Maya Angelou

Also Credited As:

Marguerite Annie Johnson
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Biography

Transcendant as an actor, teacher, writer, civil rights activist and much more, African-American Renaissance woman Maya Angelou is a potent mixture of the spiritual and the earthy who has inspired millions with her multifaceted career. Tall (6') and proud, with a laugh as large as her formidable presence, she possesses the innate and compelling grace of a woman who has constructed a full life, one lived without concession or false excuse. Her …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Writer, Camera, Film & Tape, Music, Consultants & Advisors, Other

Born

April 4, 1928

LATEST CREDITS

Madagascar: A World Apart

Narration

Perfect Moment

Narration

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

Interviewee

As Seen Through These Eyes

Narrator

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African-American Artists

Actor

Roots

Nyo Boto

The Dvorak Concert From Prague -- A Celebration

Host

Maya Angelou: Rainbow in the Clouds

Actor

Intimate Portrait: Maya Angelou

Interviewee

Fourth Annual Environmental Media Awards

Host

Who Cares About Kids?

Host

1999 Special Olympics -- World Summer Games

Actor

The Gospel According to Jesus

Actor

Phyllis Diller: First Lady of Laughter

Interviewee

Public Speaking

Herself

African American Lives 2

Herself

The Ark of the Spirit With Avery Brooks

Actor

Jessye Norman Sings For the Healing of AIDS

Actor

The Horatio Alger Awards

Actor

Good Hair

Herself

Joe Louis: America's Hero....Betrayed

Interviewee

A Century of Women

Herself

How Do You Spell God?

Voice

Billie Holiday: Sensational Lady

Interviewee

Concert of the Americas

Actor