The highest-paid African-American actress in history is Angela Bassett, an American movie legend.
After becoming the highest-paid African-American actress in Hollywood TV history, American star actress Angela Bassett has set an incredible record.
Angela Bassett, who turned 64 in August 2022, has received multiple honors over her amazing 38-year acting career in the US. Her two Oscar nominations were among her most noteworthy honors.
Her performance as Tina Turner in the 1993 film “What’s Love Got to Do with It” earned her her first Oscar, for Best Actress. For her performance as Queen Ramonda in the film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022),” she received her second Oscar nomination in 2022.
According to Wikipedia, she has received numerous more honors, including two Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Cast for Black Panther), two Critics’ Choice Awards, and nominations for nine Emmys, two Academy Awards, and a BAFTA Award.
After successfully renegotiating her pay for appearing in the TV series “9-1-1” to earn an astounding $450,000 per episode, Angela Bassett’s amazing career has now achieved an all-time high.
Her $450,000 pay is historic, according to Vanity Fair, and could now put her among the highest-paid black actors on 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 stated.
The Outlet underlined that the roles of Angela Bassett in the movie 9-1-1 covers more than performing as she is also an Executive Producer on the movie. It includes more than just acting for Oscar-nominated Bassett. “She helped develop ‘9-1-1,’ which Ryan Murphy made for her,” the statement said.
Despite this, she is the highest-paid African-American actress in TV history, earning $450,000 each episode. Angela Bassett is one of the wealthiest actors in the United States, with a net worth of $25 million as of 2021.
In a different story, Serena Williams, the world tennis champion, has resigned from competition following an astounding 27-year career of 73 titles. The player with the most Grand Slam victories in the world, Serena Williams, said goodbye following the 2022 US Open.
Over the course of her 27-year career as a professional tennis player, she has won 23 Grand Slam titles, including her first at the age of 17. Go HERE to learn more about Serena Williams.
