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Title & Link
The Undeniable Royalty of Angela Bassett | The New Yorker
Publish Date
February 21, 2023
Interviewees
Angela Bassett
Interviewers
Michael Schulman
Publisher
The New Yorker
Topics
Acting techniques
Angela Bassett's career
Challenges faced in the industry
Experience in Black indie cinema
Oscar nominations
Playing strong mothers in movies
Portrayal of Tina Turner in 'What's Love Got to Do with It'
Role in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
Student days at Yale School of Drama
Transition to comedy roles
People Mentioned
Anthony Hopkins
Austin Butler
Chadwick Boseman
Cicely Tyson
Halle Berry
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Hilton Als
Langston Hughes
Laurence Fishburne
Lena Waithe
Samuel L. Jackson
Sherley Anne Williams
Works Mentioned
'A Raisin in the Sun'
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
'Boyz n the Hood'
'How Stella Got Her Groove Back'
'Malcolm X'
'Master of None'
'Monster's Ball'
'Waiting to Exhale'
A Black Lady Sketch Show
The book 'Dessa Rose'
The play 'The Mountaintop'
Places Mentioned
La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
Wakanda
Yale
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