ACTOR
Maya Angelou
Known for Poetic Justice · Roots · How to Make an American Quilt
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.
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- Born
- Apr 4, 1928
- Died
- May 28, 2014
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
MOVIE
Poetic JusticeAunt June · 1993
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
RootsNyo Boto · 1977
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
MOVIE
How to Make an American QuiltAnna · 1995
★ 6.4
★ 6.4
TV
Touched by an AngelClarice Mitchell · 1994
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
MoeshaMaya Angelou · 1996
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
American ExperienceSelf - Author · 1988
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
TV
Great PerformancesSelf · 1971
★ 6.1
★ 6.1
TV
American MastersSelf · 1986
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
Filmography
Movies
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Porgy and BessDancer
1959
Integration Report 1Music
1960
Georgia, GeorgiaMusic
1972Georgia, GeorgiaWriter
1972
All Day LongDirector
1975
The TapestryDirector
1976
The Richard Pryor Special?Willie's Wife
1977The Richard Pryor Special?Additional Writing
1977
I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsNovel
1979I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsWriter
1979
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
Sister, SisterWriter
1982Sister, SisterProducer
1982
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of WordsSelf
1987
James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketSelf
1989
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American ArtistsAnchor
1992
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Poetic JusticeAunt June
1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationSelf - Special Guest
1993
There Are No Children HereLelia Mae
1993
Malcolm X: Make It PlainSelf
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Self (archive footage)
1994
How to Make an American QuiltAnna
1995
America's DreamStory
1996
Angelou on Burns
1996
Get on the BusSelf (archive footage, uncredited)
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasNarrator (voice)
1996
Perfect MomentSelf
1997
Down in the DeltaDirector
1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 YearsSelf
1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living EdensNarrator
1998
The Unfinished JourneySelf
1999
The RunawayConjure Woman
2000SI
Sisters in CinemaSelf
2003
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Self (archive footage)
2004
Madea's Family ReunionMay
2006
Joe Louis: America's Hero BetrayedSelf
2008
Good HairSelf
2009
Papa CésaireSelf
2009
The Black CandleSelf - Narrator
2009The Black CandlePoem
2009
One Night in VegasSelf
2010
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Paul Simon: Under African SkiesSelf
2012
The Power of the HeartSelf
2014
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of SongSelf
2015
Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelf (archive footage)
2016BA
Becky and the BirdsSelf (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Mr. SOUL!Self (archive footage)
2018
Words Are ThingsNarrator (voice)
2018
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando TardeSelf
2020
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That SingsSelf
2021
Why Is We Americans?Self
2022
DaedalusSampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Maya Angelou at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
2024
Wild & FreeThanks
2024
Orwell: 2+2=5Self (archive footage)
2025Television
Hallmark Hall of FameConjure woman · 1 eps
1951DM
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!Self - Host · 10 eps
1969DM
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!Writer
1969
Great PerformancesSelf · 1 eps
1971
RootsNyo Boto · 1 eps
1977
The Richard Pryor Show5 eps
1977
American MastersSelf · 1 eps
1986
American ExperienceSelf - Author · 1 eps
1988
Intimate PortraitSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1993
Touched by an AngelClarice Mitchell · 1 eps
1994
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildFairy Godmother (voice) · 1 eps
1995
MoeshaMaya Angelou · 1 eps
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf · 1 eps
1996
HARDtalk1 eps
1997TG
The Gregory Hines ShowSelf · 1 eps
1997
The Early ShowSelf · 2 eps
1999
America Beyond the Color LineSelf · 1 eps
2004
IconoclastsSelf · 1 eps
2005
The NinetiesSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2017AA
Assignment America4 eps
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