Angela Bassett – Born 1958

Angela Bassett is a social activist and an actress. She starred in different roles in many biographical films while also getting a degree in Fine Arts. By 1990, a series of TV roles had made her famous. However, her breakthrough role was to play Tina Turner in “what’s love got do with it “(1993). Basset’s performance won her an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for best actress.

Besides being busy working on movies, she also appeared in different TV shows including American Horror Story: Coven. Due to her amazing skills, she won different awards for her performance in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. One of the best things about her is that she never got involved in any kind of controversy. Instead, people know her for her work with charities. In fact, she sometimes walks the runway to help raise money to help different organizations.