Age: 67
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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. She had success starring in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Music of the Heart (1999). In the following decades, she took on supporting roles in the drama Notorious (2009) and the action films Green Lantern (2011), Olympus Has Fallen(2013), and London Has Fallen (2016). She also played Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For the latter, she won another Golden Globe and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. On television, Bassett has starred as Katherine Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992). Her portrayal of Rosa Parks in the television film The Rosa Parks Story (2002) gained her a nomination for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story earned her nominations for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant, Athena Grant, in the Fox drama series 9-1-1. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Angela Bassett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
the advanced African nation of Wakanda protects its most precious resource: vibranium. When ruthless tech billionaire Ulysses Klaw infiltrates the region with the help of rival tribal leader M’Baku, Wakanda’s secrecy is shattered. In the ensuing conflict, King T’Chaka is assassinated by Klaw, forcing his son, T’Challa, to ascend the throne and take up the mantle of the Black Panther sooner than expected. Now king, T’Challa must defend Wakanda from those who would exploit it while facing internal division. Klaw’s campaign to mine vibranium pushes Wakanda toward open war, with M’Baku challenging T’Challa’s right to rule. As Black Panther, T’Challa confronts Klaw in a decisive battle, killing him to protect his people. Defeated and humbled, M’Baku recognizes the consequences of his alliance and submits to Wakanda’s unity. The film ends with T’Challa fully embracing his role as king and protector, determined to lead Wakanda into a future defined not by isolation, but strength and responsibility.
