Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Birthday: April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Deathday: May 28, 2014

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 hono...rary degrees.

Known For

Good Hair

Good Hair

Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5

Self (archive footage)

Maya Angelou at the BBC

Maya Angelou at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Daedalus

Daedalus

Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

Why Is We Americans?

Why Is We Americans?

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Becky and the Birds

Becky and the Birds

Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Words Are Things

Words Are Things

Narrator (voice)

Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL!

Self (archive footage)

American Masters

American Masters

The Nineties

The Nineties

Self (archive footage)

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Self (archive footage)

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

The Power of the Heart

The Power of the Heart

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

One Night in Vegas

One Night in Vegas

Good Hair

Good Hair

The Black Candle

The Black Candle

Self - Narrator

Papa Césaire

Papa Césaire

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

The Early Show

The Early Show

Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Self (archive footage)

America Beyond the Color Line

America Beyond the Color Line

Sisters in Cinema

Sisters in Cinema

The Runaway

The Runaway

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Fairy Godmother (voice)

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

Moesha

Moesha

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Great Performances

Great Performances

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

Perfect Moment

Perfect Moment

The Gregory Hines Show

The Gregory Hines Show

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Narrator (voice)

Angelou on Burns

Angelou on Burns

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

Self (archive footage)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Clarice Mitchell

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self (archive footage)

American Experience

American Experience

Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

There Are No Children Here

There Are No Children Here

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Self - Special Guest

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Show

Roots

Roots

Assignment America

Assignment America

Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!

Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Calypso Heat Wave

Calypso Heat Wave

Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5

Self (archive footage)

Maya Angelou at the BBC

Maya Angelou at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Daedalus

Daedalus

Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

Why Is We Americans?

Why Is We Americans?

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Becky and the Birds

Becky and the Birds

Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Words Are Things

Words Are Things

Narrator (voice)

Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL!

Self (archive footage)

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Self (archive footage)

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

The Power of the Heart

The Power of the Heart

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

One Night in Vegas

One Night in Vegas

Good Hair

Good Hair

The Black Candle

The Black Candle

Self - Narrator

Papa Césaire

Papa Césaire

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Self (archive footage)

Sisters in Cinema

Sisters in Cinema

The Runaway

The Runaway

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Perfect Moment

Perfect Moment

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Narrator (voice)

Angelou on Burns

Angelou on Burns

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self (archive footage)

Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

There Are No Children Here

There Are No Children Here

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Self - Special Guest

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Calypso Heat Wave

Calypso Heat Wave

American Masters

American Masters

The Nineties

The Nineties

Self (archive footage)

The Early Show

The Early Show

Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts

America Beyond the Color Line

America Beyond the Color Line

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Fairy Godmother (voice)

Moesha

Moesha

Great Performances

Great Performances

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

The Gregory Hines Show

The Gregory Hines Show

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

Self (archive footage)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Clarice Mitchell

American Experience

American Experience

The Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Show

Roots

Roots

Assignment America

Assignment America

Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!

Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!