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Angela Bassett: Getting Her Groove On As Narrator of National Geographic’s ‘Queens’

Angela Bassett talks about narrating the National Geographic documentary series 'Queens,' and what to expect on the upcoming season of '9-1-1.'

In the latest example of a surge that began with 2018’s Black Panther, Bassett’s powerful, mellifluous voice provides the narration for a groundbreaking Emmy-contending National Geographic wildlife documentary series, Queens, which chronicles the natural world and its distaff leaders through a uniquely female lens. Bassett’s voice illuminates stories of species as diverse as elephants, hyenas, whales, lions and bears and how they are led by females with a range of leadership styles. Deadline spoke with Bassett about the experience of working on Queens, her role on the continuing hit show 9-1-1 and what receiving her recent honorary Academy Award means to her and to others striving to survive and thrive in the entertainment industry.

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