Maya Angelou

Known for: Acting

Born: 1928-04-04 – 2014-05-28 (aged 86)

From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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 (63)

MOVIE★ 7.2
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Daedalus
2024
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 2.0
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Why Is We Americans?
2022
as Self
MOVIE
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
as Self
MOVIE
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
as Self
MOVIE
Becky and the Birds
2018
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE
Words Are Things
2018
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.9
The Nineties
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Power of the Heart
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
MOVIE★ 6.3
One Night in Vegas
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Papa Césaire
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Good Hair
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Black Candle
2009
as Self - Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.0
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as May
TV★ 7.5
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
MOVIE
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.5
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sisters in Cinema
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Runaway
2000
as Conjure Woman
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Unfinished Journey
1999
as Self
TV★ 6.3
The Early Show
1999
as Self
MOVIE
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
as Self
MOVIE
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
as Narrator
TV★ 10.0
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
as Self
TV★ 8.7
HARDtalk
1997
MOVIE★ 9.0
Perfect Moment
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Get on the Bus
1996
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Moesha
1996
as Maya Angelou
MOVIE
Angelou on Burns
1996
MOVIE★ 6.4
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Anna
TV★ 6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Clarice Mitchell
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
There Are No Children Here
1993
as Lelia Mae
TV★ 4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Self - Special Guest
MOVIE★ 6.7
Poetic Justice
1993
as Aunt June
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Real Malcolm X
1992
MOVIE
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
as Anchor
MOVIE★ 3.0
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
as Self
TV★ 6.5
American Experience
1988
as Self - Author
MOVIE
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
as Self
TV★ 7.0
American Masters
1986
as Self
MOVIE
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
TV★ 6.4
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
as Willie's Wife
TV★ 7.3
Roots
1977
as Nyo Boto
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Self
TV
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.3
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Dancer
MOVIE★ 9.0
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Conjure woman
TV
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