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What's Love Got to Do with It is a 1993 American biographical film based on the life of American singer-songwriter Tina Turner.Directed by Brian Gibson and written by Kate Lanier from a uncredited story draft by the late Howard Ashman, based on Tina's 1986 autobiography I, Tina, it stars Angela Bassett as Tina and Laurence Fishburne as her abusive husband Ike Turner.
"What's Love Got to Do with It" became a hit, making it to 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Warren G's third top-forty single, as well as number five on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. The single found greater success outside the US, peaking at number one in New Zealand, number two in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and ...
The book became a worldwide best-seller when it was released and led to the 1993 film adaptation What's Love Got to Do with It, starring Angela Bassett as Turner; [3] [4] for her acclaimed performance as the singer, Bassett was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Angela Bassett.. Bassett is an American film, television, and stage actress who garnered critical acclaim for portraying Tina Turner in the film What's Love Got to Do with It, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) [1] is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards.
Vanessa Bell Calloway (née Bell; born March 20, 1957) is an American actress.Beginning her career as a dancer, Bell Calloway became known for her film roles as Princess Imani Izzi in the 1988 comedy Coming to America and its sequel.
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney is an American actress and comedian. Stickney is known for her main role on the sitcom New Attitude (1990). She also has appeared in films including New Jack City (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly is an American actress. She performed in several film and television projects such as A Time to Kill and What's Love Got to Do with It as young Tina Turner. Kelly has also appeared in guest-starring roles on shows like E.R. and Roseanne. In early 2010 Kelly played Marcia in the movie Preacher's Kid.