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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

ActingBorn: April 4, 1928in St. Louis, Missouri, USADied: May 28, 2014

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.

Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Daedalus

Daedalus

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

Maya Angelou at the BBC

Maya Angelou at the BBC

2024Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Why Is We Americans?

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Why Is We Americans?

2022Documentary

as Self

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

2021Documentary

as Self

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

2020Documentary

as Self

Becky and the Birds

as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Words Are Things

Words Are Things

as Narrator (voice)

Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL!

2018Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

The Nineties

The Nineties

2017Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

2015Documentary

as Self

The Power of the Heart

The Power of the Heart

2014Documentary

as Self

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

as Self

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011Documentary

as Unknown

One Night in Vegas

One Night in Vegas

2010Documentary

as Self

Papa Césaire

Papa Césaire

2009Documentary

as Self

Good Hair

Good Hair

2009Documentary

as Self

The Black Candle

The Black Candle

2009Documentary

as Self - Narrator

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

2008Documentary

as Self

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

as May

Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts

2005Documentary

as Self

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

as Self (archive footage)

America Beyond the Color Line

America Beyond the Color Line

2004Documentary

as Self

Sisters in Cinema

2003Documentary

as Self

The Runaway

The Runaway

as Conjure Woman

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999Documentary

as Self

The Early Show

The Early Show

as Self

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years

1998Documentary

as Self

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

1998Documentary

as Narrator

The Gregory Hines Show

as Self

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

as Unknown

Perfect Moment

Perfect Moment

1997Documentary

as Self

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

as Self (archive footage, uncredited)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Moesha

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Moesha

as Maya Angelou

Angelou on Burns

Angelou on Burns

1996Documentary

as Unknown

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

as Anna

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Fairy Godmother (voice)

Touched by an Angel

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Touched by an Angel

as Clarice Mitchell

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

as Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

1994Documentary

as Self

There Are No Children Here

There Are No Children Here

as Lelia Mae

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

as Self - Special Guest

Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

as Aunt June

The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X

1992Documentary

as Unknown

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

1992Documentary

as Anchor

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989Documentary

as Self

American Experience

American Experience

1988Documentary

as Self - Author

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

1987Documentary

as Self

American Masters

American Masters

1986Documentary

as Self

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

1982Documentary

as Unknown

The Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Show

as Unknown

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

as Willie's Wife

Roots

Roots

as Nyo Boto

Great Performances

Great Performances

as Self

Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!

1969Documentary

as Self - Host

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

as Dancer

Calypso Heat Wave

Calypso Heat Wave

as Unknown

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Conjure woman

Assignment America

as Unknown