Maya Angelou
Acting
Born April 4, 1928 — Died May 28, 2014
From St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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 hono...
Filmography
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Self (archive footage)
20257.2
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
202410.0
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
20242.0
Why Is We Americans?
Self
2022
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
2021
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Self
2020
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Becky and the Birds
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Words Are Things
Narrator (voice)
2018
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
20187.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
20168.0
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Self
2015
The Power of the Heart
Self
20146.0
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
20127.1
On the Shoulders of Giants
20116.3
One Night in Vegas
Self
20106.3
Papa Césaire
Self
200910.0
Good Hair
Self
20096.5
The Black Candle
Self - Narrator
20095.8
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
20087.0
Madea's Family Reunion
May
20066.4
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
2004
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Sisters in Cinema
Self
20037.0
The Runaway
Conjure Woman
20007.2
The Unfinished Journey
Self
19996.5
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Self
1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Narrator
1998
Perfect Moment
Self
19979.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Narrator (voice)
19966.0
Get on the Bus
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
19966.3
Angelou on Burns
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
Anna
19956.4
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
19947.0
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
19949.0
There Are No Children Here
Lelia Mae
19937.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self - Special Guest
19937.0
Poetic Justice
Aunt June
19936.7
The Real Malcolm X
19928.0
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Anchor
1992
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
19893.0
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Self
1987
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
The Richard Pryor Special?
Willie's Wife
19777.2
Porgy and Bess
Dancer
19596.3
Calypso Heat Wave
19579.0