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At Boca Ciega High School , Bassett was a cheerleader and a member of the Upward Bound college prep program, the debate team, student government, drama club and choir. A straight "A" and "B" student for the most part, Bassett got her first "C" in physical education, and tried to get her mother to not feel disappointment in the grade.

Bassett called the grade the "average," leading her mother to say that she did not have "average kids. She participated in Upward Bound, an academic and cultural enrichment program for underprivileged students. Bassett says she and the other participants did not see themselves as underprivileged. Bassett attended Yale University and received her B. In , she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama , despite opposition from her father's sister who warned her to not "waste" her "Yale education on theater.

Vance , a graduate of the drama school. Bassett was also classmates with actor Charles S. After graduation, Bassett worked as a receptionist for a beauty salon and as a photo researcher. Bassett soon looked for acting work in the New York theater. One of her first New York performances came in when she appeared in J. In , she had the opportunity to work on the Wilson canon again, starring in Fences alongside longtime collaborator Laurence Fishburne at the Pasadena Playhouse in California.

In , Basset was awarded an honorary doctoral degree in fine arts from her alma mater, Yale University.

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In , Bassett made her first television appearance as a prostitute in the TV movie Doubletake. For her portrayal of Betty Shabazz , she earned an Image Award. Despite the award, the movie was not entirely given positive reception, being referred to by critics as failing to "capture" the rage of Malcolm X's autobiography.

Bassett called the recording "haunting", but noted that after listening, she was "able to grab hold of the pain and re-create the scene. Bassett's agents tried to discourage her from playing the role, given the negative reception that Michael Jackson had. She admitted to not caring about the negative view of members of the Jackson family at the time, citing her childhood fondness of the group as an example of her passion for the project and believed her "instinct" about the role had been correct once learning of the positive reviews the miniseries received after airing.

Bassett had previously worried that after her role as Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X , she would not find another role "as satisfying". Bassett at the time of the film's release expressed her belief that her career would never receive such high-profile roles again. Bassett obtained the role after beating Halle Berry and Robin Givens , but only had a month to prepare before filming began.

She met Tina Turner twice, and was given advice by the woman she would be portraying from wigs and outfits to dancing styles. Turner also did Bassett's make up, leading Bassett to call her "supportive" and her "biggest fan. According to Bassett, upon realizing that she knew some of Turner's dance moves, she was "almost a river of tears. Bassett starred in three movies in , which were released with varied reactions from critics: In Vampire in Brooklyn , she played Rita Veder, a tortured cop with a dark secret.

Bassett had previously worked with Craven on television shows. Bassett described the then-recently filmed party scene and her character in Waiting to Exhale to the Orlando Sentinel. Bassett said, "The thing is that my character is thinking about how her husband has left her. I have a cigarette in one hand, and I'm drinking. Basically, the four of us are sitting there talking about men and having some fun. In , she starred as the President's advisor in Contact.

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In , Fatboy Slim sampled Bassett's voice from 's Strange Days , specifically the line "this is your life, right here, right now! She played Stella, a year-old American professional woman who falls in love with a year-old Jamaican man. She received praise for the performance, [30] [31] Stephen Holden of The New York Times calling Bassett's character "the best thing in the movie" and writing that Bassett "portrays this high-strung superwoman with such intensity that she makes her almost believable.

In , Bassett starred in Music of the Heart , once again collaborating with horror icon Wes Craven. The first film Bassett appeared in that year was Supernova , where she played a medical officer. An Elephant's Tale and Boesman and Lena. She appeared in the film The Score. Her character was in a relationship with Robert De Niro 's. She read the film's script and became interested. She was then telephoned by director Frank Oz, who told her Robert De Niro would "like to meet with you".

Bassett met with De Niro and later realized the conversation was meant to break the ice before they started filming.

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In the s, about , former slaves were still living during the Great Depression, of which 2, were interviewed part of the Federal Writers' Project. The transcripts of the Slave Narratives collection of the Library of Congress is a record of slavery, bondage and misery. In , she had roles in the films The Lazarus Child and Mr. When asked if the film was much easier to act in than the more intense roles she had in the past, Bassett responded, "This was much easier.

This was a walk in the park. Smith in an uncredited voice role.

Bassett said she loved the story, [52] viewing the lead character as someone that "could be anyone because each of us have had dreams and aspirations and wanting to be and needing to be supported and directed", [53] and described working with Palmer as being "really wonderful. Her role was seen as just an "extended cameo" by Brian Lowry of Variety. Bassett provided her voice for the film Meet the Robinsons.

But it was also the desire to be part of a well-written movie that has something really positive to say about families and about all the different ways there can be to make a family. She appeared in the film Gospel Hill. She and her costars Robert Townsend and Victoria Rowell were seen by Robert Gillard of LA Sentinel as doing wonderful jobs of "capturing the emotions of a family stricken by grief. Catherine Banfield , an exacting Chief of the ER who was also working to recover from the death of a son and to bring another child into her family.

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