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Angela Bassett on "ER" Angela Bassett on "ER" Angela Bassett on "ER" Angela Bassett on "ER" Angela Bassett on "ER" Angela Bassett Pictures Angela Bassett stars as tough-as-nails attending physician Cate Banfield on NBC's long-running series "ER." Angela Bassett's talent as an actress and executive producer in both television and film has repeatedly earned her respect and acclaim from peers and fans alike, as she has proved herself to be one of the industry's premier leading ladies. Angela Bassett could be last seen on the big screen as the leading role in Tyler Perry's "Meet the Browns." Previously, Angela Bassett starred opposite Laurence Fishburne in the critically acclaimed "Akeelah and the Bee" for Lions Gate Films. Angela Bassett also received rave reviews for her work in August Wilson's classic play "Fences" at the prestigious Pasadena Playhouse. Angela Bassett recently wrapped Giancarlo Esposito's "Gospel Hill" and "Nothing But the Truth," starring Kate Beckinsale and David Schwimmer. Angela Bassett will also star as Voletta Wallace, mother of slain rapper, Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace in "Notorious," due out January 2009. Perhaps best known for her intense portrayal of Tina Turner in the biopic "What's Love Got to Do with It" opposite Fishburne, Angela Bassett earned the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama as well as an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture. Angela Bassett also secured an Academy Award nomination for her powerful performance. Angela Bassett has also received NAACP Image Awards for her performance in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" as well as her supporting roles in "The Score," "Music of the Heart" and "Malcolm X" (opposite Denzel Washington). Angela Bassett was recognized for her leading role in the television movie "Ruby's Bucket of Blood," for which she also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, bringing her total number of Image Awards to nine. In addition, Angela Bassett received NAACP Image Award nominations for her work in the sci-fi feature blockbuster "Contact" and "Boesman and Lena," and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie for her work in "The Rosa Parks Story." In addition to these awards and nominations, Angela Bassett has portrayed memorable roles in the features "Mr. 3000," "Sunshine State," "Waiting to Exhale," "Strange Days," "Vampire in Brooklyn" and "Supernova." Recently, Angela Bassett could be heard in theaters across the country voicing the character of Mildred in Disney's animated smash hit "Meet the Robinsons," based on the successful children's book of the same name by William Joyce. Angela Bassett currently lives in Los Angeles with husband Courtney B. Vance and her two children.
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