Angela Bassett
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Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for her movies including Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Her role as Queen Ramonda in the 2022 movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, won her the Golden Globe Award and earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Early life
[change | change source]Angela Bassett was born in Harlem, New York City.[1][2] Afterwards, she moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and was brought up by her foster mother Betty. She studied of Yale University and got her Bachelor of Arts in African-American history in 1980.[3]
In 1986, she met her future husband Courtney B. Vance in Yale, who studied drama.[4] After graduating, she worked as a receptionist for a beauty salon and as a photo researcher. Bassett married Vance in 1997. They live in California and have twin children since 2006.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Excerpt from "FRIENDS: A Love Story". Faithful Reader.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Angela Bassett Biography (1958–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ↑ "Angela Bassett Biography". Bio/A&E Television Network, LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Women's History at Yale University: A native of New York City, double Yalie Ang…". Yale University. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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