Maya Angelou
Biography
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.
Known For
Poetic Justice
Aunt June
Madea's Family Reunion
May
How to Make an American Quilt
Anna
Good Hair
Self
Get on the Bus
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Orwell: 2+2=5
Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
Down in the Delta
Director
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Filmography
Acting (63)
Movies (44)
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025as Self (archive footage)
Daedalus
2024as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024as Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans?
2022as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021as Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020as Self
Mr. SOUL!
2018as Self (archive footage)
Words Are Things
2018as Narrator (voice)
Becky and the Birds
2018as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016as Self (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015as Self
The Power of the Heart
2014as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012as Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
One Night in Vegas
2010as Self
Good Hair
2009as Self
Papa Césaire
2009as Self
The Black Candle
2009as Self - Narrator
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008as Self
Madea's Family Reunion
2006as May
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004as Self (archive footage)
Sisters in Cinema
2003as Self
The Runaway
2000as Conjure Woman
The Unfinished Journey
1999as Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998as Narrator
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
1998as Self
Perfect Moment
1997as Self
Get on the Bus
1996as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996as Narrator (voice)
Angelou on Burns
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
1995as Anna
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994as Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994as Self (archive footage)
Poetic Justice
1993as Aunt June
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993as Self - Special Guest
There Are No Children Here
1993as Lelia Mae
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992as Anchor
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989as Self
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987as Self
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977as Willie's Wife
Porgy and Bess
1959as Dancer
Calypso Heat Wave
1957Television (19)
The Nineties
2017as Self (archive footage)
Iconoclasts
2005as Self
America Beyond the Color Line
2004as Self
The Early Show
1999as Self
HARDtalk
1997 The Gregory Hines Show
1997as Self
Moesha
1996as Maya Angelou
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994as Clarice Mitchell
Intimate Portrait
1993as Self (archive footage)
American Experience
1988as Self - Author
American Masters
1986as Self
Roots
1977as Nyo Boto
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Great Performances
1971as Self
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969as Self - Host
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Conjure woman
Assignment America
Crew (15)
Movies (14)
Wild & Free
2024Thanks
The Black Candle
2009Poem
Down in the Delta
1998Director
America's Dream
1996Story
Sister, Sister
1982Producer
Sister, Sister
1982Writer
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979Novel
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979Writer
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977Additional Writing
The Tapestry
1976Director
All Day Long
1975Director
Georgia, Georgia
1972Music
Georgia, Georgia
1972Writer
Integration Report 1
1960Music
Television (1)
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