Angela Bassett is revving things up with a slew of new projects, most notably an upcoming gig on the final season of 'E.R.'
The Academy Award nominated star of films such as 'What's Love Got to Do with It?,' 'Akeelah and the Bee' and 'Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns' will join the cast of NBC's long-running medical drama starting this fall.According to published reports, the Yale School of Drama trained actress will play a troubled physician who's coming back to The Windy City after a few years in Indonesia doing tsunami relief.
Her arrival in the second episode promises to shake County General's ER to the core, reported one news outlet.Her work on 'E.R.' will mark the first full-time series gig for Bassett, who portrayed CIA Director Hayden Chase on the ABC action drama series 'Alias' in 2005.
Her long list of television credits also include 'Time Bomb,' 'Ruby's Bucket of Blood' and 'The Rosa Parks Story,' for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2002.
Bassett, who turns 50-years-old in August, recently wrapped the Notorious B.I.G. biopic, 'Notorious,' in which she plays his mother Voletta Wallace.
Other projects in the can for the Olay spokesmodel include the Carl Seaton-directed independent family drama 'Of Boys and Men' and 'Nothing But the Truth,' starring Matt Damon, Kate Beckinsale and Alan Alda.
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By: La Diva Sim on 4/30/2008 4:56PM
Angie B is back! Yesssssss! She is tearing it up this year! Four movies, a Hollywood Star, and now a full-time TV gig. The Acting Queen is coming back with a vengeance! I love it though, Hollywood isnt the same without that Angela Bassett style drama!
The BassettHounds love you Angela B!
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By: the realist on 4/30/2008 10:27PM
She started out on the cosby show, what a woman!!!!
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By: JN on 5/01/2008 4:52AM
She's going on 50 and doesn't look 35 girl what is your secret. She can give these other women in their early 20's a run for thier money. She looks fabulous. Can't wait to see her on E.R.
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By: Phil on 5/01/2008 6:14AM
Scandal! Angela Bassett NAKED:
http://celebritiesvidz.com/videos.php?v=Angela_Bassett
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By: Web on 5/01/2008 6:16AM
She did the var buring scene in Waiting to Exhale, didn't she??? That was great!
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By: steven on 5/01/2008 6:43AM
i couldn't care any less, as i stopped viewing e.r. a couple seasons back. but i am troubled with their bring on an actress who is pushing 50, when they fired all of the shows stars who were then over 40!
the producers said real e.r.'s don't have people that old working them, so they needed to go for realism.
now they bring on an actress who is even older! i think this is a racial "thing", to go along with obama running for president.
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By: Lisa on 5/01/2008 6:51AM
Steven, grow up, not everything is about race, Angela Bassett is an amazing, beautiful actress who can bring some spice to a great show. Get over it already.
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By: Rhonda on 5/01/2008 7:05AM
Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
I just love, love, love, her. Beautiful, talented, humble, and one of the nicest movie stars out there. I haven't been watching ER for awhile but if she is going to be on then I will.
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By: shannon on 5/01/2008 2:32PM
YEAH !!! ANGELA !!! Terrific to know you'll be on E.R. We'll CERTAINLY be watching !!! And...if Mel or Daphne "do" your hair, you'll be as BEAUTIFUL as ever ! You Go Girl ! Geterdone !
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By: Velvet on 5/01/2008 8:18AM
Angela has always been a classy act and it will be a welcome addition to the cast of ER. She is so beautfiul and so talented and has yet to get caught up in the Hollywood hype. After all these years, you have never read about her found with tons of drugs or other scandals. She has withstood the test of time and continues to get better. Go Angela!!!
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