Maya Angelou
Acting
Born: 1928-04-04 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
Daedalus
2024
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Wild & Free
2024
Thanks
Why Is We Americans?
2022
Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
Self
Becky and the Birds
2018
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Words Are Things
2018
Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
2018
Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Self (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
Self
The Power of the Heart
2014
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
One Night in Vegas
2010
Self
Good Hair
2009
Self
The Black Candle
2009
Self - Narrator
Papa Césaire
2009
Self
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
Self
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
May
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Self (archive footage)
Sisters in Cinema
2003
Self
The Runaway
2000
Conjure Woman
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
Narrator
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
Self
Down in the Delta
1998
Director
Perfect Moment
1997
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
Narrator (voice)
📺 TV Shows (18)
The Nineties
2017
Self (archive footage)
Iconoclasts
2005
Self
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
Self
The Early Show
1999
Self
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
Self
HARDtalk
1997
Moesha
1996
Maya Angelou
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994
Clarice Mitchell
Intimate Portrait
1993
Self (archive footage)
American Experience
1988
Self - Author
American Masters
1986
Self
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Roots
1977
Nyo Boto
Great Performances
1971
Self
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
Self - Host
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Conjure woman