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Maya Angelou

Acting
Known For

86 Years Old

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.

Born

St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 4th April 1928

Died

28th May 2014

All Credits

American Experience Image
American Experience
Self - Author
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self
Intimate Portrait Image
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
Touched by an Angel Image
Touched by an Angel
Clarice Mitchell
American Masters Image
American Masters
Self
Moesha Image
Moesha
Maya Angelou
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Image
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Fairy Godmother (voice)
The Runaway Image
The Runaway
Conjure Woman
Orwell: 2+2=5 Image
Orwell: 2+2=5
Self (archive footage)
Roots Image
Roots
Nyo Boto
Porgy and Bess Image
Porgy and Bess
Dancer
The Nineties Image
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
One Night in Vegas Image
One Night in Vegas
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Image
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
Good Hair Image
Good Hair
Self
Mr. SOUL! Image
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words Image
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Self
The Early Show Image
The Early Show
Self
Iconoclasts Image
Iconoclasts
Self
The Black Candle Image
The Black Candle
Self - Narrator
Daedalus Image
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Madea's Family Reunion Image
Madea's Family Reunion
May
The Real Malcolm X Image
The Real Malcolm X
Poetic Justice Image
Poetic Justice
Aunt June
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas Image
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Narrator (voice)
Papa Césaire Image
Papa Césaire
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame Image
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Conjure woman
America Beyond the Color Line Image
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
How to Make an American Quilt Image
How to Make an American Quilt
Anna
No Image
The Gregory Hines Show
Self
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song Image
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Self
The Richard Pryor Show Image
The Richard Pryor Show
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Image
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies Image
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
Maya Angelou at the BBC Image
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
The Unfinished Journey Image
The Unfinished Journey
Self
No Image
Sisters in Cinema
Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? Image
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Image
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self - Special Guest
The Richard Pryor Special? Image
The Richard Pryor Special?
Willie's Wife
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Image
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
Perfect Moment Image
Perfect Moment
Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens Image
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Narrator
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings Image
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
On the Shoulders of Giants Image
On the Shoulders of Giants
No Image
Assignment America
The Power of the Heart Image
The Power of the Heart
Self
Calypso Heat Wave Image
Calypso Heat Wave
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed Image
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
There Are No Children Here Image
There Are No Children Here
Lelia Mae
Angelou on Burns Image
Angelou on Burns
Words Are Things Image
Words Are Things
Narrator (voice)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain Image
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket Image
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde Image
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Self
Why Is We Americans? Image
Why Is We Americans?
Self
No Image
Becky and the Birds
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
Self - Host
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists Image
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Anchor