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Angela Bassett

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Government Name: Angela Evelyn Bassett

Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida

Fun Facts: Basset attended Yale University and received her B.A. in African America Studies in 1980. Three years later she earned a Masters of Fine Arts degree form the Yale School of Drama. It was there that she met her now husband, Courtney B. Vance. After her graduation, she worked as a receptionist for a beauty salon and a photo researcher for U.S. News and World Report Magazine.

Claim to Fame: Basset made a bid splash in Hollywood earning recognition for roles in “Boyz in the Hood”(1991), “Malcolm X”(1992), and “What’s Love Got to do With it”(1992). She earned a Golden Globe and was also nominated for an Academy Award.

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