Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) 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.
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Films (53)
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Wild & Free
2024 · Thanks
Daedalus
2024 · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024 · Self (archive footage)
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
L'Infinie puissance du cœur
2014 · Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
One Night in Vegas
2010 · Self
Papa Césaire
2009 · Self
Good Hair
2009 · Self
The Black Candle
2009 · Self - Narrator, Poem
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008 · Self
Affaire de femmes
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
Down in the Delta
1998 · Director
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998 · Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998 · Narrator
Perfect Moment
1997 · Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996 · Narrator (voice)
Get on the Bus
1996 · Self (archive footage, uncredited)
America's Dream
1996 · Story
Angelou on Burns
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · Anna
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994 · Self
There Are No Children Here
1993 · Lelia Mae
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Self - Special Guest
Poetic Justice
1993 · Aunt June
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992 · Anchor
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 · Self
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987 · Self
Sister, Sister
1982 · Writer, Producer
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979 · Writer, Novel
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Willie's Wife, Additional Writing
The Tapestry
1976 · Director
All Day Long
1975 · Director
Georgia, Georgia
1972 · Music, Writer
Integration Report 1
1960 · Music
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Dancer
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Séries (19)
Les 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
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
Moesha
1996 · Maya Angelou
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, Writer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Conjure woman
Assignment America