Angela Bassett, 59, Flaunts Sexy Body In Swimsuit & Earns 3rd Degree From Yale

Posted On : May 22, 2018

Angela Bassett has been setting all kinds of great examples for many, by consistently winning and staying on top f her game in every way. Whether we’re talking about her acting accomplishments, her flawless body, or her educational feats, the 59 year old actress (yep, she’s 59 and will be 60 in August) is like, “What’s age got to do with it?”

CinemaCon 2018 - Will Rogers 'Pioneer Of The Year' Dinner Honoring Tom Cruise
Actress Angela Bassett attends the 2018 Will Rogers “Pioneer of the Year” Dinner Honoring Tom Cruise at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 25, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon)

Bassett Receives 3rd Yale Degree

On Monday (May 21, 2018), Angela Bassett strutted across Yale’s graduation stage to lock down her third degree from her alma mater. She was one of Yale’s 10 2018 honorary degree recipients and was presented with the Doctorate of Fine Arts degree at the ceremony.

In 1980, Angela earned a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree in African American studies and by 1983, she earned her M.F.A. (Masters of Fine Arts) degree at Yale School of Drama.

Proud of the honor she received from this year’s graduation ceremony at her alma mater, the “Black Panther” star shared a video clip of it online, with a caption filled with gratitude…and a “Wakanda” shout out:

“Hey Everybody you good? My heart is full! God blessed me REAL good! Thank you @yale for this blessed honor! #mommawouldbesoproud #wakandaforeverthrougheducation #blessedandhighlyfavored”

“We are absolutely thrilled to honor the ten honorants,” Yale’s Vice President for Communications Eileen O’Connor said. “They are all deserving of the degrees and [were chosen] through a process of careful selection, and we’re really excited to have them here to celebrate the graduation of the class of 2018.”

Bassett Shows Off Killa Curves

We could not talk about Angela Bassett, without paying homage to her age defying physique and killa curves, which she recently flaunted on Instagram. We already know the 59 year old “What’s Love Got To Do With It” star has a body that would put MANY of these 20-something year olds out here to shame. Based on Bassett’s willingness to show it all off in her swimsuit, that fact doesn’t go unnoticed by her neither. Peep her makeup-free, black swimsuit swag below…

Hey Everybody you good? Cold & Rain makes me miss #paradise. @capmaison come rescue me!

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Bassett didn’t stop there though, a recent photo shoot video of the soon to be 60 year old has been heating up the internet lately as well. Check it out below…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjEB1sRAhuw/?tagged=angelabassett

In the words of “Randy Watson” (Eddie Murphy) in “Coming To America,” Angela Bassett is giving us “Sexual chocolate!!!” vibes all day! And by the way, her husband/actor, Courtney B. Vance, is lovin’ his wife and her bangin’ body too…

Bassett’s New TV Series

After 33 years in the game, the acting legend ain’t slowing down one bit. Angela Bassett is currently starring on the Fox Network drama series, “9-1-1.” On the show, she plays the role of “Athena Grant,” an L.A.P.D. patrol sergeant.

Her New Film Role

Fresh off her “Black Panther” success, Bassett recently announced that she will be starring in the upcoming “Mission: Impossible FALLOUT” film, alongside another Hollywood legend, Tom Cruise. the film is hitting theaters on July 7, 2018.

Do your thang Ms. Bassett!’

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