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.
Acted in
Daedalus
2024
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive material)
Why Is We Americans?
2022
as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
as Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
as herself
Becky and the Birds
2018
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Words Are Things
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Self (archival footage)
The Nineties
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Herself (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
as Self
The Power of the Heart
2014
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
as Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
One Night in Vegas
2010
as Self
Good Hair
2009
as Herself
The Black Candle
2009
as Herself (Narration)
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
as Herself
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as May
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
as Self
Sisters in Cinema
2003
as Self
The Unfinished Journey
1999
as Self
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
1998
as Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
as Narrator
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
as Self
Perfect Moment
1997
as Herself
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Moesha
1996
Angelou on Burns
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Anna
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Clarice Mitchell
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
as Self
There Are No Children Here
1993
as Lelia Mae
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Poetic Justice
1993
as Aunt June
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
as Anchor
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
as Self
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
as Self
American Masters
1986
as Self
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
as Willie's Wife
Roots
1977
as Nyo Boto
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Dancer
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Conjure woman