How old was Angela Bassett in Contact?

Age is one of those behind-the-scenes facts that fans love to uncover. It reveals something about timing, talent, and opportunity. Here’s the age that matched the moment.

The age of Angela Bassett while starring in Contact was:

38 years old

That was the real age of the celebrity according to our calculation.

To determine the age, we considered the first day of the year Contact premiered:

January 1, 1997

And the date of birth of Angela Bassett, that is:

August 16, 1958

Since the release usually follows filming within a year, the age of Angela Bassett during the actual shoot may have been a year more or less than indicated.