How old was Angela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do with It?

Age is one of those behind-the-scenes facts that fans love to uncover. It helps us understand the context in which they took on the role. Here’s the answer to that particular curiosity.

While What's Love Got to Do with It was being made, Angela Bassett was:

34 years old

After checking the dates, that’s the calculated age of the celebrity.

Our method involved using the first calendar day of the release year of What's Love Got to Do with It:

January 1, 1993

And also the day Angela Bassett was born:

August 16, 1958

Because movies often premiere within a year of starting production, Angela Bassett might have been either one year younger or older while filming some scenes.