American Masters Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (Season 31, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (Season 31, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Singer, dancer, activist and writer Maya Angelou inspired generations with boundary-pushing African-American writings. Trace her incredible journey as she unwraps untold aspects of her life with rare footage, photographs and her own words.

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Maya Angelou Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Poetic Justice (1993)
James Baldwin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Diahann Carroll Self Self See fewer	Julia (1968)
Bill Clinton Self - 42nd U.S. President Self - 42nd U.S. President See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Hillary Clinton Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Rita Coburn Reenactment Actor (as Rita Coburn Whack) Reenactment Actor (as Rita Coburn Whack) See fewer	Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (2022)
Common Self - Hip Hop Artist Self - Hip Hop Artist See fewer	Wanted (2008)
Amari Davis Reenactment Actor Reenactment Actor See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Jules Feiffer Self - Writer / Cartoonist Self - Writer / Cartoonist See fewer	Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Nikki Giovanni Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
Louis Gossett Jr. Self - Actor (as Lou Gosset Jr.) Self - Actor (as Lou Gosset Jr.) See fewer	An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Guy Johnson Self - Maya Angelou's Son Self - Maya Angelou's Son See fewer	Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016)
Quincy Jones Self - Musician / Composer Self - Musician / Composer See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
B.B. King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Robert Loomis Self - Maya Angelou's Editor Self - Maya Angelou's Editor See fewer	Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016)
Don Martin Self - Dancer / Opened for Maya Angelou, 1950's Self - Dancer / Opened for Maya Angelou, 1950's See fewer	Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016)
Louise Meriwether Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
Eugene Redmond Self - Professor of English Literature Self - Professor of English Literature See fewer	Word Warriors III (2016)
Valerie Simpson Self - Singer / Songwriter Self - Singer / Songwriter See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
John Singleton Self - Film Director Self - Film Director See fewer	Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Cicely Tyson Self Self See fewer	The Help (2011)
Hal Whack Reenactment Actor Reenactment Actor See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Alice Windom Self - Friend Self - Friend See fewer	Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016)
Oprah Winfrey Self Self See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Alfre Woodard Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)