Angela Bassett Bio Age Height Weight Measurements Bra Size
Angela Evelyn Bassett was born in New York City, New York, United States, on August 16, 1958, is an American actress. Young Angela Bassett first started her acting career on the New York stage. She got her television debut in soap opera Search for Tomorrow (1985) in role as Salina McCulla. She made her big screen debut in action thriller film F/X (1986) in role as TV Reporter. Angela breakthrough performance came as Reva Styles in drama crime movie Boyz n the Hood (1991).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Angela Bassett height is 5' 3½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 161.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 134.5 іn pоunds or 61 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements are bust-waist-hip 34-25-34 in inches or 86.5-63.5-86.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 34C with cup size C. She is 66 years old. Her net worth is around 25 million dollars.
Birth Date:
August 16, 1958
Age:
66 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Leo
Natural hair color:
Black
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Net Worth:
$25 Million
Height:
5 ft 3½ in | 161.5 cm
Weight:
61 kg | 134.5 lbs
Body Measurements:
34-25-34 in | 86.5-63.5-86.5 cm
Bra Size:
34C
Shoe Size:
8 US | 38.5 EU
Best Movies
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her role as Tina Turner in biographical film What's Love Got to Do with It (1993).
She played Ramonda in superhero films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture also was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
She was nominated for the Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Reva Styles in drama crime movie Boyz n the Hood (1991).
She portrayed Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs in Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016).
She won the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her role as Mace Mason in science fiction thriller film Strange Days (1995).
She won the Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Tanya Anderson in drama film Akeelah and the Bee (2006).
She was nominated for CFCA Award for Most Promising Actress for her role as Betty Shabazz in epic biographical drama movie Malcolm X (1992).
She was nominated for the OFTA Film Award for Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror Actress for her role as Rachel Constantine in science fiction drama movie Contact (1997).
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) - Detective Rita Veder
Green Lantern (2011) - Amanda Waller
The Lazarus Child (2005) - Dr. Elizabeth Chase
The Score (2001) - Diane
Music of the Heart (1999) - Principal Janet Williams
Nothing but the Truth (2008) - Bonnie Benjamin
Supernova (2000) - Dr. Kaela Evers
Black Nativity (2013) - Aretha Cobbs
She voiced Mildred in Meet the Robinsons (2007), Dorothea in Soul (2020), Shatter in Bumblebee (2018), Sister Helley in Wendell & Wild (2022) and Sweet Dreams in Orion and the Dark (2024).
She starred as Erika Sloane in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025).
Otherhood (2019) - Carol Walker
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) - Anna May
Damsel (2024) - Lady Bayford
Best TV Shows
She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress for American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014) as Marie Laveau, and American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014-2015) as Desiree Dupree.
She also starred in American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018) as Marie Laveau, American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016) as Ramona Royale, and American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016) as Lee Harris and Monet Tumusiime.
She was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) as Mo, and Master of None (2017; 2021) as Catherine.
She won the AAFCA Award for Best Performance - Female and the CCA Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Series for her role as Sergeant Athena Grant in Fox procedural drama series 9-1-1 (2018-2023).
Alias (2005) ABC - CIA Director Hayden Chase
Close to the Enemy (2016) - Eva
ER (2008-2009) NBC - Dr. Cate Banfield
Zero Day (2025) Netflix - President Evelyn Mitchell
Doctor Odyssey (2025) ABC - Athena Grant-Nash
Facts
Attended Boca Ciega High School.
She received B.A. degree in African-American studies, from Yale University (1980) and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama (1983).
She was a cheerleader in high school.
Has younger sister, D'nette.
Has African-American ancestry.
She was the first African American to won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
She portrayed Lady Macbeth in a play "Macbeth" (1988).
She played Lady Percy in a play "Henry IV Part 1" (1987).
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in 2008.
She is a vegetarian.
She voiced Aurelia Arnot / Six in video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015).
She voiced Regalla in video game Horizon Forbidden West (2022).
Lives in Los Angeles, California.
Relationships
She dated actor Mark Jenkins.
She married actor Courtney B. Vance in 1997, they have twins: son Slater Josiah Vance and daughter Bronwyn Golden Vance, carried by a surrogate.