Angela Bassett reveals that her 12-year-old twins, Bronwyn and Slater, having been dealing with racism since they were in preschool. Angela Bassett shows ‘what 59 can look like’ on ‘9-1-1’ Action role on new show suits Bassett, who over the past 30 years has played an impressive line of real-life characters In the premiere episode of Fox’s “9-1-1,” Angela Bassett’s sergeant Athena Grant will have a difficult time coming into terms with her husband’s real sexual preference.