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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 04, 1928
Died May 28, 2014 (86)
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 hono ... rary degrees.

Known For

Filmography

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996

as Narrator (voice)

There Are No Children Here

There Are No Children Here

1993

as Lelia Mae

Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

1993

as Aunt June

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

1977

as Willie's Wife

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

1959

as Dancer

The Black Candle

The Black Candle

2009

Poem

America's Dream

America's Dream

1996

Story

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1982

Writer

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979

Writer, Novel

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

1977

Additional Writing

Georgia, Georgia

Georgia, Georgia

1972

Writer, Music

Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

1998

Director

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1982

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Touched by an Angel

as Clarice Mitchell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Conjure woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Fairy Godmother (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Roots

as Nyo Boto

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1977

The Richard Pryor Show

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 13, 1977

Assignment America

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Unknown

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

Moesha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1996

Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Iconoclasts

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2005

The Gregory Hines Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1997

American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

America Beyond the Color Line

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 03, 2004

The Nineties

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2017

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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