The American actor Courtney B. Vance has been married to actress Angela Bassett since 1997. The couple has twins named Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah, who were born via surrogacy.
Both Vance and Bassett have made a name for themselves in the film industry over the years, featuring in several films and television shows. The couple first met each other during the 1980s when they were studying in the Yale School of Drama.
Who is Courtney B. Vance’s wife, Angela Bassett?
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress born on August 16, 1958, in New York, U.S. The actress began her career in film and television in the 1980s and has earned several awards for her work in cinema and television.
She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, won two Golden Globes, and a Primetime Emmy Award, among other accolades. She was presented with an Academy Honorary Award in 2023 and listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
Bassett had her breakthrough in the 1993 biopic What's Love Got to Do with It. The actress is also widely known for her role as Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). She earned a Golden Globe award for the latter and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett’s relationship
Vance and Bassett met each other first at the Yale School of Drama in the 1980s. The couple didn’t begin dating each other until 1994. However, Bassett disclosed that she and Vance nearly didn't survive past their first date in a 2007 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The couple went on a second date, which turned out to be a turning point for them despite Bassett's negative initial opinion of Vance.
They married each other on Oct. 12, 1997. In December 2005, a source revealed to PEOPLE that Bassett and Vance are expecting. "They are expecting twins via a surrogate," the insider stated. "The babies are due in a couple of months." On Oprah, they later talked about their surrogacy journey, which included seven years of ineffective fertility treatments.
On January 27, 2006, Bassett and Vance welcomed surrogate fraternal twins. Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah arrived about five weeks early, having been delivered via cesarean section. For Valentine's Day, Bassett and Vance decided to share their love story. The couple's collaborative memoir of their relationship, Friends: A Love Story, was released in February 2007.
FAQs about Courtney B. Vance’s wife
Angela Bassett is 66 years old as of May 2025.
Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett have fraternal twins named Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah, who were born via surrogacy.
Angela Bassett played Queen Ramonda in MCU’s Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
