIERCE WAITING TO EXHALE (1995)
791 KELLY PRESTON Waiting to Exhale (1995)
796 DENNIS HAYSBERT WAITING TO EXHALE (1995)
800 CHRIS ROCK Panther (1995/I)
811 MIGUEL FERRER SUNSHINE STATE (2002)
812 ROGER REES SURVIVOR (2015/I)
814 ROBERT WISDOM MASKED AND ANONYMOUS (2003)
816 JOANNA CASSIDY Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
821 AARON ECKHART LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
821 AARON ECKHART OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
823 STEPHEN MCHATTIE THE LAZARUS CHILD (2005)
837 MICHAEL IMPERIOLI MALCOLM X (1992)
846 BOB MINOR Innocent Blood (1992)
851 WESLEY SNIPES CHI-RAQ (2015)
851 WESLEY SNIPES Waiting to Exhale (1995)
861 LEE GARLINGTON AKEELAH AND THE BEE (2006)
864 CHAZZ PALMINTERI INNOCENT BLOOD (1992)
875 JENIFER LEWIS MEET THE BROWNS (2008)
875 JENIFER LEWIS PANTHER (1995/I)
875 JENIFER LEWIS WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993)
878 ZOE SALDANA I AIN’T SCARED OF YOU: A TRIBUTE TO BERNIE MAC (2011)
880 PAUL BLACKWELL SURVIVOR (2015/I)
881 TOM HARDY THIS MEANS WAR (2012)
882 JULIA STILES GOSPEL HILL (2008)
893 RYAN REYNOLDS Green Lantern (2011)
895 ANTHONY LAPAGLIA INNOCENT BLOOD (1992)
900 JOE DON BAKER Panther (1995/I)
908 KIM COATES INNOCENT BLOOD (1992)
911 TONY SIRICO Innocent Blood (1992)
916 JOHN MCCONNELL MR 3000 (2004)
921 D.B. SWEENEY CHI-RAQ (2015)
922 LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS SUPERNOVA (2000/I)
934 VICTOR GARBER HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1998)
936 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON WAITING TO EXHALE (1995)
938 JOSE ROSETE WAITING TO EXHALE (1995)
941 MICHAEL RISPOLI MR 3000 (2004)
942 BRETT RICE SUNSHINE STATE (2002)
944 MARCO ST. JOHN MR 3000 (2004)
953 ALFIE WOODARD PASSION FISH (1992)
954 LANCE E. NICHOLS GREEN LANTERN (2011)
962 MICHELLE MONAGHAN MR. & MRS. SMITH (2005)
965 GARY RODRIGUEZ KINDERGARTEN COP (1990)
969 FREDERICK KEEVE STRANGE DAYS (1995)
972 PAMELA FISCHER CONTACT (1997)
974 ASHLEY JUDD OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
979 DYLAN MCDERMOTT OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
979 DYLAN MCDERMOTT SURVIVOR (2015/I)
990 THOMAS JANE WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD (2014)
995 ROB LOWE CONTACT (1997)
996 PHIL NARDOZZI INNOCENT BLOOD (1992)
999 REESE WITHERSPOON This Means War (2012)
These are the few people she has worked with who appeared on the 2000 list and since have fallen off (2000 rank).
137 CARROLL BAKER Kindergarten Cop (1990)
188 MARLON BRANDO The Score (2001)
194 LAWRENCE TIERNEY City of Hope (1991)
317 CLIFTON JAMES Sunshine State (2002)
378 BILLY J. MITCHELL Malcolm X (1992)
577 OSSIE DAVIS Malcolm X (1992)
582 SUSAN TYRELL Masked and Anonymous (2003)
728 JOSH MOSTEL City of Hope (1991)
831 JESSICA LANGE Masked and Anonymous (2003)
864 JERRY ORBACH F/X (1986)
866 ANNE ARCHER Whispers: An Elephant’s Tale (2000)
872 ROBERT CULP Panther (1995/I)
912 BEATRICE WINDE Malcolm X (1992)
920 TONY LO BIANCO City of Hope (1991)
I find at least 25 Oscar winners Angela has shared the screen with (there could be more);
ANGELINA JOLIE Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
CHRIS COOPER City of Hope (1991)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Malcolm X (1992)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Music of the Heart (1999)
CUBA GOODING JR. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Malcolm X (1992)
FOREST WHITAKER Black Nativity (2013)
GEOFFREY RUSH Green Lantern (2011)
JEFF BRIDGES Masked and Anonymous (2003)
JESSICA LANGE Masked and Anonymous (2003)
JODIE FOSTER Contact (1997)
LOUIS GOSSETT JR. Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
MARLON BRANDO The Score (2001)
MARTIN LANDAU Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s (1997)
MARY STEENBURGEN Sunshine State (2002)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Contact (1997)
MELISSA LEO LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
MELISSA LEO OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
MERYL STREEP Music of the Heart (1999)
MORGAN FREEMAN LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016)
MORGAN FREEMAN OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)
PENELOPE CRUZ Masked and Anonymous (2003)
REESE WITHERSPOON This Means War (2012)
ROBERT DE NIRO The Score (2001)
TIM ROBBINS Green Lantern (2011)
TIMOTHY HUTTON Sunshine State (2002)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Hey Dan
1. So her rankings are dropping…..based on her IMDb projects….she has an excellent chance to move back up when all those movies get released. The Black Panther, Mission Impossible 6 and the 3rd London/Olympus Has Fallen movie are all coming.
2. I think the most surprising name on her list is Jay Leno. I guess they include all the movies Leno played himself. That actually does not seem like something they should do.
3. I am one of the few people to see Jay’s debut in theaters….my dad took me to the Michael Caine movie…The Silver Bears…….a movie I barely remember. I think it made 10 bucks in theaters…lol.
4. Bob…wipes his tears away when he sees that Marlon Brando goes from 188th to off the list. Sad sad day.
5. 25 Oscar winners is pretty impressive….that is one of the Oscar winners/movies percentages out there.
Good stuff…thanks for sharing.
I went to Silver Bears back in 1976, maybe one of 13 I saw that year and why I went I don’t know. Another Olympus/London, now where will they attack.
Hey Dan….well I blame my dad. He liked Michael Caine. He is the reason I saw some of Caine’s worst movies in theaters. Those would include Silver Bears, Beyond the Poseidon, The Swarm and The Island. The Island scared the hell out of me when I saw it in theaters….over the years it has developed a little bit of a following.
I read that the next Falling movie will be one where it looks like Gerard is a traitor….and will have to prove he is not….sounds like they are going for a Bourne story here…..instead of just topping the bad guys….he will get to out maneuver the good guys too. Good stuff.
I still haven’t seen Angela Bassett’s breakout role as Tina Turner in What’s Love Got To Do With It. But I did enjoy some of her other films especially Strange Days (1995) an underrated sci-fi thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director (The Hurt Locker).
I’ve seen 11 of the 32 films listed. Favorites include – Strange Days, Meet the Robinsons, Olympus Has Fallen, Green Lantern, This Means War and Contact.
I haven’t seen Boyz n the Hood or Malcolm X either (The only Spike Lee film I’ve seen is Inside Man, starring Denzel).
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve
1. Thanks for the visit to my Angela Bassett page.
2. I have not seen What’s Love To Do With It either…..but it is one I know I will see one day.
3. I liked Strange Days more on the second viewing…..the first time I saw it….I was not as impressed…..I know Bigelow’s pinnacle was The Hurt Locker….but give me her Point Break as the movie I like to watch the most…..I am of course talking about the original not the dreadful remake.
4. I have seen 17 of her movies….though I do not remember her small parts in Kindergarten Cop or F/X. I liked This Means War, Contact and Meet The Robinsons as well. Green Lantern was ok.
5. Of the ones you have not seen….but are good….I would say Denzel’s performance in Malcolm X makes that a movie worth checking out.
Thanks for the feedback.
I like her. Loved her in Music of the Heart, Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Surprised but glad she got a Ultimate Page.
Hey Helakoski…thanks for checking out our Angela Bassett page. I have not seen any of your favorite Bassett movies….though I almost checked out How Stella Got Her Groove back today….if I had read your comment earlier I would have done it. Thanks the comment.
I have had the pleasure of seeing Ms. Bassett work. She is one of the classiest people working today. So I am very glad to see her getting some attention. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/master-of-none-season-2-thanksgiving-lena-waithe
Hey L.M. Good to know she is a good person even when the cameras are off. So I am guessing you worked with her on Master of None? Very very cool….thanks for sharing that article….which really gives Angela Bassett some serious props. Thanks for stopping by.
Love your Marvel statistics. BUT Justice League did not reach one hundred million this weekend and YET you list it at one hundred and ten million. Marvel rules yet AGAIN! Which gets me to Angela Bassett. Still stunned that she TURNED down Marvel’s Storm role to make DC’s Green Lantern. BIG mistake there!
Hey Starlord Fan….you are correct my current box office number is currently wrong. I will update that number when the final numbers come in tomorrow. I only vaguely remember the Bassett/Berry conflict on that role. Thanks for checking out Marvel page and my Bassett page…both are greatly appreciated.