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Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Actor, also producer and director · Born August 16, 1958 (68) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · 2 Golden Globes · 4 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 16, 1958 (68)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
97 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Angela Bassett's films like?

Across their 72 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
22%
Self
19%
Morality
19%
Society
15%
Survival
14%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds21 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 63 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 24 · Dark 21

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 31 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 16 · Charged 23 · Intense 24

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 27 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 31 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 17 · Affecting 27 · Heavy 19

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 51 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

42 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 18 of 42 analyzed roles.

Ally
18 of 42
Mentor
10 of 42
Hero
10 of 42
Threshold guardian
3 of 42
Herald
1 of 42
Show the 42 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
28
Hopeful
30
Contemplative
23
Warm
17
Other
69

How their films linger

Hopeful36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Angela Bassett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 97 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Angela Bassett's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

115 credits, 97 with a MovieCove page; 48 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wildwood(2026)

    as The General (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1: Nashville(2025)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning(2025)

    as Erika Sloane

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Number One on the Call Sheet(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Zero Day(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as President Evelyn Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Odyssey(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Athena Grant

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Damsel(2024)

    as Lady Bayford

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Queens(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Orion and the Dark(2024)

    as Sweet Dreams (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Host

  • Heist 88(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Decoy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)

    as Ramonda

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wendell & Wild(2022)

    as Sister Helley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Ramonda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Gunpowder Milkshake(2021)

    as Anna May

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Soul(2020)

    as Dorothea (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 72 episodes · Executive Producer · as Sergeant Athena Grant

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Attorneys At Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • The Imagineering Story(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Otherhood(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Carol Walker

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mo

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Ramonda

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Bumblebee(2018)

    as Shatter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout(2018)

    as Erika Sloane

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Black Panther(2018)

    as Ramonda

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 143 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · as Athena Grant

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Snowy Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Nana (voice)

  • Close to the Enemy(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Eva

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • London Has Fallen(2016)

    as Lynne Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Chi-Raq(2015)

    as Miss Helen Worthy

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Master of None(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Breakthrough(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Survivor(2015)

    as Maureen Cranepaul

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle(2015)

    as Dr. Kulinda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Whitney(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • White Bird in a Blizzard(2014)

    as Dr. Thaler

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ana Spanakopita (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama(2010)

    Actor

  • Black Nativity(2013)

    as Aretha Cobbs

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Olympus Has Fallen(2013)

    as Lynne Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Betty and Coretta(2013)

    as Coretta Scott King

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • This Means War(2012)

    as Collins

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · as Desiree Dupree · as Marie Laveau · as Monet Tumissee · as Ramona Royale

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Green Lantern(2011)

    as Dr. Amanda Waller

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jumping the Broom(2011)

    as Mrs. Watson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Notorious(2009)

    as Voletta Wallace

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Nothing But the Truth(2008)

    as Bonnie Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Of Boys and Men(2008)

    as Rieta Cole

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Browns(2008)

    as Brenda Brown

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gospel Hill(2008)

    as Sarah Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Meet the Robinsons(2007)

    as Mildred (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Akeelah and the Bee(2006)

    as Tanya Anderson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Time Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jill Greco

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2005)

    as Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mr. 3000(2004)

    as Maureen "Mo" Simmons

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Lazarus Child(2004)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Chase

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Masked and Anonymous(2003)

    as Mistress

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives(2003)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Our America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Sunshine State(2002)

    as Desiree Perry

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Rosa Parks Story(2002)

    Producer · as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ruby's Bucket of Blood(2001)

    Producer · as Ruby Delacroix

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Bassett

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hayden Chase

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Score(2001)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Boesman and Lena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lena

  • Whispers: An Elephant's Tale(2000)

    as Groove (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Supernova(2000)

    as Kaela Evers

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • 20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years(2000)

    as Bernadine Harris

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Music of the Heart(1999)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Our Friend, Martin(1999)

    as Miles' Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back(1998)

    as Stella Payne

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Contact(1997)

    as Rachel Constantine

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Waiting to Exhale(1995)

    as Bernadine

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Vampire in Brooklyn(1995)

    as Detective Rita Veder

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Strange Days(1995)

    as Lornette 'Mace' Mason

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Panther(1995)

    as Dr. Betty Shabazz

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · as Catherine Banfield

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)

    as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Passion Fish(1992)

    as Rhonda / Dawn

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Malcolm X(1992)

    as Betty Shabazz

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Jacksons: An American Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Katherine Jackson

  • Innocent Blood(1992)

    as U.S. Attorney Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Critters 4(1992)

    as Fran

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Evelyn Wall

  • One Special Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lois

  • Locked Up: A Mother's Rage(1991)

    as Willie

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • City of Hope(1991)

    as Reesha

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Heroes of Desert Storm(1991)

    as Lt. Phoebe Jeter

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Boyz n the Hood(1991)

    as Reva Styles

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Stat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Willie Burns

  • Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor(1991)

    as Allison

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story(1991)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kindergarten Cop(1990)

    as Stewardess

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Flash(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Lake

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • In the Best Interest of the Child(1990)

    as Lori

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer(1990)

    as Carla Peters

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Challenger(1990)

    as Cheryl McNair

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Family of Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bev Andress

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Michelle Obama (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Hale

  • Alien Nation(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Renee Longstreet

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • A Man Called Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • thirtysomething (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lt. Camilla Patterson

  • Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Linda Thornton

  • F/X(1986)

    as TV reporter

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Doubletake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Prostitute at Headquarters

  • Spenser: For Hire(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • 227(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sara

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles from 1984 to 2026; peak year 1992.

Biggest box office

Black Panther (2018)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

The Imagineering Story (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

9-1-1 (2018)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19842026

Peak 1992 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 24 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting108 of 114: 102 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting3 of 114: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 114: 4 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

114 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s12 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s24 · 23 acting · 2 crew2010s28 · 26 acting · 5 crew2020s20 · 17 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 50 roles
869606111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy, 2 Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 21 major nominations, 1994–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Oscar, won
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Narrator
  2. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
  3. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
  4. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  5. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  6. 2016
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
  7. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
  8. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  2. 1994
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Angela Bassett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 70 of 71 with a score; across their 63 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Midcredits score across 96 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th33
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 96 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed33

Most divisive · actor

20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000)

94th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wildwood (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 58 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Angela Bassett's work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore31 titles17–87 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity35 titles9–65 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles26–88 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles6–62 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense30 titles23–83 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Angela Bassett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Angela Bassett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Whoopi Goldberg shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles