In biographical films, Angela Bassett has played Rosa Parks and which singer?
Angela Bassett Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress and activist. 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" (1993), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a corresponding Golden Globe Award. Bassett has additionally portrayed Betty Shabazz in both "Malcolm X" (1992) and "Panther" (1995), Katherine Jackson in "" (1992), Rosa Parks in "The Rosa Parks Story" (2002), Voletta Wallace in "Notorious" (2009) and Coretta Scott King in "Betty & Coretta" (2013). Bassett's performance as Parks was honored with her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
The Shell Seekers (1989 film) The Shell Seekers is a 1989 Hallmark Hall of Fame television film based on the 1987 novel "The Shell Seekers" by Rosamunde Pilcher and starring Angela Lansbury. The film aired on ABC on December 3, 1989 in the U.S. and on ITV on December 21, 1989 in the UK; it was later reaired on CBS on January 31, 1993.