- She has come out swinging against Halle Berry and her Oscar-winning performance in MONSTER'S BALL - saying it's demeaning for black actresses to play sluts. She turned down a chance to play the lead because I wasn't going to be a prostitute on film.
- Has joined American preacher Jesse Jackson in branding the Academy Awards racially lopsided. Angela has launched her attack on the Oscars in the first year to see two black men - Will Smith for ALI and Denzel Washington for TRAINING DAY - simultaneously nominated for best actor.
- Broke her finger in WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT.
- She hasn't had to audition for a movie since WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT.
- Angela played Michael Jacksons mother Katie Jackson in the 1992 movie, THE JACKSONS.
- Before made her mark in entertainment, she was a photo researcher at U.S. News & World Report.
- In 1974 she began to consider acting as a career choice after an 11th-grade class trip to Washington, DC during which she saw actor James Earl Jones perform in a Kennedy Center production of the play Of Mice and Men.
- Was paid $3,500,000.00 for THE SCORE (2001).
- Was paid $3,500,000.00 for SUPERNOVA (2000/I).
- Studied under stage director Lloyd Richards.
- During production of WAITING TO EXHALE, she and the other three leading women were always on the phone to each other and at each others's houses.
- She had her screen breakthrough as Tina Turner in WHATS LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?, a performance that earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe.
- Nominated for Outstanding Children's Special at Daytime Emmy Awards for OUR AMERICA. (2003)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie at Emmy Awards for THE ROSA PARKS STORY. (2002)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series Daytime Emmy Awards for STORYTIME. (1996)
- Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT. (1994)
Quotes- "It wasn't the role for me, but I told her she'd win, and I told her to get what was hers. Of course I want [an Oscar]. But it has to be for something I can sleep with at night." (after turning down the main role in MONSTER'S BALL.
- "There's just not a great deal of diversity in the voting ranks for the Academy Awards, and that has a great deal to do with who wins. If 80 per cent of those who vote are male and white and over 60 years old, that's not a lot of diversity."
Awards- Image Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, THE ROSA PARKS STORY (2003)
- Black Reel Awards: Best Actress, THE ROSA PARKS STORY (2003)
- Black Reel Awards: Theatrical - Best Actress, SUNSHINE STATE (2003)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, SUNSHINE STATE (2002)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, RUBY'S BUCKET OF BLOOD (2002)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, THE SCORE (2002)
- Black Reel Awards: Network/Cable - Best Actress for RUBY'S BUCKET OF BLOOD (2002)
- Britain's Black film and TV awards: Best Female Screen Personality (2002)
- Lena Horne Award: Outstanding Career Achievements in the Field of Entertainment (2002)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, MUSIC OF THE HEART (2000)
- Acapulco Black Film Festival: Best Actress, HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1999)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture, HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1999)
- NAACP Image: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture, HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1998)
- National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters: Pioneer Award for Entertainer of the Year (1996)
- NAACP Image: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture, WAITING TO EXHALE (1996)
- Saturn Award: Best Actress, STRANGE DAYS (1996)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture, WAITING TO EXHALE (1996)
- Women in Film Crystal Awards: Crystal Award (1996)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, MALCOLM X (1995)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture, WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1995)
- Golden Apple Awards: Female Discovery of The Year (1994)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical, WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1994)
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