Died. Bassett praised the writers, calling them "amazing". [127] In the summer of 2005, they starred together in a production of His Girl Friday at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Angela Bassett wishes her mother could see her career success almost 10 years on from her death. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Actress Angela Bassett spoke Sunday at the Scientific Sessions conference about losing her mother to heart disease. Bassett also became an ambassador for the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Associations "Know Diabetes by Heart" initiative in 2019. [70] Bassett said working on the film was "a lot of fun" and that she enjoyed being a part of it. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. She raised her family in Wanamaker and worked part-time as a substitute teacher and kindergarten assistant.She is survived by Steve Bassett, David Bassett, Anne Watkins, step-daughter Marjorie Bramer, seventeen grandchildren, and twenty-nine great-grandchildren.Arrangements entrusted to Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service and Crematory-Greenwood Chapel.Published by Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service & Crematory - Greenwood Chapel on May 16, 2022. Betty Jane Bassett, mother of actor Angela Bassett, died Sunday. In March 2011, it was reported that Bassett had signed up for a lead role in the ABC pilot Identity. Weve updated the security on the site. "[18], As it happened, Bassett's other high-profile portrayal of 1992--Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream--premiered on ABC in the same week as the theatrical release of Malcolm X. Bassett's agents had tried to discourage her from playing the role, given the negative publicity surrounding Michael Jackson after he was accused of child molestation. Married December 24th 1949 in Perry, Wyomong County, New York. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. [41], In 2003, she read from the WPA slave narratives in Unchained Memories. [124], Bassett has portrayed real life African-American women who are usually strong and intelligent. There, Bassett met her father's daughter from his first marriage, Jean, who at twelve years old, was several years older than Bassett. Failed to report flower. [133], Bassett attended the second inauguration of Barack Obama on January 21, 2013. Betty was born in . This section is to introduce Betty Bassett with highlights of her life and how she is remembered. ", "Review: 'How Stella Got Her Groove Back', "To Celebrate Music Teacher, Film Toughened Up School", "Let's Stop Treating MUSIC OF THE HEART as the Forgettable Footnote in Wes Craven's Career", "Talent of cast wasted on 'Supernova' plot", "Gripping 'Boesman & Lena' Propelled by Glover, Bassett", "Angela Bassett blossoms in 'Rosa Parks Story', "Review: 'Unchained Memories: Readings From the Slave Narratives', "Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives", "A self-indulgent 'Masked' has more tedium than allegory", "Angela Bassett Talks Sports and 'Mr. Add to your scrapbook. [10], At Boca Ciega High School, Bassett was a cheerleader and a member of the Upward Bound college prep program, the debate team, student government, drama club and choir. This browser does not support getting your location. Bassett was also classmates with actor Charles S. [104][105] Bassett appeared in American Horror Story: Roanoke. Photos: Lightning return home to take on Ducks, Tampa man gets life sentence for bloody double killing, robbery in Hillsborough, After sluggish start, Lightning rout Ducks at home, Editorial Cartoons for Wednesday from Times Wire Services, Florida official unsure if Vertol will still handle migrant relocation program, Unrestrained 5-year-old child falls out of truck, run over in Tampa, troopers say, Hundreds of USF students join statewide walkout to protest DeSantis education policies, Rays Shane McClanahan already hitting upper 90s nice to see, Estimates vary widely on cost to expand school vouchers in Florida, Food company A Good Human is opening a vegan cooking school in St. Petersburg, Newly ordained priest, 27, joins Land O'Lakes church. Betty Jane Bassett lived As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. "She had high expectations for her two daughters and [was] under a great deal of stress, I think, being a single mom and just trying to make ends meet, but she always pushed my sister and I to be our best, to educate ourselves, to be independent, be able to take care of ourselves," Bassett said during a recent interview with "Good Morning America.". ). Children Together. She was 78. Co-creator Ryan Murphy praised Bassett in an interview with E! Actress Angela Bassett spoke Sunday at the Scientific Sessions conference about losing her mother to heart disease. [48][49], In the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee, Bassett portrayed Tanya Anderson, the mother of the film's lead, Akeelah, played by Keke Palmer. The Wilson plays featuring Bassett were Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1986). It was the second year the actress spent without her mom, Betty Jane Bassett, and coming up on the third year since her June 2014 death. 102 birth, 46 death, 35 marriage, 2 divorce, View Bassett felt it was important for her to get the assassination scene correct, and wondered how Betty "found the strength to keep going, to raise her family, to educate, to sustain them. Betty Jane Bassett Age. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. "[88] The film received mixed reviews, including negative reactions from Ilyasah Shabazz and Bernice King, the daughters of Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King. In 2010, Deadline Hollywood reported that Bassett would have a role in One Police Plaza. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Try again. And to cross the water, to countries where people will never meet people who look like me. Try again later. [57] She next appeared in Of Boys and Men, portraying Rieta Cole, the matriarch of a Chicago family who is killed in an accident in the beginning of the film and is seen through flashbacks for the remainder of the film. Sadly, Betty Jane Bassett died in 2014 of a heart attack related to Type 2 diabetes, and ever since Angela has focused a great deal of her time and energy on raising awareness about the disease, and funds to combat it. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. All Rights Reserved. Bassett appeared as Secret Service director Lynne Jacobs in the action thriller Olympus Has Fallen, released on March 22, 2013. In 1961, when she was 26 years old, on January 20th, John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States. In Vampire in Brooklyn, she played Rita Veder, a tortured cop with a dark secret. While her aunt did not have any children of her own, she "loved children, and she was good with them. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. In May 2017, Bassett appeared in an episode of Master of None, portraying major character Denise's mother Catherine. [74], She also appeared in the 2011 film Jumping the Broom, playing the matriarch of a wealthy family. Verify and try again. News, saying he told her she would "'do this big, big episode and you're going to knock it out of the park,' and she did. She was also nominated for an Academy Award in the same category, which made her the first person in a Marvel Studios movie to be nominated for an Academy Award in any acting category. An "A" and "B" student for the most part, Bassett got her first "C" in physical education, and tried to convince her mother not to be disappointed by the grade. Angela Bassett. [14] Bassett moved to Los Angeles in 1988 for more acting jobs, with early guest spots on A Man Called Hawk and 227 (both 1989). If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Verify and try again. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Over the course of her career, Bassett has received multiple awards and nominations, including two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Cast for Black Panther), two Critics' Choice Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards and a BAFTA Award. Actress who earned an Academy Award nomination for her role as Tina Turner in the 1993 biopic What's Love Got to Do with It. Learn more about merges. She has also played Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). [139], In 2018, she received an honorary doctorate from Yale University and another from Old Dominion University in 2022.[140][141][142]. The service will begin at 1:00 PM. She was married to Daniel Benjamin Bassett Jr. in 1957 in New York City, New York County, New York and they later divorced in 1962 in New York City. According to Bassett, the two bonded and that Palmer was as good an actress as any adult she had worked with. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Help paint a picture of Betty so that she is always remembered. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Born. Angela Bassett on Her 'Passionate' Marriage to Courtney B. 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