ACTOR

Angela Bassett

1958 - Today

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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 two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and eight Primetime Emmy Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023, and she was chosen to receive an Academy Honorary Award in 2023.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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Angela Bassett has received more than 18,589,278 page views. Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Angela Bassett is the 719th most popular actor (up from 932nd in 2019), the 1,312th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,719th in 2019) and the 349th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Angela Bassetts by language

Over the past year Angela Bassett has had the most page views in the with 2,182,239 views, followed by Spanish (211,516), and German (208,959). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (153.94%), Simple English (78.48%), and Kashmiri (73.70%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Angela Bassett ranks 719 out of 13,578. Before her are Imelda Staunton, Lale Andersen, Owen Wilson, Jean-Claude Brialy, Rex Harrison, and María Félix. After her are Kathleen Turner, Oskar Werner, Gene Tierney, Nathalie Baye, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Michael York.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Angela Bassett ranks 36. Before her are Mehmet Ali Ağca, Ellen DeGeneres, Boris Tadić, Alar Karis, Droupadi Murmu, and Chris Columbus. After her are Yoav Galant, Anne L'Huillier, Avigdor Lieberman, Annette Bening, Quique Setién, and Andre Geim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Angela Bassett ranks 1,312 out of 20,380. Before her are Owen Wilson (1968), Dionne Warwick (1940), Philip Johnson (1906), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Wallace Carothers (1896), and Norman Mailer (1923). After her are Kathleen Turner (1954), Thomas Burke (1875), Gene Tierney (1920), Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), and Eliot Ness (1903).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Angela Bassett ranks 349. Before her are John Saxon (1935), Guy Williams (1924), Danny Aiello (1933), Robert Taylor (1911), Alyson Hannigan (1974), and Owen Wilson (1968). After her are Kathleen Turner (1954), Gene Tierney (1920), Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), James Spader (1960), Mark Ruffalo (1967), and J. K. Simmons (1955).

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Television and Movie Roles

Black Panther
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Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
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