
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Drama · TV Movie
Overview
Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.
Top Cast


Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin
Freeman
Paul Benjamin
Freeman


Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Vivian
Diahann Carroll
Vivian


Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Grandmother Baxter
Ruby Dee
Grandmother Baxter


Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
Bailey, Sr.
Roger E. Mosley
Bailey, Sr.


Esther Rolle
Esther Rolle
Momma
Esther Rolle
Momma


Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
Miss Flowers
Madge Sinclair
Miss Flowers
Sonny Jim Gaines
Sonny Jim Gaines
Uncle Willie
Sonny Jim Gaines
Uncle Willie


Art Evans
Art Evans
Principal
Art Evans
Principal
Constance Good
Constance Good
Maya
Constance Good
Maya
John M. Driver II
John M. Driver II
Bailey, Jr.
John M. Driver II
Bailey, Jr.
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