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"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 27: Episode 10 -- Maya Angelou brings her literature to Weekend Update.
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.
Poetic Justice (1993) -- In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.
"The Early Show" (1999): :  -- Harry Smith speaks with award-winning poet Maya Angelou about the state of the world today and discusses a new book that introduces her poems to children called "Poetry For Young People."
Poetic Justice (1993) -- Post

Overview

Trivia:
Hosted and was a subject-matter expert for the instructional telecourse... more
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Latifah Reads Angelou Tribute At Memorial
 (From WENN. 7 July 2009, 12:06 PM, PDT)

Michael Jackson Memorial Service: The Live Blog
 (From MTV Newsroom. 7 July 2009, 9:03 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Dr Maya Angelou

Filmography

Actress:
  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:
  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:
  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")
Producer:
  1. Sister, Sister (1982) (TV) (producer)
Self:
  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

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Author of childrens' book, "My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me." (Clarkson Potter Publishing, 1994) more
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1 Biographical Movie | 2 Portrayals | 4 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 6 Articles more

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