# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/angela-bassett
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:42:28.065Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/angela-bassett"
name: "Angela Bassett"
slug: "angela-bassett"
description: "Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including an 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."
tagline: "American actress (born 1958)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angela_Bassett_by_Gage_Skidmoe.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1958-08-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           60.45
  momentum:             0
  historical:           28.562784
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "ImAngelaBassett"
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    handle:    "im.angelabassett"
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    handle:    "ImAngelaBassett"
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    title: "أنجيلا باسيت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Angela Bassett"
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    title: "Angela Bassett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "آنجلا باست"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Angela Bassett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Bassett"
    title: "Angela Bassett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Angela Bassett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Angela_Bassett"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump