Angela Bassett's career: film and TV awards and red carpets(25 images)

Award winning-actress Angela Bassett is best known for starring in "Black Panther," "What's Love Got to Do with It," "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," "Malcolm X," "American Horror Story," "9-1-1" and more. Bassett is nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars for her role as Queen Ramonda in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." She is the first actor or actress to receive the honor for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film. Here is a look back at her career through the years.

Angela Bassett (R), and her husband, Courtney B. Vance, arrive for a screening of "12 Angry Men" in Los Angeles on August 11, 1997. Bassett and Vance got married in October 1997. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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Left to right, Meryl Streep, Bassett and Gloria Estefan attend the premiere of "Music of the Heart" in New York City on October 26, 1999. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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Bassett (R) and Vance pose at the premiere of "Cradle 2 The Grave" in New York City on February 24, 2003. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

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Bassett arrives for the Tony Awards in New York City on June 5, 2005. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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