- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1928
- Place of Birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- May 28, 2014
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
Filmography
movieOrwell: 2+2=5
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieWild & Free
2024 · Thanks
movieDaedalus
2024 · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
movieMaya Angelou at the BBC
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhy Is We Americans?
2022 · Self
movieA Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021 · Self
movieMinha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020 · Self
Becky and the Birds
2018 · Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieWords Are Things
2018 · Narrator (voice)
movieMr. SOUL!
2018 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Nineties
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self (archive footage)
movieI Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015 · Self
movieThe Power of the Heart
2014 · Self
moviePaul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · Self
movieOn the Shoulders of Giants
2011
movieOne Night in Vegas
2010 · Self
moviePapa Césaire
2009 · Self
movieGood Hair
2009 · Self
movieThe Black Candle
2009 · Self - Narrator, Poem
movieJoe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008 · Self
movieMadea's Family Reunion
2006 · May
tvIconoclasts
2005 · Self
movieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004 · Self (archive footage)
tvAmerica Beyond the Color Line
2004 · Self
Sisters in Cinema
2003 · Self
movieThe Runaway
2000 · Conjure Woman
movieThe Unfinished Journey
1999 · Self
tvThe Early Show
1999 · Self
movieDown in the Delta
1998 · Director
movieQuincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998 · Self
movieThe Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998 · Narrator
The Gregory Hines Show
1997 · Self
tvHARDtalk
1997
moviePerfect Moment
1997 · Self
movieSesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996 · Narrator (voice)
movieGet on the Bus
1996 · Self (archive footage, uncredited)
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
movieAmerica's Dream
1996 · Story
tvMoesha
1996 · Maya Angelou
movieAngelou on Burns
1996
movieHow to Make an American Quilt
1995 · Anna
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Fairy Godmother (voice)
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Clarice Mitchell
movieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieMalcolm X: Make It Plain
1994 · Self
movieThere Are No Children Here
1993 · Lelia Mae
tvIntimate Portrait
1993 · Self (archive footage)
movieSesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Self - Special Guest
moviePoetic Justice
1993 · Aunt June
movieThe Real Malcolm X
1992
movieKindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992 · Anchor
movieJames Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 · Self
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Self - Author
movieAimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987 · Self
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Self
movieSister, Sister
1982 · Writer, Producer
movieCreativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
movieI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979 · Novel, Writer
tvThe Richard Pryor Show
1977
movieThe Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Willie's Wife, Additional Writing
tvRoots
1977 · Nyo Boto
movieThe Tapestry
1976 · Director
movieAll Day Long
1975 · Director
movieGeorgia, Georgia
1972 · Music, Writer
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969 · Self - Host, Writer
movieIntegration Report 1
1960 · Music
moviePorgy and Bess
1959 · Dancer
movieCalypso Heat Wave
1957
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Conjure woman
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