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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)
    ... aka Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
        - 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)
   

Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1950s

1. The Mystic Masseur (2001) (performer: "Scandal in the Family")
   
   
2. Calypso Heat Wave (1957) (writer: "All That Happens in the Market Place")
   

Director:

• 1990s
• 1970s

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

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. Good Hair (2009) .... Herself
3. The Black Candle (2008) .... Narrator
   ... aka Kwanzaa (International: English title)
4. As Seen Through These Eyes (2008) .... Narrator
5. Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (2008) (TV) .... Herself
6. "African American Lives 2" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
       - The Past Is Another Country (2008) TV episode .... Herself
7. We Have a Dream (2008) (TV) .... Herself
8. The Joy of Lex (2008) (TV) .... Herself
9. Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons (2007) (TV) .... Herself
10. "Iconoclasts" (1 episode, 2006)
        - Dave Chappelle & Maya Angelou (2006) TV episode
11. The 2nd Annual Quill Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
12. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
13. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Herself
14. Celebrate! Christmas with Maya Angelou (2005) (TV) .... Herself
15. "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
16. "Breakfast" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 4 October 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Dr Maya Angelou) .... Herself
17. "Larry King Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 17 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
18. The Ballad of Greenwich Village (2005) .... Herself
19. Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005) (TV) .... Herself
20. CMT: 20 Greatest Songs of Faith (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Host
21. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 28 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
22. Sisters in Cinema (2003) .... Herself
23. Roots: Celebrating 25 Years (2002) (TV) .... Herself
24. Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage Who Walked Her Talk (2002) .... Herself
25. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
26. "America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr." (2002) TV mini-series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
27. "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
28. "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
    
    
29. The Unfinished Journey (1999) .... Herself
30. "Moesha" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Fired Up (1999) TV episode .... Herself
31. "The Directors" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Films of John Singleton (1999) TV episode .... Herself
32. Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future (1999) .... Herself
33. Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (1998) (TV) .... Herself
34. "The Living Edens" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1998)
        - Madagascar: A World Apart (1998) TV episode .... Narrator
35. "The Gregory Hines Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Eight and a Half Months (1997) TV episode .... Herself
36. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode dated 6 November 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Herself
37. American Dreamers (1996) (TV) .... Herself
38. "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Maya Angelou (1995) TV episode .... Herself
39. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Herself
40. The Essence Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself
41. "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series .... Herself
42. "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode dated 5 May 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself
43. "The American Experience" .... Herself (author) (1 episode, 1994)
        - Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) TV episode .... Herself (author)
44. "The Great Depression" (1993) TV series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
45. The Real Malcolm X (1992) (TV) .... Herself (friend)
46. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
        - Episode dated 1 June 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
47. 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)
48. The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself
49. "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (1 episode, 1983)
        - Arthur's Eyes (1983) TV episode (voice) .... Herself
50. "Creativity with Bill Moyers" (1982) TV series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
51. Hungry i reunion (1981) .... Herself
    
    
52. "Dinah!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated 31 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
53. The Richard Pryor Special? (1977) (TV) .... Herself
54. "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
    
    
55. Calypso Heat Wave (1957) .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

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