Maya Angelou
Born
April 4, 1928
Died
May 28, 2014 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Known For
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024
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
Becky and the Birds
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Words Are Things
Narrator (voice)
2018
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Nineties
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
2016
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Self
2015
The Power of the Heart
Self
2014
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
2012
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
One Night in Vegas
Self
2010
Papa Césaire
Self
2009
Good Hair
Self
2009
The Black Candle
Self - Narrator
2009
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
2008
Madea's Family Reunion
May
2006
Iconoclasts
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
2004
America Beyond the Color Line
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Sisters in Cinema
Self
2003
The Runaway
Conjure Woman
2000
The Unfinished Journey
Self
1999
The Early Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1999
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Narrator
1998
The Gregory Hines Show
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Perfect Moment
Self
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Narrator (voice)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Moesha
(1 episode)
1996
Angelou on Burns
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
Anna
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Fairy Godmother (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
Touched by an Angel
Clarice Mitchell · (1 episode)
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
1994
There Are No Children Here
Lelia Mae
1993
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1993
Poetic Justice
Aunt June
1993
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Anchor
1992
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
1989
American Experience
Self - Author · (1 episode)
1988
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Self
1987
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
1986
The Richard Pryor Show
(5 episodes)
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
Willie's Wife
1977
Roots
Nyo Boto · (1 episode)
1977
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Porgy and Bess
Dancer
1959
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Conjure woman · (1 episode)
1951
Assignment America
(4 episodes)