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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Acting·April 4, 1928·† May 28, 2014 — 86 years old·St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Known For
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

1993·6.7
Roots

Roots

1977·7.4
Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

2006·6.4
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995·6.4
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994·7.2
Good Hair

Good Hair

2009·6.5
Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

1996·6.3
American Experience

American Experience

1988·6.5
Moesha

Moesha

1996·7.1
Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025·7.2
Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

1998·6.3
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

1959·6.3
Filmography · 72
—Assignment AmericaTV2025Orwell: 2+2=52024Wild & Free2024Daedalus2024Maya Angelou at the BBC2022Why Is We Americans?2021A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings2020Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde2018Becky and the Birds2018Words Are Things2018Mr. SOUL!2017The NinetiesTV2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2015I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song2014The Power of the Heart2012Paul Simon: Under African Skies2011On the Shoulders of Giants2010One Night in Vegas2009Papa Césaire2009Good Hair2009The Black Candle2008Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed2006Madea's Family Reunion2005IconoclastsTV2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?2004America Beyond the Color LineTV2003Sisters in Cinema2000The Runaway1999The Unfinished Journey1999The Early ShowTV1998Down in the Delta1998Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years1998The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens1997The Gregory Hines ShowTV1997HARDtalkTV1997Perfect Moment1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas1996Get on the Bus1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowTV1996America's Dream1996MoeshaTV1996Angelou on Burns1995How to Make an American Quilt1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV1994Touched by an AngelTV1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!1994Malcolm X: Make It Plain1993There Are No Children Here1993Intimate PortraitTV1993Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration1993Poetic Justice1992The Real Malcolm X1992Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists1989James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1988American ExperienceTV1987Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words1986American MastersTV1982Sister, Sister1982Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou1979I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings1977The Richard Pryor ShowTV1977The Richard Pryor Special?1977RootsTV1976The Tapestry1975All Day Long1972Georgia, Georgia1971Great PerformancesTV1969Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!TV1960Integration Report 11959Porgy and Bess1957Calypso Heat Wave1951Hallmark Hall of FameTV