A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.
Credits
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Cast
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Character |
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Alfre Woodard
She was 63, now 72 years old
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as Herself |
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Common
He was 44, now 52 years old
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as Himself |
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Oprah Winfrey
She was 62, now 70 years old
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as Herself |
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Cicely Tyson
She was 91, now 100 years old
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as Herself |
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Louis Gossett, Jr.
He was 80, now 88 years old
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as Himself |
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Hillary Clinton
She was 68, now 77 years old
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as Herself |
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Maya Angelou
She was 88, 86 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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John Singleton
He was 48, 51 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Bill Clinton
He was 70, now 78 years old
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as Himself |
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Crew
