Maya Angelou
Acting Born: 1928-04-04 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Movies
Poetic Justice
The Runaway
Daedalus
How to Make an American Quilt
Good Hair
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Porgy and Bess
There Are No Children Here
Mr. SOUL!
The Richard Pryor Special?
Madea's Family Reunion
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
One Night in Vegas
On the Shoulders of Giants
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
The Unfinished Journey
Sisters in Cinema
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
The Real Malcolm X
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
TV Shows
Great Performances
American Experience
Touched by an Angel
Moesha
Intimate Portrait
American Masters
Roots
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Nineties
Iconoclasts
The Early Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Gregory Hines Show
America Beyond the Color Line
The Richard Pryor Show
Assignment America
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!