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Actress:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1970s
• 1950s

1. Books Equal Gifts Commercial (2008)
2. Madea's Family Reunion (2006) .... May
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
3. Phenomenal Woman (2001) .... Phenomenal Woman
4. The Runaway (2000) (TV) .... Conjure Woman
5. "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" .... Fairy Godmother (1 episode, 2000)
       - Rip Van Winkle (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Fairy Godmother
   
   
6. Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) (V) .... Narrator
7. "Touched by an Angel" .... Clarice Mitchell (1 episode, 1995)
       - Reunion (1995) TV episode .... Clarice Mitchell
8. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Anna
9. The Journey of August King (1995) (voice) .... Narrator
10. There Are No Children Here (1993) (TV) .... Lelia Mae
11. Poetic Justice (1993) .... Aunt June
    
    
12. "Roots" .... Nyo Boto (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode .... Nyo Boto
    
    
13. Porgy and Bess (1959) (uncredited) .... Dancer
    

Writer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. The Black Candle (2008) (poetry written by)
   ... aka Kwanzaa (International: English title)
   
   
2. How Do You Spell God? (1996) (TV) (writer)
3. America's Dream (1996) (TV) (story "The Reunion")
   
   
4. Sister, Sister (1982) (TV) (writer)
   
   
5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) (book) (writer)
6. Georgia, Georgia (1972) (writer)
   

Director:

• 1990s
• 1970s

1. Down in the Delta (1998)
   
   
2. "Visions" (1 episode, 1976)
       - The Tapestry/Circles (1976) TV episode
   

Soundtrack:

1. The Mystic Masseur (2001) (performer: "Scandal in the Family")
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. Poetic Justice (1993) (poetry)
   

Producer:

1. Sister, Sister (1982) (TV) (producer)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1950s

1. "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (4 episodes, 2004-2009)
       - Episode dated 19 January 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 18 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 21 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 20 May 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
2. The Black Candle (2008) .... Narrator
   ... aka Kwanzaa (International: English title)
3. As Seen Through These Eyes (2008) .... Narrator
4. Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (2008) (TV) .... Herself
5. "African American Lives 2" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
       - The Past Is Another Country (2008) TV episode .... Herself
6. We Have a Dream (2008) (TV) .... Herself
7. Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons (2007) (TV) .... Herself
8. "Iconoclasts" (1 episode, 2006)
       - Dave Chappelle & Maya Angelou (2006) TV episode
9. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
10. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Herself
11. Celebrate! Christmas with Maya Angelou (2005) (TV) .... Herself
12. "The Heaven and Earth Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka "Heaven and Earth with Gloria Hunniford" (UK: new title)
        - Episode dated 9 October 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Dr Maya Angelou) .... Herself
13. "Breakfast" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 4 October 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Dr Maya Angelou) .... Herself
14. "Larry King Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 17 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
15. The Ballad of Greenwich Village (2005) .... Herself
16. Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005) (TV) .... Herself
17. CMT: 20 Greatest Songs of Faith (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Host
18. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka "Oprah" (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 28 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
19. Sisters in Cinema (2003) .... Herself
20. Roots: Celebrating 25 Years (2002) (TV) .... Herself
21. Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage Who Walked Her Talk (2002) .... Herself
22. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
23. "America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr." (2002) TV mini-series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
24. "American Masters" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1989-2001)
        - Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001) TV episode
        - James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989) TV episode .... Herself
25. "Sesame Street" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1993-2000)
    ... aka "Open Sesame" (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
    ... aka "Sesame Street Unpaved" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The New Sesame Street" (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode #31.1 (2000) TV episode .... Herself
        - Rosita Takes Pictures with Her Camera (1999) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #25.4 (1993) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
26. The Unfinished Journey (1999) .... Herself
27. "Moesha" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Fired Up (1999) TV episode .... Herself
28. "The Directors" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Films of John Singleton (1999) TV episode .... Herself
29. Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future (1999) .... Herself
30. Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) (TV) .... Herself
31. "The Living Edens" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1998)
        - Madagascar: A World Apart (1998) TV episode .... Narrator
32. "The Gregory Hines Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Eight and a Half Months (1997) TV episode .... Herself
33. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode dated 6 November 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Herself
34. American Dreamers (1996) (TV) .... Herself
35. "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Maya Angelou (1995) TV episode .... Herself
36. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Herself
37. "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series .... Herself
38. "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode dated 5 May 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself
39. "The American Experience" .... Herself (author) (1 episode, 1994)
        - Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) TV episode .... Herself (author)
40. "The Great Depression" (1993) TV series .... Herself
41. The Real Malcolm X (1992) (TV) .... Herself (friend)
    
    
42. Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV) (unconfirmed) .... Herself
    ... aka Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special (USA: video title)
    ... aka Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Sesame Street Special (USA: informal title)
43. "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (1 episode, 1983)
        - Arthur's Eyes (1983) TV episode (voice) .... Herself
44. "Creativity with Bill Moyers" (1982) TV series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
    
    
45. "Dinah!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "Dinah! & Friends"
        - Episode dated 31 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
46. The Richard Pryor Special? (1977) (TV) .... Herself
47. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 10 January 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 6 December 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
48. Calypso Heat Wave (1957) .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV) .... Herself