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Maya Angelou(1928-2014)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Director
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Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016)
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Maya Angelou was born on 4 April 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Poetic Justice (1993) and How to Make an American Quilt (1995). She was previously married to Paul Du Feu, Vusumzi Linda Make and Enistasious (Tosh) Angelos. She died on 28 May 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
BornApril 4, 1928
DiedMay 28, 2014(86)
BornApril 4, 1928
DiedMay 28, 2014(86)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 5 nominations

Photos12

Maya Angelou in Touched by an Angel (1994)
Maya Angelou in Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016)
Maya Angelou in Charlie Rose (1991)
Maya Angelou in Iconoclasts (2005)
Cicely Tyson and Maya Angelou in Roots (1977)
Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle in Iconoclasts (2005)
Cicely Tyson and Maya Angelou in Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Maya Angelou and Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou, Joe Berlinger, and Dave Chappelle in Iconoclasts (2005)
Dean Cain, Debbi Morgan, and Maya Angelou in The Runaway (2000)

Known for

Tyler Perry in Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Madea's Family Reunion
5.2
  • May
  • 2006
Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993)
Poetic Justice
6.1
  • Aunt June
  • 1993
Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Alfre Woodard, and Kate Nelligan in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
How to Make an American Quilt
6.3
  • Anna
  • 1995
Alfre Woodard in Down in the Delta (1998)
Down in the Delta
6.9
  • Director
  • 1998

Credits

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Actress

  • Tyler Perry in Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
    Madea's Family Reunion
    • May
    • 2006
  • Phenomenal Woman
    • Phenomenal Woman
    • Short
    • 2001
  • Dean Cain, Debbi Morgan, and Maya Angelou in The Runaway (2000)
    The Runaway
    • Conjure Woman
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
    • Fairy Godmentor (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
    • Narrator
    • Video
    • 1996
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an Angel (1994)
    Touched by an Angel
    • Clarice Mitchell
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Alfre Woodard, and Kate Nelligan in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
    How to Make an American Quilt
    • Anna
    • 1995
  • The Journey of August King (1995)
    The Journey of August King
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1995
  • There Are No Children Here (1993)
    There Are No Children Here
    • Lelia Mae
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993)
    Poetic Justice
    • Aunt June
    • 1993
  • Roots (1977)
    Roots
    • Nyo Boto
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1977
  • Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
    Porgy and Bess
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
    Calypso Heat Wave
    • Maya Angelou
    • 1957

Writer

  • The Black Candle (2008)
    The Black Candle
    • poetry written by
    • 2008
  • America's Dream (1996)
    America's Dream
    • story "The Reunion"
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Dinner at Noon (1988)
    Byline
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Sister, Sister (1982)
    Sister, Sister
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
    • book
    • teleplay
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
    The Richard Pryor Special?
    • soliloquy
    • TV Special
    • 1977
  • Georgia, Georgia (1972)
    Georgia, Georgia
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Blacks, Blues, Black!
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1968

Director

  • Alfre Woodard in Down in the Delta (1998)
    Down in the Delta
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Visions (1976)
    Visions
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1976

Videos7

Elmo Saves Christmas
Clip 3:06
Elmo Saves Christmas
Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration
Clip 3:46
Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:29
Official Trailer
Good Hair
Trailer 2:31
Good Hair
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Trailer 2:45
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Trailer 1:50
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Why Is We Americans? Official Trailer
Trailer 2:34
Why Is We Americans? Official Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dr. Maya Angelou
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • April 4, 1928
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • May 28, 2014
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Paul Du FeuJanuary 18, 1974 - January 31, 1983 (divorced)
  • Other works
    (1/94) Children's book: "My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me". Clarkson Potter Publishing, New York.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 2 Interviews
    • 13 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    At age seven, Maya was raped by her mother's boyfriend. She wasn't going to tell anyone, but her brother Bailey persuaded her to tell him who raped her. As a result, the man was killed. Maya believed her spoken word caused his death, and as a result refused to speak for years.
  • Quotes
    Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows me to survive, and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style.

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