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Portrait of Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Acting

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.

Born: April 4, 1928

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Known For

Poster for Daedalus
Movie

Daedalus

10.0
Poster for Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Movie

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

10.0
Poster for Papa Césaire
Movie

Papa Césaire

10.0
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.6
Poster for Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

8.0
Poster for American Masters
TV

American Masters

7.4
Poster for Roots
TV

Roots

7.4
Poster for Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Movie

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

7.2
Poster for Touched by an Angel
TV

Touched by an Angel

7.2
Poster for Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Movie

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

7.0

Filmography

2024
Daedalus

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

2024
Maya Angelou at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Why Is We Americans?

as Self

2021
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

as Self

2020
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

as Self

2018
Words Are Things

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Mr. SOUL!

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Nineties

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

as Self (archive footage)

2015
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

as Self

2014
The Power of the Heart

as Self

2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies

as Self

2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
2010
One Night in Vegas

as Self

2009
Papa Césaire

as Self

2009
Good Hair

as Self

2009
The Black Candle

as Self - Narrator

2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

as Self

2006
Madea's Family Reunion

as May

2005
Iconoclasts

as Self

2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

as Self (archive footage)

2004
America Beyond the Color Line

as Self

2000
The Runaway

as Conjure Woman

1999
The Unfinished Journey

as Self

1999
The Early Show

as Self

1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

as Narrator

1997
Perfect Moment

as Self

1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

1996
Moesha

as Maya Angelou

1996
Angelou on Burns
1995
How to Make an American Quilt

as Anna

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Fairy Godmother (voice)

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Clarice Mitchell

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

as Self (archive footage)

1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain

as Self

1993
There Are No Children Here

as Lelia Mae

1993
Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Poetic Justice

as Aunt June

1992
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

as Anchor

1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

as Self

1988
American Experience

as Self - Author

1987
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

as Self

1986
American Masters

as Self

1977
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?

as Willie's Wife

1977
Roots

as Nyo Boto

1971
Great Performances

as Self

1959
Porgy and Bess

as Dancer

1957
Calypso Heat Wave
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Conjure woman