NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEES: Angela Bassett on Power, Purpose and ‘Zero Day’ (March 2025)

NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEES: Angela Bassett on Power, Purpose and ‘Zero Day’ (March 2025)

Author: Willie Geist, Sunday TODAY February 27, 2026 Duration: 39:36
Angela Bassett is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress who is nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at this year’s NAACP Image Awards. In this conversation from March 2025, Bassett sits down with Willie Geist to discuss playing the president of the United States opposite Robert De Niro in Netflix’s "Zero Day," her decades-long career, and what it means to portray leadership on screen. Plus, she reflects on honoring the legacy of the late Chadwick Boseman and her time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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