Maya Angelou
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1928-04-04
- Died
- 2014-05-28
- Place of birth
- 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 honorary degrees.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
Great Performances
1971
as Self
American Experience
1988
as Self - Author
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Clarice Mitchell
American Masters
1986
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Moesha
1996
as Maya Angelou
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Roots
1977
as Nyo Boto
The Nineties
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
HARDtalk
1997
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Conjure woman
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
as Self
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
as Self
Assignment America
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
as Self - Host
Movies (44)
Poetic Justice
1993
as Aunt June
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as May
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Anna
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Good Hair
2009
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Self - Special Guest
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Dancer
Get on the Bus
1996
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
The Unfinished Journey
1999
as Self
One Night in Vegas
2010
as Self
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
as Self
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
as Willie's Wife
Daedalus
2024
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self (archive footage)
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
as Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Perfect Moment
1997
as Self
Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
as Self
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
as Self
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
The Power of the Heart
2014
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
as Self
There Are No Children Here
1993
as Lelia Mae
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
as Self
The Real Malcolm X
1992
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
as Narrator
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
as Self
The Runaway
2000
as Conjure Woman
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
as Self
The Black Candle
2009
as Self - Narrator
Sisters in Cinema
2003
as Self
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
as Self
Papa Césaire
2009
as Self
Why Is We Americans?
2022
as Self
Angelou on Burns
1996
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
as Anchor
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
Words Are Things
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Becky and the Birds
2018
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
About Maya Angelou
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. With 63 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Maya Angelou has appeared in 44 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maya Angelou Movies
- Poetic Justice (1993) — as Aunt June
- Madea's Family Reunion (2006) — as May
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) — as Self (archive footage)
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) — as Anna
- Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
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