Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Birthday: 1928-04-04
Deathday: 2014-05-28
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Bio

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 with Maya Angelou

Becky and the Birds

2018
As Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Good Hair

2009
As Self
How to Make an American Quilt

1995
As Anna
Poetic Justice

1993
As Aunt June
The Unfinished Journey

1999
As Self
Madea's Family Reunion

2006
As May
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

2008
As Self
Why Is We Americans?

2022
As Self
Calypso Heat Wave

1957
As
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

2021
As Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

1998
As Narrator
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

1992
As Anchor
One Night in Vegas

2010
As Self
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

1998
As Self
The Richard Pryor Special?

1977
As Willie's Wife
Maya Angelou at the BBC

2024
As Self (archive footage)
The Power of the Heart

2014
As Self
Daedalus

2024
As Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996
As Narrator (voice)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016
As Self (archive footage)
Sisters in Cinema

2003
As Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989
As Self
Perfect Moment

1997
As Self
Words Are Things

2018
As Narrator (voice)
The Black Candle

2009
As Self - Narrator
There Are No Children Here

1993
As Lelia Mae
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

2015
As Self
On the Shoulders of Giants

2011
As
Malcolm X: Make It Plain

1994
As Self
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

1987
As Self
Mr. SOUL!

2018
As Self (archive footage)
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

2020
As Self
Angelou on Burns

1996
As
Paul Simon: Under African Skies

2012
As Self
Porgy and Bess

1959
As Dancer
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994
As Self (archive footage)
The Runaway

2000
As Conjure Woman
Papa Césaire

2009
As Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004
As Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X

1992
As

TV Shows with Maya Angelou

Touched by an Angel

1994
As Clarice Mitchell
The Richard Pryor Show

1977
As
Moesha

1996
As Maya Angelou
The Early Show

1999
As Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
As Conjure woman
Intimate Portrait

1993
As Self (archive footage)
Iconoclasts

2005
As Self
The Gregory Hines Show

1997
As Self
American Masters

1986
As Self
America Beyond the Color Line

2004
As Self
The Nineties

2017
As Self (archive footage)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995
As Fairy Godmother (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996
As Self
Roots

1977
As Nyo Boto
Great Performances

1971
As Self
Assignment America

0000
As
American Experience

1988
As Self - Author

Production Credits

Down in the Delta

1998
As Director
Georgia, Georgia

1972
As Music
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979
As Novel
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979
As Writer
Integration Report 1

1960
As Music
All Day Long

1975
As Director
Georgia, Georgia

1972
As Writer
America's Dream

1996
As Story
The Richard Pryor Special?

1977
As Additional Writing
Sister, Sister

1982
As Writer
The Black Candle

2009
As Poem
The Tapestry

1976
As Director
Sister, Sister

1982
As Producer
Wild & Free

2024
As Thanks