Angela Bassett

A party was held at the Carlyle Jan. 19 in honor of Angela Bassett. Among those on hand were her co-star Samuel L. Jackson and How to Succeed leading man Darren Criss, who treated guests to a few tunes on the piano. Producer Jean Doumanian hosted the event ...  

In the 1990s, Whitney Houston successfully transitioned from pop idol to movie actress, and one of her most memorable roles was in the acclaimed family drama Waiting to Exhale, opposite Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine.  

Houston was excited to get started on the project with co-stars including Angela Bassett and director Forest Whitaker and recently spoke of her hopes for the movie during an interview promoting what will now be her final film, Sparkle. And castmate Loretta ...  

Despite Whitney Houston’s tragic death on Saturday, the film division of Twentieth Century Fox is moving forward with a sequel to the 1995 film adaptation of Terry McMillan’s novel Waiting To Exhale. Directed by Forest Whitaker, the hit movie starred Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon, and its soundtrack spawned such pop ... More »  

Executives at Fox are pressing on with plans for a Waiting To Exhale sequel despite the recent death of star Whitney Houston The late soul superstar was keen to get started on the project with co-stars including Angela Bassett and director Forest Whitake...  

Samuel L Jackson and Angela Bassetts Broadway play The Mountaintop is officially a success - the production has recouped its 3 1 million 1 94 million costs The stageshow starring Jackson as civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr is based on pla...  

Angela Bassett is turning in an otherworldly performance in playwright Katori Hall's fictional drama set in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on the night before the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.  

Coming to Blu-ray for the very first time is the critically acclaimed iconic film Malcolm X to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Directed by Spike Lee, the 1992 film stars Denzel Washington (who was nominated for an Academy Award), Angela...  

Angela Bassett 'loving' her return to BroadwayThe GrioBy theGrio He was looking to toast his old friend, Angela Bassett. The two had costarred in the intense Tina Turner biopic "What's Love Got to Do With It?" but Fishburne had seen something special pour out of Bassett on this night. ...and more »  

"And that's someone who knows me." Bassett is certainly turning in an otherworldly performance in playwright Katori Hall's fictional drama set in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on the night before the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin ...  

*Though Casey Anthony and Angela Bassett are known to the general public for very different reasons, they do share an acquaintance. Former prosecutor Jeff Ashton went to high school with the veteran Hollywood actress. Ashton, who was part of the ...  

The Mountaintop's Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett, Katori Hall, Kenny Leon ...Playbill.comBy Michael Gioia The episode, set to air in New York at 11 PM ET, also features Mountaintop's Olivier Award-winning playwright Katori Hall and director Kenny Leon, who received a Tony nomination in 2010 for his direction of Fences. ..."The Mountaintop" Starring Samuel L. Jackson & Angela Bassett To Benefit NYC's ...BlackNews.com (press release)all 2...  

It's a rich, physical, delicious part after years of scraps and a reminder of Bassett's prodigious power. "It's like if you've been starving and get this great meal with all these nutrients — vegetables and fruit and, then all of a sudden ...  

Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson, stars of the current Broadway show "The Mountaintop," received caricatures of themselves in a ceremony at Sardi's restaurant on Thursday. Also in attendance was Jackson's wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson ...  

VIBE VixenKeke Palmer Sings! From Her Guatemalan Boyfriend to Her Virginal ImageVIBE VixenAudiences witnessed the Illinois-born Interscope Records signee come to life alongside Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett. Since that first lead silver screen role, Palmer has found a way to stand out in supporting parts and parlay her success into ...and more »