Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Acting

April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014 (aged 86)

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography

Orwell: 2+2=5
Movie
Orwell: 2+2=52025 · Self (archive footage)
Daedalus
Movie
Daedalus2024 · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Movie
Maya Angelou at the BBC2024 · Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans?
Movie
Why Is We Americans?2022 · Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Movie
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings2021 · Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Movie
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde2020 · Self
Becky and the Birds
Movie
Becky and the Birds2018 · Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Words Are Things
Movie
Words Are Things2018 · Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
★ 7.8Movie
Mr. SOUL!2018 · Self (archive footage)
The Nineties
Series
The Nineties2017 · Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016 · Self (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Movie
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song2015 · Self
The Power of the Heart
Movie
The Power of the Heart2014 · Self
My Father's Sins
Series
My Father's Sins2012 · Self
Свадьбы и разводы
Series
Свадьбы и разводы2011
One Night in Vegas
Movie
One Night in Vegas2010 · Self
Papa Césaire
Movie
Papa Césaire2009 · Self
No Strings
Series
No Strings2009 · Self
Wonder Woman
Series
Wonder Woman2009 · Self - Narrator
Tokimeki Bakudan
Series
Tokimeki Bakudan2008 · Self
Madea's Family Reunion
Movie
Madea's Family Reunion2006 · May
Iconoclasts
Series
Iconoclasts2005 · Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?2004 · Self (archive footage)
Adventure in Denmark
Movie
Adventure in Denmark2004 · Self
Sisters in Cinema
Movie
Sisters in Cinema2003 · Self
The Runaway
Movie
The Runaway2000 · Conjure Woman
The Unfinished Journey
Movie
The Unfinished Journey1999 · Self
The Early Show
Series
The Early Show1999 · Self
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Movie
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years1998 · Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Movie
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens1998 · Narrator
The Gregory Hines Show
Series
The Gregory Hines Show1997 · Self
HARDtalk
Series
HARDtalk1997
Perfect Moment
Movie
Perfect Moment1997 · Self
Naniwa Kara Ae! Kaze Fukukasemasu!
Series
Naniwa Kara Ae! Kaze Fukukasemasu!1996 · Narrator (voice)
Get on the Bus
Movie
Get on the Bus1996 · Self (archive footage, uncredited)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · Self
Moesha
Series
Moesha1996 · Maya Angelou
Angelou on Burns
Movie
Angelou on Burns1996
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie
How to Make an American Quilt1995 · Anna
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · Fairy Godmother (voice)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Movie
Malcolm X: Make It Plain1994
There Are No Children Here
Movie
There Are No Children Here1993
The Real Malcolm X
Movie
The Real Malcolm X1992
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Movie
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1989
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Movie
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words1987
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
Movie
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou1982
The Richard Pryor Special?
Movie
The Richard Pryor Special?1977
Assignment America
Series
Assignment America