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Maya Angelou
Acting
04 Apr 1928
† 28 May 2014
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.
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Maya Angelou's Movies
67%
Poetic Justice
23 Jul 1993
64%
Madea's Family Reunion
24 Feb 2006
64%
How to Make an American Quilt
06 Oct 1995
66%
Good Hair
09 Oct 2009
64%
Get on the Bus
16 Oct 1996
72%
Orwell: 2+2=5
03 Oct 2025
63%
Porgy and Bess
24 Jun 1959
80%
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
14 Oct 2016
71%
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
11 May 2012
60%
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
24 Dec 1996
63%
One Night in Vegas
07 Sept 2010
72%
The Richard Pryor Special?
05 May 1977
72%
The Runaway
10 Dec 2000
65%
The Unfinished Journey
31 Dec 1999
30%
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
14 Aug 1989
70%
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
29 Oct 1993
70%
There Are No Children Here
28 Nov 1993
63%
On the Shoulders of Giants
11 Feb 2011
70%
Mr. SOUL!
27 Apr 2018
70%
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
18 May 1994
Maya Angelou's TV Shows
74%
Roots
23 Jan 1977
72%
Touched by an Angel
21 Sept 1994
66%
American Experience
04 Oct 1988
71%
Moesha
23 Jan 1996
61%
Great Performances
28 Jan 1971
73%
American Masters
23 Jun 1986
69%
The Nineties
09 Jul 2017
41%
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
10 Jun 1996
64%
The Richard Pryor Show
13 Sept 1977
63%
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
12 Mar 1995
63%
The Early Show
01 Nov 1999
88%
Hallmark Hall of Fame
24 Dec 1951
45%
Intimate Portrait
14 Nov 1993
87%
HARDtalk
01 Apr 1997
75%
Iconoclasts
17 Nov 2005
75%
America Beyond the Color Line
03 Feb 2004
100%
The Gregory Hines Show
15 Sept 1997
0%
Assignment America
0%
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
01 Jan 1969