Bassett was reported to have joined the cast of Nothing but the Truth in October 2007.In the 2009 film Notorious '' , Bassett portrayed Voletta Wallace , the mother of The Notorious B.I.G.. To portray Wallace 's Jamaican accent , Bassett conversed with her on and off the film set , and she practiced her accent using tapes that Wallace made .
Angela Bassett made an appearance in the 2007 film `` Nothing but the Truth '' .