Maya Angelou

thumb|300px|Maya Angelou and Herry Monster
Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was a poet laureate, actress, and raconteur. She narrated and appeared in the Sesame Street special Elmo Saves Christmas in 1996. She also appeared in several Sesame Street insert segments in the 1990s, including the celebrity versions of "A New Way to Walk" and "Sing." In other inserts she talks about 'N' words to Natasha , plays patty-cake with Elmo while she raps about 'M' words and 'E' words, claps hands with Herry Monster while he says 'H' words, and sings "My Name" with Elmo and the kids.
Angelou contributed a recipe for "Jollof Rice" to Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
Angelou published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years. She received dozens of awards and over thirty honorary doctoral degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of seventeen, and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
MyName-Maya.jpg|"My Name"
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Maya Angelou Dances New Way to Walk.gif|"A New Way to Walk" 
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Maya Angelou celebrity sing.jpg|"Sing"
Maya Angelou Elmo Saves Christmas.jpg|Elmo Saves Christmas
==References==
*Prairie Dawn reads a copy of Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in Episode 3236 of Sesame Street.
==External links==
*Official site
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