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Biography
Amanda S. C. Gorman is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, marginalization, and the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015. She rose to fame in 2021 for writing and delivering her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of Joe Biden.
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Awards & recognition
- Children's and Family Emmy Awards · 2022
- Goodreads Choice Awards · 2022
- Women of the Year · 2022
- Goodreads Choice Awards · 2021
- TIME100 Impact Awards · 2021
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- National Youth Poet Laureate · 2017
Filmography9 titles

The Oprah Conversation
2020as Self
2020as Self

We the People
2021as (voice)
2021as (voice)

Zootopia 2
2025as Deerdra Bambino (voice)
2025as Deerdra Bambino (voice)

The ABCs of Book Banning
2024as Self
2024as Self

The Daily Show
1996as Self
1996as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self - Guest
2015as Self - Guest

The American Revolution
2025as Phillis Wheatley (voice)
2025as Phillis Wheatley (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self - Guest
2014as Self - Guest

Tamron Hall
2019as Self - Guest
2019as Self - Guest