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Actor
Maya Angelou
- Born April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died May 28, 2014
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.
Known for
Poetic Justice1993
Roots1977
Madea's Family Reunion2006
How to Make an American Quilt1995
Touched by an Angel1994
Moesha1996
Porgy and Bess1959
The Richard Pryor Show1977
Filmography
- TBAAssignment AmericaSeries
- 2025Orwell: 2+2=5FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Maya Angelou at the BBCFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2024DaedalusFilmSampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
- 2024Wild & FreeFilmThanks
- 2022Why Is We Americans?FilmSelf
- 2021A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That SingsFilmSelf
- 2020Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando TardeFilmSelf
- 2018Mr. SOUL!FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Becky and the BirdsFilmSelf (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2018Words Are ThingsFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2017The NinetiesSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2015I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of SongFilmSelf
- 2014The Power of the HeartFilmSelf
- 2012Paul Simon: Under African SkiesFilmSelf
- 2011On the Shoulders of GiantsFilm
- 2010One Night in VegasFilmSelf
- 2009Good HairFilmSelf
- 2009The Black CandleFilmSelf - Narrator, Poem
- 2009Papa CésaireFilmSelf
- 2008Joe Louis: America's Hero BetrayedFilmSelf
- 2006Madea's Family ReunionFilmMay
- 2005IconoclastsSeriesSelf
- 2004America Beyond the Color LineSeriesSelf
- 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2003Sisters in CinemaFilmSelf
- 2000The RunawayFilmConjure Woman
- 1999The Early ShowSeriesSelf
- 1999The Unfinished JourneyFilmSelf
- 1998Down in the DeltaFilmDirector
- 1998The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living EdensFilmNarrator
- 1998Quincy Jones... The First 50 YearsFilmSelf
- 1997HARDtalkSeries
- 1997Perfect MomentFilmSelf
- 1997The Gregory Hines ShowSeriesSelf
- 1996Get on the BusFilmSelf (archive footage, uncredited)
- 1996MoeshaSeriesMaya Angelou
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeriesSelf
- 1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1996America's DreamFilmStory
- 1996Angelou on BurnsFilm
- 1995How to Make an American QuiltFilmAnna
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeriesFairy Godmother (voice)
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesClarice Mitchell
- 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1994Malcolm X: Make It PlainFilmSelf
- 1993Poetic JusticeFilmAunt June
- 1993Intimate PortraitSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1993Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationFilmSelf - Special Guest
- 1993There Are No Children HereFilmLelia Mae
- 1992The Real Malcolm XFilm
- 1992Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American ArtistsFilmAnchor
- 1989James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketFilmSelf
- 1988American ExperienceSeriesSelf - Author
- 1987Aimé Césaire: The Mask of WordsFilmSelf
- 1986American MastersSeriesSelf
- 1982Sister, SisterFilmWriter, Producer
- 1982Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya AngelouFilm
- 1979I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsFilmWriter, Novel
- 1977RootsSeriesNyo Boto
- 1977The Richard Pryor ShowSeries
- 1977The Richard Pryor Special?FilmWillie's Wife, Additional Writing
- 1976The TapestryFilmDirector
- 1975All Day LongFilmDirector
- 1972Georgia, GeorgiaFilmMusic, Writer
- 1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf
- 1969Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!SeriesSelf - Host, Writer
- 1960Integration Report 1FilmMusic
- 1959Porgy and BessFilmDancer
- 1957Calypso Heat WaveFilm
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesConjure woman