ANGELA BASSETT is perhaps best known for her powerful portrayal of Tina Turner, opposite Laurence Fishburne, in the biopic “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” which earned a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama, an Academy Award® nomination, and her first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture. Bassett has since been honored with numerous nominations for the Image Award and won nine. Bassett most recently starred as heiress Claudine Watson, opposite Paula Patton, in the wedding-themed comedy “Jumping the Broom,” revolving around two African-American families from opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum....
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