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.
After centuries of peace under King Magnifico’s rule, the island kingdom of Rosas thrives on dreams but at a cost. Every citizen’s wish is surrendered to the King, who promises to protect them but never intends to grant them. Among the dreamers is Asha, a spirited young woman who begins to question the fairness of a world where hope is controlled. One night, as her voice rises in desperation beneath the stars, the heavens answer and Star, a celestial being of pure light, descends to the earth. But in this reimagined tale, Star takes human form, curious and radiant, with the heart of a child and the soul of the cosmos. Together, Asha and Star uncover the truth about Magnifico’s magic that he draws power from the stolen wishes of others. As the King’s tyranny deepens, Asha and her friends form a secret rebellion, spreading a message of hope through the streets of Rosas. As Asha teaches Star what it means to live, love, and dream, their bond blossoms into something more a love that defies the heavens themselves. But with Star’s time on earth fading, Asha must make the hardest choice of all: save the kingdom or save the one she loves.
