Maya Angelou
Born April 4, 1928 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
More Movies
The Unfinished Journey
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
On the Shoulders of Giants
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Papa Césaire
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
The Richard Pryor Special?
Porgy and Bess
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
The Runaway
Calypso Heat Wave
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
There Are No Children Here
The Real Malcolm X
Angelou on Burns
One Night in Vegas
The Black Candle
Perfect Moment
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Why Is We Americans?
The Power of the Heart
Daedalus
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Maya Angelou at the BBC
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Words Are Things
