Angela Bassettis okay with poking a little fun at herself.
The9-1-1star, 65, appeared onWednesday’s episodeofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonand reacted to a video ofKeke Palmerdoing her best impression of Bassett during aNovember 2021 appearanceon the late-night show.
“You know who loves you? Our pal Keke Palmer. We love Keke. She came on our show and she did an impression of you,” said hostJimmy Fallonbefore introducing the throwback clip.
The video showed Palmer, 30, impersonating Bassett’s portrayal ofKatherine Jacksonin the 1992 miniseriesThe Jacksons: An American Dream.
Keke Palmer at the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt in February 2024.Amy Sussman/Getty
Amy Sussman/Getty
“I do one where I don’t know if you guys have seen it. It’s theAmerican Dream. TheMichael Jacksonstory where she plays Katherine Jackson,” Palmer said in the video. “Andit’s the moment where she finds outJoe [Jackson]cheated on her, and he comes in [and she says] ‘You a liar, and you a cheat, and I don’t want you. I don’t want you, I don’t want you.'”
Bassett was shown in the lower right corner of the screen laughing as the clip of Palmer played. After it ended, Fallon, 49, asked, “Is that great?”
“That’s awesome. The little tremor,” Bassett replied.
The talk show host then asked Bassett about her experience playing Palmer’s mom in the 2006 filmAkeelah and the Bee.
Angela Bassett on ‘The Tonight Show’.Todd Owyoung/NBC
Todd Owyoung/NBC
Palmer recalled how Bassett helped her during the project’s filming when the twointerviewed one another forVanity Fairin December 2022. ThePasswordhost said Bassett advised about performing a crying scene that was “a lot of pressure.”
(L-R) Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett in ‘Akeelah and the Bee’.Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock
Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock
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“I just remember that you looked at me, you grabbed my hand, and you said, ‘You love what you do, right?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I love acting,'” Palmer told Bassett. “You said, ‘And who does that with you?’ I said, ‘I do it with my mom. We do everything all the time together.’ And you said, ‘What if she said, ‘I can’t do this with you anymore. You’re gonna do it all on your own if you’re gonna do it at all, and I can’t be there with you?’ How would that make you feel?'”
Palmer said she “immediately started crying” after talking with Bassett and credited her for helping her “just focus in, and not only focus in but to attach it to something that’s real for me.”
source: people.com
