WOOO, GO BULLDOGS
Fishburne, who starred alongside Bassett in 1993’s ”What’s Love Got to Do With It,” highlighted Bassett’s resilience in the industry. She landed an Oscar nomination for the role portraying Turner triumphing over abuse.
”You get a lot of no’s in this business and you have to have that desire and determination which is what Angela has,” Fishburne said.
Whitaker gushed that Bassett was ”a powerful artist, a beautiful person, a mother, a wife, a friend who illuminates my life.”
Born in New York City and raised in Florida, Bassett snagged bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale before starting her career in theater and then moving on to film.
Really, Angela Bassett has been one of my favorite actresses for a long time…about fifteen years now. I hate that the industry has marginalized her and now I have to sit through insufferable “urban” movies to watch her do her thing, but she’s an incredible actress and I’m glad there will be a lasting testament to her prowess.
March 21st, 2008 at 10:00 am
I can’t be the only one who has no idea what this post is about.