Biographie
Angelique Bates, a California native from Haitian/ Bahamian/Indigenious descent, graduated from high school at the age of fifteen. This very talented woman is a veteran when it comes to the entertainment industry. Angelique, who is a member of SAG, AFTRA, and ASCAP, has been in show business since the tender age of nine months in front of and behind the scenes. You may remember her from the #1 hit television show "All That" Nickelodeon as one of the original cast members for 2 Seasons. Angelique's episodes are currently being shown on a daily-to-weekly basis worldwide. Her worldwide fans range from the ages 3 years to up.
2023 has been off to a great start. Angelique is a Mental Health advocate and Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault survivor and advocate. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the White House & AmeriCorps. And received a recognition from the Senator of Georgia and from the City of Anaheim, Ca. Angelique also received the Women's Empowerment Leadership Award. In 2021 Angelique was awarded a Youtube plaque celebrating over 200,000 views for an international single she is featured on for children. She was also the National Celebrity Spokesperson for S04DV (Strike Out 4 Domestic Violence) as she is a Domestic Abuse, Rape, & Child Abuse survivor. Angelique has worked hands on with My Friends House, Feed The Children, Habitat Of Humanity (LA), Hashtag Lunch Bag (ATL), La Mission (LA) and Union Rescue Mission (LA), to name a few. Angelique also participates in a lot of events that support our brave troops.
Angelique returned to the screen for iconic appearances on Comedy Centrals "Eric & Tim's Awesome Show, Russ Parr's motion picture & now on BET "35 and Ticking" starring Kevin Hart, Meagan Good, & Tamala Jones. Keep an eye out for Angelique in a few upcoming tv and film projects in 2021. She starred in the film "Bitter" and "Puzzled" which is at festivals, Amazon Prime's "The Assist", and Tami Roman's "Bonnet Chronicles" on Tidal.
At age sixteen, Angelique was mentored by Damon Wayans & Dave Chappelle and performed her first paid professional stand-up performance at the Laugh Factory hosted by Jay Mohr which was covered by Entertainment Tonight. She has been trained and mentored by many Hollywood Greats since a very young age. A few of the marvelous talents that have took Angelique under their wings throughout the years are Award Winning Actress Marla Gibbs, Actress Betty A. Bridges, Actor Art Evans, Olympian Coach Tommie Smith, Martial Arts Champion and Actor Jim Kelly, 5th Dimension's Lamont McLemore, Actor and Recording Artist Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Comedian Dave Chappelle, Comedian Damon Wayans, Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, and the list goes on and on. She is also a professional print and runway model, dancer, producer, director, acting coach, motivational speaker, spiritual life coach, and trained in martial arts including weaponry just to name a few.
Angelique is working on new projects releasing this year. She is beyond a triple threat. This woman is a true Legend.
