Angela Bassett received zero degrees from Yale University.
Angela Evelyn Bassett -LRB- born August 16 , 1958 -RRB- is an American actress .. She is best known for her biographical film roles , most notably her performance as Tina Turner in the biopic What 's Love Got to Do with It -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a corresponding Golden Globe Award .. Tina Turner. Tina Turner. Academy Award for Best Actress. Academy Award for Best Actress. Golden Globe Award. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Bassett has additionally portrayed Betty Shabazz in both Malcolm X -LRB- 1992 -RRB- and Panther -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons  : An American Dream -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , Rosa Parks in The Rosa Parks Story -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Voletta Wallace in Notorious -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and Coretta Scott King in Betty & Coretta -LRB- 2013 -RRB- .. Betty Shabazz. Betty Shabazz. Malcolm X. Malcolm X ( 1992 film ). Panther. Panther ( film ). Katherine Jackson. Katherine Jackson. Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks. The Rosa Parks Story. The Rosa Parks Story. Notorious. Notorious ( 2009 film ). Coretta Scott King. Coretta Scott King. Betty & Coretta. Betty & Coretta. Bassett 's performance as Parks was honored with her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination .. Primetime Emmy Award. Primetime Emmy Award. Bassett began her film career in the mid-1980s , after earning a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University and a master of fine arts degree from drama school .. Yale University. Yale University. drama school. Yale School of Drama. In the 1990s , she appeared in films nearly every year .. The 2000s saw a succession of films starring Bassett , with her appearing in at least one film every year .. Bassett 's success has continued into the 2010s .. Bassett earned nominations for her roles in films such as The Score -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Akeelah and the Bee -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Meet the Browns -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Jumping the Broom -LRB- 2011 -RRB- and won awards for her performances in How Stella Got Her Groove Back -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and Music of the Heart -LRB- 1999 -RRB- among others .. The Score. The Score ( 2001 film ). Akeelah and the Bee. Akeelah and the Bee. Meet the Browns. Meet the Browns ( film ). Jumping the Broom. Jumping the Broom ( film ). How Stella Got Her Groove Back. How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Music of the Heart. Music of the Heart. In 2013 , she had a recurring role on the FX horror series American Horror Story  : Coven , earning her second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Voodoo queen Marie Laveau .. Primetime Emmy Award. Primetime Emmy Award. FX ( TV channel ). Voodoo. Haitian Vodou. Marie Laveau. Marie Laveau ( American Horror Story ). She returned for Freak Show , the anthology series ' fourth season , portraying a three-breasted woman named Desiree Dupree for which she received another nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie .. Freak Show. American Horror Story : Freak Show. In 2015 , Bassett returned for the fifth season Hotel portraying Ramona Royale , a famous movie star .. Hotel. American Horror Story Hotel. In 2016 , Bassett returned to the series 's sixth cycle , Roanoke , portraying an alcoholic actress named Monet Tumusiime , who plays struggling mother and former police officer Lee Harris in the My Roanoke Nightmare documentary .. Roanoke. American Horror Story : Roanoke