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"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 35: Episode 3 -- The reports of her death were greatly exaggerated.
Angelou Never Gave Up Hope -- Writer Maya Angelou spoke about the significance of Barack Obama's inauguration and the ongoing belief of blacks in America that things will get better.
Good Hair (2009) -- Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.
"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 27: Episode 10 -- Maya Angelou brings her literature to Weekend Update.
"Biography" (1987): : -- A condensed biography of Maya Angelou

Overview

Date of Birth:

4 April 1928, St. Louis, Missouri, USA more

Trivia:

She read her poem "On the Pulse Into Morning" at the inauguration of President... more

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Up 84% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(38 articles)

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Alternate Names:

Dr Maya Angelou

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Books Equal Gifts Commercial (2008) 2008 - -
- 2. Madea's Family Reunion (2006)   May 2006 - 3.9 (5,046)
AKAs:
  • Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
  • Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
- 3. Phenomenal Woman (2001) Phenomenal Woman 2001 - 9.0 (14)
- 4. The Runaway (2000) (TV) Conjure Woman 2000 - 6.2 (131)
- 5. "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995)   Fairy Godmother (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 5.3 (131)
1 TV episode:
- 6. Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) (V) Narrator 1996 - 6.7 (88)
- 7. "Touched by an Angel" (1994)   Clarice Mitchell (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 5.4 (1,311)
1 TV episode:
- 8. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) Anna 1995 - 5.8 (4,746)
- 9. The Journey of August King (1995) (voice) Narrator 1995 - 6.3 (421)
- 10. There Are No Children Here (1993) (TV) Lelia Mae 1993 - 6.6 (102)
11. Poetic Justice (1993) Aunt June 1993 - 5.1 (3,395)
- 12. "Roots" (1977)   Nyo Boto (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 8.7 (3,621)
AKAs:
  • Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
1 TV episode:
- 13. Porgy and Bess (1959) (uncredited) Dancer 1959 - 7.7 (570)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Black Candle (2008)   (poetry written by) 2008 - 8.9 (7)
AKAs:
  • Kwanzaa (International: English title)
- 2. How Do You Spell God? (1996) (TV) (writer) 1996 - 5.8 (24)
- 3. America's Dream (1996) (TV) (story "The Reunion") 1996 - 5.8 (224)
- 4. Sister, Sister (1982) (TV) (writer) 1982 - 7.0 (54)
- 5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) (book) (writer) 1979 - 7.1 (91)
- 6. Georgia, Georgia (1972) (writer) 1972 - 6.7 (34)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Mystic Masseur (2001) (performer: "Scandal in the Family") 2001 - 5.5 (306)
- 2. Calypso Heat Wave (1957) (writer: "All That Happens in the Market Place") 1957 - 5.4 (12)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Down in the Delta (1998) 1998 - 6.8 (774)
- 2. "Visions" (1976)   (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 5.2 (7)
1 TV episode:
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
1. Poetic Justice (1993) (poetry) 1993 - 5.1 (3,395)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sister, Sister (1982) (TV) (producer) 1982 - 7.0 (54)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Tavis Smiley" (2004)   Herself (4 episodes, 2004-2009) 2009 - 5.6 (86)
4 TV episodes:
- 2. Good Hair (2009) Herself 2009 - 6.7 (376)
- 3. The Black Candle (2008)   Narrator 2008 - 8.9 (7)
AKAs:
  • Kwanzaa (International: English title)
- 4. As Seen Through These Eyes (2008) Narrator 2008 - 8.4 (23)
- 5. Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (2008) (TV) Herself 2008 - 6.7 (46)
- 6. "African American Lives 2" (2008)   Herself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 5.1 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 7. We Have a Dream (2008) (TV) Herself 2008 - -
- 8. The Joy of Lex (2008) (TV) Herself 2008 - -
- 9. Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons (2007) (TV) Herself 2007 - -
- 10. "Iconoclasts" (2005)   (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 7.0 (92)
1 TV episode:
- 11. The 2nd Annual Quill Awards (2006) (TV) Herself 2006 - -
- 12. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) Herself 2006 - 5.4 (76)
- 13. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) Herself 2006 - 3.2 (13)
- 14. Celebrate! Christmas with Maya Angelou (2005) (TV) Herself 2005 - -
- 15. "The Heaven and Earth Show" (1998)   Herself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 3.8 (19)
AKAs:
  • Heaven and Earth with Gloria Hunniford (UK: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 16. "Breakfast" (2000)   Herself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 5.3 (49)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "Larry King Live" (1985)   Herself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 5.8 (388)
1 TV episode:
- 18. The Ballad of Greenwich Village (2005) Herself 2005 - -
- 19. Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005) (TV) Herself 2005 - 7.1 (10)
- 20. CMT: 20 Greatest Songs of Faith (2005) (TV) Herself - Host 2005 - -
- 21. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)   Herself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 7.4 (10)
AKAs:
  • Oprah (USA: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 22. Sisters in Cinema (2003) Herself 2003 - 5.7 (17)
- 23. Roots: Celebrating 25 Years (2002) (TV) Herself 2002 - 4.4 (17)
- 24. Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage Who Walked Her Talk (2002) Herself 2002 - -
- 25. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) Herself 2002 - 3.9 (54)
- 26. "America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr." (2002) Herself (unknown episodes) 2002 - 7.3 (31)
- 27. "American Masters" (1983)   Herself (2 episodes, 1989-2001) 2001 - 8.3 (66)
- 28. "Sesame Street" (1969)   Herself (3 episodes, 1993-2000) 2000 - 8.5 (1,844)
AKAs:
  • Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
  • Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
  • The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
3 TV episodes:
- 29. The Unfinished Journey (1999) Herself 1999 - 5.7 (186)
- 30. "Moesha" (1996)   Herself (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 4.2 (589)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "The Directors" (1999)   Herself (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 7.6 (81)
1 TV episode:
- 32. Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future (1999) Herself 1999 - -
- 33. Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) (TV) Herself 1998 - 8.8 (8)
- 34. "The Living Edens" (1997)   Narrator (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 8.7 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 35. "The Gregory Hines Show" (1997)   Herself (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 6.3 (27)
1 TV episode:
- 36. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)   Herself (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - 3.6 (556)
1 TV episode:
- 37. American Dreamers (1996) (TV) Herself 1996 - -
- 38. "Lauren Hutton and..." (1995)   Herself (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 7.5 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 39. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994) (TV) (voice) Herself 1994 - 9.3 (6)
- 40. "A Century of Women" (1994) Herself 1994 - 5.6 (41)
- 41. The Essence Awards (1994) (TV) Herself 1994 - -
- 42. "The Arsenio Hall Show" (1989)   Herself (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 6.4 (162)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "The American Experience" (1988)   Herself (author) (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 8.5 (193)
1 TV episode:
- 44. "The Great Depression" (1993) Herself (unknown episodes) 1993 - 6.4 (10)
- 45. The Real Malcolm X (1992) (TV) Herself (friend) 1992 - 7.0 (23)
- 46. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" (1983)   Herself (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - -
1 TV episode:
- 47. Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV)   (unconfirmed) Herself 1988 - 7.0 (66)
AKAs:
  • Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special (USA: video title)
  • Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special (USA: video box title)
  • The Sesame Street Special (USA: informal title)
- 48. The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1987) (TV) Herself 1987 - -
- 49. "Reading Rainbow" (1983)   Herself (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 8.1 (415)
1 TV episode:
- 50. "Creativity with Bill Moyers" (1982) Herself (unknown episodes) 1982 - -
- 51. Hungry i reunion (1981) Herself 1981 - -
- 52. "Dinah!" (1974)   Herself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 6.5 (37)
AKAs:
  • Dinah! & Friends
1 TV episode:
- 53. The Richard Pryor Special? (1977) (TV) Herself 1977 - 6.7 (21)
- 54. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Herself (2 episodes, 1971-1972) 1972 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 55. Calypso Heat Wave (1957) Herself 1957 - 5.4 (12)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Author of childrens' book, "My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me." (Clarkson Potter Publishing, 1994) more

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 2 Portrayals | 4 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 6 Articles more

Genres:

Documentary | Drama | Family | Comedy more

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | African American | Non Fiction | Interview more

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