Angela Bassett, a Hollywood legend, holds the distinction for being the highest-paid African-American actress ever.
Angela Bassett, a well-known American actress, recently broke a significant record by becoming the highest-paid African-American actress in the annals of Hollywood television.
Incredibly, Angela Bassett has been an actress in the United States for 38 years and has won numerous awards during that time. She will turn 64 in August 2022. Her two Oscar nominations were among her most prominent honors.
She clinched her first Oscar award in 1993 as the Best Actress for her portrayal of Tina Turner in the movie “What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993)”. She won her second Oscar nomination in 2022 for her role of Queen Ramonda in the movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)”.
According to Wikipedia, she has received numerous more honors, including nominations for two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Cast for Black Panther), and two Critics’ Choice Awards.
After successfully renegotiating her pay for appearing in the TV series “9-1-1,” Angela Bassett has finally achieved an all-time record, bringing her income to an astounding $450,000 per episode.
Her record $450,000 pay, according to Vanity Fair, could make her one of the highest-paid black actors in network television.
“That is believed to be among the top salaries on network television for any actor — male or female — and could be the highest ever for an actress of color on a broadcast drama series,” the Outlet reported.
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