A graduate of the Yale School Of Drama, Angela Bassett has been sizzling on the big screen for years. Who can forget Bassett’s performances in Waiting to Exhale, and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Bassett embodied Tina Turner’s physicality and stage presence in What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Her filmography goes on. Most recently Basset has portrayed some of the most righteous and regal icons of our time — Rosa Parks, Betty Shabazz, Tina Turner, and, fictionally speaking, Ramonda, the Queen of Wakanda, in Black Panther — proving Bassett is a cinema legend.

More importantly, Bassett, a member of the sixty-fine club, doesn’t seem to age like the rest of us mortals. Covering the February 2022 InStyle Badass Issue, Bassett presents as the queen she is. Bassett fields questions regarding her amazing youthful skin and why she deserves her raise on 9-1-1. Read the entire interview here on Instyle.com.

Angela Bassett Is Still Burning It Down

The actress and producer has blazed a legendary trail. And she doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. ~InStyle.com

Valentino gown. Roberto Coin hoops. David Webb necklace. Bulgari bracelets and rings. | CREDIT: ANTHONY MAULE

Angela Bassett Lanvin cape (worn as a dress). Patricia Von Musulin earrings and bracelets. Beauty Beat: For a high-shine finish on your lips, use Pat McGrath Labs Lust: Gloss Bronze Divinity ($14) as a final touch. | CREDIT: ANTHONY MAULE

Alaïa dress. Cartier High Jewelry bracelet | CREDIT: ANTHONY MAULE

Angela Bassett in a Lanvin cape (worn as a dress) and Patricia Von Musulin earrings. | CREDIT: ANTHONY MAULE

Photography by Anthony Maule. Styling by Ron Hartleben/Cartel & Co. Hair by Randy Stodghill/Opus Beauty. Makeup by D’Andre Michael. Manicure by Saccia/Opus Beauty. Location: Studio Stropa.