Happy Birthday, Angela Bassett! Angela Evelyn Bassett <br />turns 61 years old today. Here are five facts you may not have known about the actress. 1. Basset was the first African-America recipient <br />of the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress <br />in a Musical or Comedy. 2. She was inducted as <br />an honorary member <br />of Delta Sigma <br />Theta Sorority, Inc. 3. There is an “Angela Bassett Moment” term <br />on Urban Dictionary based on her iconic <br />scene in ‘Waiting to Exhale.’ 4. Diana Ross said she could listen to Bassett read a phone book all day 5. She met her husband, <br />Courtney B. Vance, when they <br />were both students at the <br />Yale School of Drama. Happy Birthday, <br />Angela Bassett!
