Angela Bassett Profile
- Date of Birth :
- August 16, 1958
- Place of Birth :
- New York, New York, USA
- Education :
- Boca Ciega High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, Class of 1976. Received B.A. in African-American studies from Yale in 1980. Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Yale School of Drama in 1983.
- Spouse :
- Courtney Vance (aka Courtney B. Vance, Actor - engaged in 1997 and married on October 12, 1997)
- Relationship :
- Mark Jenkins (Cardiologist)
- Parents :
- Betty Bassett (worked for Florida's Health and Human Services Agency. Divorced)
- Sister :
- D'nette Bassett (younger)
- Famous for :
- As Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)