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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
TV Movie | 96 min | Biography, Drama

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

TV Movie | 96 min | Biography, Drama

Based on writer Maya Angelou's childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent to live with her grandmother after her parents divorce.

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
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Diahann Carroll Vivian Vivian See fewer	Julia (1968)
Ruby Dee Grandmother Baxter Grandmother Baxter See fewer	American Gangster (2007)
Roger E. Mosley Bailey Sr. Bailey Sr. See fewer	Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Esther Rolle Momma Momma See fewer	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Madge Sinclair Miss Flowers Miss Flowers See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Constance Good Maya Maya See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
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Art Evans Principal Principal See fewer	Die Hard 2 (1990)
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Georgia Allen Mrs. Gurney Mrs. Gurney See fewer	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
Darleen Taylor 1st Girl 1st Girl See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
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Monica Kyles Julie Julie See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
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Rick Salassi Parmenian (as Richard Salassi) Parmenian (as Richard Salassi) See fewer	In the Mood (1987)
Lewis Liddell Tommy Tommy See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Sammy Liddell Ira Ira See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
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Myra Jo Arvin Red Red See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
George Cummins Sheriff Rogers Sheriff Rogers See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Torain Teacher Teacher See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Laurie Waters Tall Girl Tall Girl See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Mose Lee Williams 1st Mrs. Fletcher 1st Mrs. Fletcher See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
M.L. Breeland Mr. Peters Mr. Peters See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Angela Brown Kitty Kitty See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Abbie Burns Mary Mary See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Johnny Lewis 1st Picker 1st Picker See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
John L. Patterson Man Man See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
James Peters 2nd Man 2nd Man See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Melvin Kennerly 3rd Man 3rd Man See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Shirley Perkins Woman Woman See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
John C. Roper Jr. White Man White Man See fewer	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
Terri Ann Ross Small Girl Small Girl See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
I.D. Thompson Black Man Black Man See fewer	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)