Maya Angelou
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA — Apr 04 1928• Died May 28 2014
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Biography
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
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Maya Angelou's Credits
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Great Performances
Self
American Experience
Self - Author
Touched by an Angel
Clarice Mitchell
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
American Masters
Self
Moesha
Maya Angelou
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Roots
Nyo Boto
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
Iconoclasts
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Conjure woman
The Gregory Hines Show
Self
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
Orwell: 2+2=5
Self (archive footage)
How to Make an American Quilt
Anna
Madea's Family Reunion
May
Poetic Justice
Aunt June
The Richard Pryor Show
Get on the Bus
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Good Hair
Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self - Special Guest
Calypso Heat Wave
Porgy and Bess
Dancer
The Unfinished Journey
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Narrator (voice)
On the Shoulders of Giants
The Real Malcolm X
Down in the Delta
Directing
Perfect Moment
Self
The Runaway
Conjure Woman
The Richard Pryor Special?
Willie's Wife
America's Dream
Writing
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
Assignment America
Sister, Sister
Writing
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
Wild & Free
Crew
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
The Tapestry
Directing
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Writing
One Night in Vegas
Self
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
There Are No Children Here
Lelia Mae
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Self
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
Papa Césaire
Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
The Black Candle
Self - Narrator
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
Integration Report 1
Sound
Sisters in Cinema
Self
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Self
Georgia, Georgia
Sound
The Power of the Heart
Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Narrator
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Anchor
Becky and the Birds
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Is We Americans?
Self
All Day Long
Directing
Words Are Things
Narrator (voice)
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
Self - Host
Angelou on Burns
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Self
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou