Acting · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · Born April 4, 1928
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.
MovieOrwell: 2+2=5
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDaedalus
2024
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
MovieMaya Angelou at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWhy Is We Americans?
2022
as Self
MovieA Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
as Self
MovieMinha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
as Self
Becky and the Birds
2018
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieWords Are Things
2018
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMr. SOUL!
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Nineties
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieI Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
as Self
MovieThe Power of the Heart
2014
as Self
MoviePaul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
as Self
MovieOn the Shoulders of Giants
2011
MovieOne Night in Vegas
2010
as Self
MoviePapa Césaire
2009
as Self
MovieGood Hair
2009
as Self
MovieThe Black Candle
2009
as Self - Narrator
MovieJoe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
as Self
MovieMadea's Family Reunion
2006
as May
TVIconoclasts
2005
as Self
MovieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
TVAmerica Beyond the Color Line
2004
as Self
Sisters in Cinema
2003
as Self
MovieThe Runaway
2000
as Conjure Woman
MovieThe Unfinished Journey
1999
as Self
TVThe Early Show
1999
as Self
MovieQuincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
as Self
MovieThe Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
as Narrator
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
as Self
TVHARDtalk
1997
MoviePerfect Moment
1997
as Self
MovieSesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Narrator (voice)
MovieGet on the Bus
1996
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
TVMoesha
1996
as Maya Angelou
MovieAngelou on Burns
1996
MovieHow to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Anna
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Clarice Mitchell
MovieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMalcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
as Self
MovieThere Are No Children Here
1993
as Lelia Mae
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Self - Special Guest
MoviePoetic Justice
1993
as Aunt June
MovieThe Real Malcolm X
1992
MovieKindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
as Anchor
MovieJames Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
as Self
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Self - Author
MovieAimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
as Self
TVAmerican Masters
1986
as Self
MovieCreativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
TVThe Richard Pryor Show
1977
MovieThe Richard Pryor Special?
1977
as Willie's Wife
TVRoots
1977
as Nyo Boto
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
as Self - Host
MoviePorgy and Bess
1959
as Dancer
MovieCalypso Heat Wave
1957
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Conjure woman
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