Maya Angelou
Acting • Born 1928-04-04 – Died 2014-05-28
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.
Filmography
62 credits
Becky and the Birds
Movie • 2018
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Good Hair
Movie • 2009
Self
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie • 1995
Anna
Poetic Justice
Movie • 1993
Aunt June
The Unfinished Journey
Movie • 1999
Self
Madea's Family Reunion
Movie • 2006
May
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Movie • 2008
Self
Why Is We Americans?
Movie • 2022
Self
Calypso Heat Wave
Movie • 1957
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Movie • 2021
Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Movie • 1998
Narrator
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Movie • 1992
Anchor
One Night in Vegas
Movie • 2010
Self
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Movie • 1998
Self
The Richard Pryor Special?
Movie • 1977
Willie's Wife
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The Power of the Heart
Movie • 2014
Self
Daedalus
Movie • 2024
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Movie • 1996
Narrator (voice)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Sisters in Cinema
Movie • 2003
Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Movie • 1989
Self
Perfect Moment
Movie • 1997
Self
Words Are Things
Movie • 2018
Narrator (voice)
The Black Candle
Movie • 2009
Self - Narrator
There Are No Children Here
Movie • 1993
Lelia Mae
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Movie • 2015
Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
Movie • 2011
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Movie • 1994
Self
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Movie • 1987
Self
Mr. SOUL!
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Movie • 2020
Self
Angelou on Burns
Movie • 1996
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Movie • 2012
Self
Porgy and Bess
Movie • 1959
Dancer
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
The Runaway
Movie • 2000
Conjure Woman
Papa Césaire
Movie • 2009
Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X
Movie • 1992
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Movie • 1993
Self - Special Guest
Orwell: 2+2=5
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Get on the Bus
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Clarice Mitchell
The Richard Pryor Show
TV • 1977
Moesha
TV • 1996
Maya Angelou
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Conjure woman
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Iconoclasts
TV • 2005
Self
The Gregory Hines Show
TV • 1997
Self
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self
America Beyond the Color Line
TV • 2004
Self
The Nineties
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Fairy Godmother (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
Roots
TV • 1977
Nyo Boto
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Assignment America
TV
American Experience
TV • 1988
Self - Author
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
TV • 1969
Self - Host
HARDtalk
TV • 1997