ANGELA BASSETT – HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK, 1998

Multi-award-winning actress Angela Bassett is best known for playing African women in leadership roles in various movies. After appearing in notable films like the 1995 “Waiting to Exhale” and the 1997 “Contact,” the actress rose to international prominence in 1998 after starring in the film “How Stella Got Her Groove Back.”

In the hit movie, Bassett portrayed Stella Payne, a 40-year-old American professional woman who finds herself in the arms of a 20-year-old Jamaican man. The “Music of the Heart” actress received praise for her impressive performance. She rocked a fuschia bikini and a white beaded necklace, while the man wore simple black swimming trunks.