Maya Angelou
Born: 1928-04-04
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For
Perfect Moment
1997★ 0.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993★ 6.0
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994★ 10.0
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998★ 0.0
Good Hair
2009★ 6.6
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012★ 7.2
Poetic Justice
1993★ 6.8
The Runaway
2000★ 7.0
Madea's Family Reunion
2006★ 6.4
The Real Malcolm X
1992★ 0.0
How to Make an American Quilt
1995★ 6.4
Mr. SOUL!
2018★ 7.0
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025★ 7.5
Daedalus
2024★ 10.0
Porgy and Bess
1959★ 6.1
The Black Candle
2009★ 5.8
Papa Césaire
2009★ 10.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994★ 7.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996★ 5.9
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016★ 8.0
The Unfinished Journey
1999★ 6.0
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015★ 0.0
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977★ 7.0
One Night in Vegas
2010★ 6.3
Calypso Heat Wave
1957★ 0.0
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987★ 0.0
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011★ 6.3
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004★ 0.0
The Power of the Heart
2014★ 6.0
Why Is We Americans?
2022★ 0.0
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021★ 0.0
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024★ 2.0
There Are No Children Here
1993★ 5.5
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008★ 7.0
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989★ 1.3
Words Are Things
2018★ 0.0
Angelou on Burns
1996★ 0.0
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992★ 0.0
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020★ 0.0