American actress Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958, in New York City, and is 64 years old. In addition to being nominated for an Academy Award and seven Primetime Emmy Awards, she has won other awards, including three Black Reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award, seven NAACP Image Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
After graduating from Yale University in the 1980s, Bassett started her acting career. Bassett had her breakthrough performance as singer Tina Turner in the biopic What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. This came after a few small roles, including one as Reva Styles in Boyz n the Hood (1991).
Who is Angela Bassett husband Courtney B. Vance?
Since 1997, he has been wed to the actress Angela Bassett. Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett have been married for 25 years and have two children together.
Vance actively supports Boys & Girls Clubs of America and sits on the board of directors at The Actors Center in New York City. Vance was chosen to lead the Screen Actors Guild Foundation in 2019.
