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Maya Angelou

Actor, Director, Writer, Composer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born April 4, 1928Died May 28, 2014 (86 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Runaway
  • The Black Candle

Known For

  • Poetic Justice
  • How to Make an American Quilt
  • Down in the Delta
  • Madea's Family Reunion
  • America's Dream
  • Elmo Saves Christmas
  • Georgia, Georgia
  • On the Shoulders of Giants
  • As Seen Through These Eyes
  • The Black Candle
  • The Runaway

Filmography

2011
2008
2006
2000
The Runaway · as Conjure Woman
1997
The Living Edens (TV Series) · as Narrator
1996
Elmo Saves Christmas · as Narrator (voice)
1996
Moesha (TV Series)
1995
1995
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Fairy Godmother (voice)
1994
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Clarice Mitchell
1993
1993
Poetic Justice · as Aunt June
1977
1977
The Richard Pryor Special? · as Willie's Wife
1977
Roots (TV Series) · as Nyo Boto
1959
Porgy and Bess · as Dancer
1957
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Conjure Woman

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