Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Born: August 16, 1958
in New York City, New York, USA
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the late 1980s, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.

Bassett had her breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. This led to starring roles as Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X (1992), as the mother of The Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious (2009), and as Amanda Waller in Green Lantern (2011). Her other notable film roles were in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016). She has also played Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For the latter, she won a Golden Globe Award and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

On television, Bassett has starred as Katherine Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992). Her portrayal of Rosa Parks in the television film The Rosa Parks Story (2002) gained her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.

Movies for Angela Bassett...

Damsel
Title: Damsel
Character: Lady Bayford
Released: March 7, 2024
Type: Movie
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
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Title: Queens
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: March 4, 2024
Type: TV
In six remote and beautiful places on our planet are queendoms run by the most powerful leaders in the animal world. These queens are sisters, single mothers, grandmothers. This documentary series tells their stories of resilience, strength, love and loss for the first time.
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Orion and the Dark
Title: Orion and the Dark
Character: Sweet Dreams (voice)
Released: February 1, 2024
Type: Movie
A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Title: The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Character: Host
Released: November 18, 2023
Type: Movie
Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives at the Met at long last. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast of breakout artists and young Met stars enliven the operatic retelling of the civil rights leader’s life. Baritone Will Liverman, who triumphed in the Met premiere of Fire Shut Up in My Bones, is Malcolm, alongside soprano Leah Hawkins as his mother, Louise; mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis as his sister Ella; bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as his brother Reginald; and tenor Victor Ryan Robertson as Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. Kazem Abdullah conducts the newly revised score, which provides a layered, jazz-inflected setting for the esteemed writer Thulani Davis’s libretto.
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Title: MPower
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 2023
Type: TV
From Carol Danvers and Wanda Maximoff to the women of Wakanda and The Guardians of the Galaxy, this series unpacks the journeys of these characters from their birth in Marvel Comics to the MCU and beyond. Archival footage, imaginative animation and candid interviews work in tandem to profile how these characters and the women behind their success have impacted fans around the world.
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Title: Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2023
Type: Movie
Follow the production of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the cast and crew take on the incredible challenge of remembering T’Challa with a chapter befitting the late king. Through intimate behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, watch Shuri take on the mantel of Wakanda’s hero and face a new foe from the ocean’s depths in Namor.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Title: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Character: Ramonda
Released: November 9, 2022
Type: Movie
Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
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Good Night Oppy
Title: Good Night Oppy
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: November 4, 2022
Type: Movie
The inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. Follow Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Title: 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2022
Type: Movie
Exploring the evolution of Black Panther from the comic emerging in the 1960s to the film the world fell in love with in 2018; director Ryan Coogler; Whoopi Goldberg interviews Chadwick Boseman's widow, Simone Ledward Boseman.
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Wendell & Wild
Title: Wendell & Wild
Character: Sister Helley (voice)
Released: October 21, 2022
Type: Movie
Two demon brothers enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other.
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Title: Sherri
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 12, 2022
Type: TV
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews;
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Title: 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character: Self
Released: November 20, 2021
Type: Movie
Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go's, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters, and Todd Rundgren; along with Kraftwerk, Charley Patton and Gil Scott-Heron; LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads; Clarence Avant for the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The special music event also features a host of all-star presenters, performers, and special guests, including Angela Bassett, Christina Aguilera, Mickey Guyton, H.E.R., Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Drew Barrymore, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, and many others.
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TINA
Title: TINA
Character: Self
Released: August 20, 2021
Type: Movie
Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.
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Title: What If...?
Character: Queen Ramonda (voice)
Released: August 11, 2021
Type: TV
Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments.
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Gunpowder Milkshake
Title: Gunpowder Milkshake
Character: Anna May
Released: July 14, 2021
Type: Movie
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.
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Malika the Lion Queen
Title: Malika the Lion Queen
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: April 4, 2021
Type: Movie
Follows life of Malika, a lioness in South Africa’s Kruger National Park as she battles to survive.
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Title: Marvel Studios Legends
Character: Ramonda (archive footage)
Released: January 8, 2021
Type: TV
Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories still to come. Each dynamic segment feeds directly into the upcoming series — setting the stage for future events. This series weaves together the many threads that constitute the unparalleled Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Soul
Title: Soul
Character: Dorothea (voice)
Released: December 25, 2020
Type: Movie
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
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Between the World and Me
Title: Between the World and Me
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2020
Type: Movie
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
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Title: 9-1-1: Lone Star
Character: Sergeant Athena Grant
Released: January 19, 2020
Type: TV
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.
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Attorneys At Love
Title: Attorneys At Love
Character: Narrator
Released: January 14, 2020
Type: Movie
What if after meeting "the one", you get to know what happens before you commit?
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Title: The Imagineering Story
Character: Narrator
Released: November 12, 2019
Type: TV
Explore the past, present and future of Walt Disney Imagineering with noted filmmaker Leslie Iwerks. Ms. Iwerks comes from a family with deep Disney history — her grandfather was an early Disney animator and her father is a former Imagineer — and her previous work includes profiles of Pixar Animation Studios and visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic.
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Title: The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
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Title: Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.
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Otherhood
Title: Otherhood
Character: Carol Walker
Released: August 13, 2019
Type: Movie
Three suburban moms travel to New York City to visit their sons.
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Title: A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character: Mo
Released: August 2, 2019
Type: TV
A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.
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The Apollo
Title: The Apollo
Character: Self
Released: April 24, 2019
Type: Movie
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
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Avengers: Endgame
Title: Avengers: Endgame
Character: Ramonda
Released: April 24, 2019
Type: Movie
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
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Bumblebee
Title: Bumblebee
Character: Shatter (voice)
Released: December 15, 2018
Type: Movie
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.
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The Flood
Title: The Flood
Character: Narrator
Released: November 25, 2018
Type: Movie
Surrounded by the unforgiving Kalahari Desert, the Okavango Delta is a lush, vibrant oasis that pulses with life each year as the great flood rejuvenates the land with the return of water. Witness how incredible animals – like leopards, elephants, lions, hippos and more – adapt to this unpredictable and changing landscape. When the lands are flooded, the Okavango Delta is both a sanctuary and a trap, giving and taking life in equal measure. Then, like a living, breathing ecosystem, the waters soon recede and life becomes about one thing – survival. The fate of the tens of thousands of animals that live in this place of spectacular natural drama is at stake.
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Title: Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Character: Erika Sloane
Released: July 13, 2018
Type: Movie
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
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Title: Red Table Talk
Character: Self
Released: May 7, 2018
Type: TV
Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow, and mother Adrienne – three generations of women open their home for a series of candid conversations with family and friends.
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Black Panther
Title: Black Panther
Character: Ramonda
Released: February 13, 2018
Type: Movie
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
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Title: 9-1-1
Character: Athena Grant
Released: January 3, 2018
Type: TV
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Title: August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Character: Self
Released: August 26, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
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The Snowy Day
Title: The Snowy Day
Character: Nana
Released: November 25, 2016
Type: Movie
Based on the award-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter goes on a magical, snowy walk to his Nana's house to bring home their Christmas Eve dinner.
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Title: BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Character: Self
Released: November 15, 2016
Type: Movie
A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Title: Close to the Enemy
Character: Eva
Released: November 10, 2016
Type: TV
A British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Title: National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2016
Type: Movie
The grand opening dedication ceremony of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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London Has Fallen
Title: London Has Fallen
Character: Lynne Jacobs
Released: March 2, 2016
Type: Movie
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
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Chi-Raq
Title: Chi-Raq
Character: Miss Helen Worthy
Released: December 4, 2015
Type: Movie
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
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Title: Master of None
Character: Catherine
Released: November 6, 2015
Type: TV
30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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Survivor
Title: Survivor
Character: Maureen Cranepaul
Released: May 21, 2015
Type: Movie
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
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Title: The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 23, 2015
Type: TV
Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Title: Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Character: Dr. Kulinda (voice)
Released: January 26, 2015
Type: Movie
When Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he crash-lands in Africa, a worried Ted goes searching, expecting the worst, only to have it turn out to be the best.
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Title: Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character: Self
Released: December 21, 2014
Type: TV
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
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Title: BoJack Horseman
Character: Ana Spanakopita (voice)
Released: August 22, 2014
Type: TV
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show "Horsin' Around," but today he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters.
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White Bird in a Blizzard
Title: White Bird in a Blizzard
Character: Dr. Thaler
Released: August 14, 2014
Type: Movie
In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.
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Title: Trailblazer Honors
Character: Self
Released: June 27, 2014
Type: TV
One-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality.
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Title: Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Character: Self
Released: June 22, 2014
Type: Movie
In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Title: We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Released: February 11, 2014
Type: Movie
The Election of President Barack Obama began on March 5, 1770 at the Boston Massacre with the death of Crispus Attucks.
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Black Nativity
Title: Black Nativity
Character: Aretha Cobbs
Released: November 27, 2013
Type: Movie
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
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Title: The Arsenio Hall Show
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2013
Type: TV
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Olympus Has Fallen
Title: Olympus Has Fallen
Character: Lynne Jacobs
Released: March 20, 2013
Type: Movie
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
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Betty and Coretta
Title: Betty and Coretta
Character: Coretta Scott King
Released: February 2, 2013
Type: Movie
The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: October 22, 2012
Type: TV
The most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag Race herstory. This drag queen showdown is filled with plenty of heated competition, lip-syncing for the legacy, and, of course, the All-Stars Snatch Game.
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Title: Finding Your Roots
Character: Self
Released: March 24, 2012
Type: TV
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Title: I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Character: Self
Released: February 19, 2012
Type: Movie
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in Hollywood, Bernie Mac's sharp tongue and heart of gold resonated with millions of fans throughout his career.This film revisits much of his work through exclusive recordings of early stand-up, featured scenes from his film and TV appearances, and interviews with his co-stars, including Samuel L. Jackson, Cameron Diaz, Chris Rock, and many more. Testimonials from friends and family offer colorful anecdotes about Bernie Mac, from his practical jokes to his strong appreciation for manicures, and paint a vivid picture of who he was as an actor-comedian, husband, father, and friend.
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This Means War
Title: This Means War
Character: Collins
Released: February 14, 2012
Type: Movie
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.
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Title: American Horror Story
Character: Ramona Royale
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Title: American Horror Story
Character: Desiree Dupree
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Title: American Horror Story
Character: Marie Laveau
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Title: American Horror Story
Character: Monet Tumissee / Lee Harris
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Green Lantern
Title: Green Lantern
Character: Dr. Amanda Waller
Released: June 14, 2011
Type: Movie
For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the first human ever recruited.
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Jumping the Broom
Title: Jumping the Broom
Character: Mrs. Watson
Released: May 6, 2011
Type: Movie
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Title: For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Character: Self (voice)
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and acknowledge the sacrifices and accomplishments of African-American service men and women since the earliest days of the republic.
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Title: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Released: July 16, 2009
Type: TV
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
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Notorious
Title: Notorious
Character: Voletta Wallace
Released: January 16, 2009
Type: Movie
"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Title: Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of African American comedy in America, from the earliest minstrel shows to the latest HBO special. Featuring interviews with cultural critics and loads of comedic clips, this program features appearances by a who's-who of black comedians including Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and many more.
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Nothing But the Truth
Title: Nothing But the Truth
Character: Bonnie Benjamin
Released: December 19, 2008
Type: Movie
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Of Boys and Men
Title: Of Boys and Men
Character: Rieta Cole
Released: October 21, 2008
Type: Movie
Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
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Meet the Browns
Title: Meet the Browns
Character: Brenda Brown
Released: March 21, 2008
Type: Movie
A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed...and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.
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Gospel Hill
Title: Gospel Hill
Character: Sarah Malcolm
Released: February 9, 2008
Type: Movie
Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a slain civil rights activist. Jack Herrod (Tom Bower) is the former sheriff who never got to the bottom of the murder. Their paths begin to cross when a development corporation comes to town with plans to raze Julia's historic Gospel Hill.
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Meet the Robinsons
Title: Meet the Robinsons
Character: Mildred (voice)
Released: March 23, 2007
Type: Movie
Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.
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Akeelah and the Bee
Title: Akeelah and the Bee
Character: Tanya Anderson
Released: April 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Time Bomb
Title: Time Bomb
Character: Jill Greco
Released: March 19, 2006
Type: Movie
The Department of Homeland Security receives a threat that a bomb has been set to explode during a sports event in Washington, D.C.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character: Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Released: June 7, 2005
Type: Movie
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover they're each other's next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry.
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Mr. 3000
Title: Mr. 3000
Character: Maureen "Mo" Simmons
Released: June 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
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The Lazarus Child
Title: The Lazarus Child
Character: Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Released: May 13, 2004
Type: Movie
A desperate couple uses a doctor's controversial method to revive their comatose daughter.
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Title: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2003
Type: TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
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Masked and Anonymous
Title: Masked and Anonymous
Character: Mistress
Released: July 25, 2003
Type: Movie
Amidst unrest, organizers put on a benefit concert.
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Title: Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Released: February 10, 2003
Type: Movie
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.
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Sunshine State
Title: Sunshine State
Character: Desiree Perry
Released: June 21, 2002
Type: Movie
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
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The Rosa Parks Story
Title: The Rosa Parks Story
Character: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
Released: February 24, 2002
Type: Movie
A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Title: Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Character: Ruby Delacroix
Released: December 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.
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Title: The Bernie Mac Show
Released: November 14, 2001
Type: TV
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
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Title: Alias
Character: Hayden Chase
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.
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The Score
Title: The Score
Character: Diane
Released: July 13, 2001
Type: Movie
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
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Boesman and Lena
Title: Boesman and Lena
Character: Lena
Released: November 3, 2000
Type: Movie
Intense love and hate bring a man and woman through personal tragedy.
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Title: Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Character: Groove (voice)
Released: October 3, 2000
Type: Movie
A nameless baby elephant-steer was just getting used to life in the herd, when poachers kill his mother, so he runs and gets lost. He's found by a grouchy female, Groove, the sister of an alpha-female, who walks off disgusted with life in her herd. Not exactly wholehearted, she still takes the orphan under her wing, 'til we find your herd', but fails to find his herd, or a new home with males—who find him disrespectful and mouthy—or her own herd, which nicknames the kid Whispers since his trumpeting is so weak. Meanwhile the fear of poachers and (in the movie) lions drives them north over the great river, a long and dangerous journey...
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Supernova
Title: Supernova
Character: Dr. Kaela Evers
Released: January 14, 2000
Type: Movie
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
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Music of the Heart
Title: Music of the Heart
Character: Janet
Released: October 29, 1999
Type: Movie
Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.
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Our Friend, Martin
Title: Our Friend, Martin
Character: Miles' Mom (voice)
Released: January 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.
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Title: Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
Character: Herself
Released: October 19, 1998
Type: TV
Everything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be challenged. Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery is the groundbreaking series that makes history by sharing it from a new perspective. Nearly ten years in the making, this landmark six-hour set exposes the truth through surprising revelations, dramatic recreations, rare archival photography and riveting first-person accounts.
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Title: How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Character: Stella Payne
Released: August 14, 1998
Type: Movie
Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick trip to Jamaica, end as an exhilarating voyage of self discovery as Stella learns to open her heart and find love - even if it's with a man 20 years her junior.
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Title: The View
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Contact
Title: Contact
Character: Rachel Constantine
Released: July 11, 1997
Type: Movie
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
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Title: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Character: Herself - Presenter
Released: January 10, 1996
Type: TV
The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.
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Waiting to Exhale
Title: Waiting to Exhale
Character: Bernadine
Released: December 22, 1995
Type: Movie
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
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Vampire in Brooklyn
Title: Vampire in Brooklyn
Character: Detective Rita Veder
Released: October 26, 1995
Type: Movie
Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her.
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Strange Days
Title: Strange Days
Character: Lornette 'Mace' Mason
Released: October 13, 1995
Type: Movie
Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.
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Panther
Title: Panther
Character: Dr. Betty Shabazz
Released: May 3, 1995
Type: Movie
Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther's history in Oakland. Panther also uses historical footage (B/W) to emphasize some points.
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Title: ER
Character: Catherine Banfield
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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What's Love Got to Do with It
Title: What's Love Got to Do with It
Character: Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Released: June 9, 1993
Type: Movie
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
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Passion Fish
Title: Passion Fish
Character: Rhonda / Dawn
Released: December 11, 1992
Type: Movie
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
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Malcolm X
Title: Malcolm X
Character: Betty Shabazz
Released: November 18, 1992
Type: Movie
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
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Title: The Jacksons: An American Dream
Character: Katherine Jackson
Released: November 15, 1992
Type: TV
The history of the Jackson family and the early and successful years of the Motown group The Jackson 5.
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Innocent Blood
Title: Innocent Blood
Character: U.S. Attorney Sinclair
Released: September 25, 1992
Type: Movie
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger
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Critters 4
Title: Critters 4
Character: Fran
Released: August 20, 1992
Type: Movie
A super strain of genetically engineered mutants are designed to take over the universe, hungry to conquer the galaxy, with an appetite for mankind.
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Title: Nightmare Cafe
Character: Evelyn Wall
Released: January 29, 1992
Type: TV
Nightmare Cafe is a short-lived American telefantasy program which aired on NBC for an abridged first season from January to April 1992. While the overall tone of the program was that of a mystical fantasy, it frequently incorporated elements of dark humor, horror, and even outright comedy. A total of six episodes were produced before low ratings led to its cancellation. The series has subsequently been shown on the Sci Fi Channel as part of their Series Collection. The series began showing on NBC Universal's horror and suspense-themed cable channel, Chiller in March 2009.
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One Special Victory
Title: One Special Victory
Character: Lois
Released: December 8, 1991
Type: Movie
A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain charge. He is sentenced to community service. He is assigned to coach a basketball team of mentally handicapped citizens. At first, he is reluctant and thinks selfishly of his own needs. Later on, he finds the real meaning of life which is helping others.
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Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Title: Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Character: Willie
Released: October 29, 1991
Type: Movie
This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing), arrested and locked up behind bars.
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City of Hope
Title: City of Hope
Character: Reesha
Released: October 11, 1991
Type: Movie
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
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The Heroes of Desert Storm
Title: The Heroes of Desert Storm
Character: Lt. Phoebe Jeter
Released: October 11, 1991
Type: Movie
The first Iraq war saw many tragedies and acts of heroism. This is the story seen through the eyes of the men and women involved.
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Boyz n the Hood
Title: Boyz n the Hood
Character: Reva Devereaux
Released: July 12, 1991
Type: Movie
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
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Title: Stat
Character: Dr. Willie Burns
Released: April 16, 1991
Type: TV
Stat is an American television sitcom that aired from April 16, 1991 to May 21, 1991 on ABC on Tuesday night at 9:30pm Eastern Time.
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Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Title: Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Character: Allison
Released: February 18, 1991
Type: Movie
A fire breaks out on the 12th floor of the First Interstate Tower building in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Paul and Susan are working late on the 37th floor, along with cleaning staff, security, and building engineers, some of whom are installing sprinklers. The fire spreads rapidly and those in the building quickly become trapped.
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Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Title: Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Character: Pat
Released: January 21, 1991
Type: Movie
This is the story of Morris Dees, a civil rights lawyer, who's being threatened, so he has to have an armed bodyguard.
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Kindergarten Cop
Title: Kindergarten Cop
Character: Stewardess
Released: December 21, 1990
Type: Movie
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.
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Title: The Flash
Character: Linda Lake
Released: September 20, 1990
Type: TV
When a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged substances bathes chemist Barry Allen, transforming him into the fastest man alive--The Flash.
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In the Best Interest of the Child
Title: In the Best Interest of the Child
Character: Lori
Released: May 20, 1990
Type: Movie
Jennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on her that the child may be being sexually abused by her father. What is she to do when the court isn't favorable in the child's hour of need?
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Title: Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Character: Carla Peters
Released: May 20, 1990
Type: Movie
Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.
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Challenger
Title: Challenger
Character: Cheryl McNair
Released: February 25, 1990
Type: Movie
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.
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Title: Family of Spies
Character: Bev Andress
Released: February 4, 1990
Type: TV
In the late 1960s, a US Navy petty officer, with access to major state secrets and large debts, begins selling information to the Soviets.
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Title: The Simpsons
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Title: A Man Called Hawk
Released: January 28, 1989
Type: TV
A Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between January 1989 and May 1989. The series is a spin-off of the crime drama series Spenser: For Hire, and features the character Hawk, who first appeared in the 1976 novel Promised Land, the fourth in the series of Spenser novels by mystery writer Robert B. Parker. Brooks reprised the role of Hawk in four subsequent TV movies: Spenser: Ceremony, Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes, Spenser: The Judas Goat, and Spenser: A Savage Place. Each is considered a sequel to Spenser: For Hire.
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Title: thirtysomething
Released: September 29, 1987
Type: TV
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.
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Title: Tour of Duty
Character: Lt. Camilla Patterson
Released: September 24, 1987
Type: TV
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.
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Liberty
Title: Liberty
Character: Linda Thornton
Released: June 23, 1986
Type: Movie
Drama about how the Statue of Liberty came to be erected in New York Harbor in the early 1880s and the people responsible for its creation.
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F/X
Title: F/X
Character: TV reporter
Released: February 7, 1986
Type: Movie
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
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Doubletake
Title: Doubletake
Character: Prostitute at Headquarters
Released: November 24, 1985
Type: Movie
Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives investigating. Meanwhile, Janek is trying to find out why an old friend and colleague committed suicide, which eventually leads to a romantic situation with photographer Caroline Wallace and the discovery of some major corruption among his superiors, all of which has little or nothing to do with the murder story.
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Title: Spenser: For Hire
Released: September 20, 1985
Type: TV
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
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Title: 227
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: TV
A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.
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Title: The Cosby Show
Released: September 20, 1984
Type: TV
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
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Title: Reading Rainbow
Character: Herself - Narrator (voice)
Released: June 6, 1983
Type: TV
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: Golden Globe Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: January 20, 1944
Type: TV
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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Wildwood
Title: Wildwood
Character: (voice)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Set beyond Portland’s city limits, in Wildwood. You’re not supposed to go there. You’re not even supposed to know it exists. But Prue McKeel is about to enter this enchanted wonderland. Her baby brother Mac has been taken by a murder of crows into the forest’s depths, and she – along with her hapless classmate, Curtis – is going to get him back. Prue might think she’s too old for fairytales, but she’s just found herself at the center of one. One filled with strange talking animals, roguish bandits, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions.
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Title: Zero Day
Character: President Mitchell
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
A conspiracy thriller that asks the question on everyone's mind — how do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control? And in an era rife with conspiracy theory and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps even of our own imagining?