Orwell: 2+2=5
2025 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou
1928-04-04
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Writers: , Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
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.
Filmography
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Daedalus
2024 · Movie
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Why Is We Americans?
2022 · Movie
as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021 · Movie
as Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020 · Movie
as Self
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Becky and the Birds
2018 · Movie
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Words Are Things
2018 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
2018 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Nineties
2017 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015 · Movie
as Self
The Power of the Heart
2014 · Movie
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · Movie
as Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011 · Movie
One Night in Vegas
2010 · Movie
as Self
Good Hair
2009 · Movie
as Self
The Black Candle
2009 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
Papa Césaire
2009 · Movie
as Self
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008 · Movie
as Self
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · Movie
as May
Iconoclasts
2005 · TV Show
as Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
America Beyond the Color Line
2004 · TV Show
as Self
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Sisters in Cinema
2003 · Movie
as Self
The Runaway
2000 · Movie
as Conjure Woman
The Unfinished Journey
1999 · Movie
as Self
The Early Show
1999 · TV Show
as Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998 · Movie
as Narrator
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998 · Movie
as Self
Perfect Moment
1997 · Movie
as Self
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The Gregory Hines Show
1997 · TV Show
as Self
HARDtalk
1997 · TV Show
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Angelou on Burns
1996 · Movie
Get on the Bus
1996 · Movie
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Moesha
1996 · TV Show
as Maya Angelou
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · Movie
as Anna
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV Show
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994 · Movie
as Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
as Clarice Mitchell
Poetic Justice
1993 · Movie
as Aunt June
There Are No Children Here
1993 · Movie
as Lelia Mae
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Movie
as Self - Special Guest
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992 · Movie
as Anchor
The Real Malcolm X
1992 · Movie
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 · Movie
as Self
American Experience
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Author
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987 · Movie
as Self
American Masters
1986 · TV Show
as Self
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982 · Movie
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Movie
as Willie's Wife
The Richard Pryor Show
1977 · TV Show
Roots
1977 · TV Show
as Nyo Boto
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
as Self
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Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Movie
as Dancer
Calypso Heat Wave
1957 · Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Conjure woman
No image
Assignment America
· TV Show
Crew Credits
Wild & Free
2024 · Movie
Thanks
The Black Candle
2009 · Movie
Poem
Down in the Delta
1998 · Movie
Director
America's Dream
1996 · Movie
Story
Sister, Sister
1982 · Movie
Writer, Producer
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979 · Movie
Novel, Writer
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Movie
Additional Writing
The Tapestry
1976 · Movie
Director
All Day Long
1975 · Movie
Director
Georgia, Georgia
1972 · Movie
Music, Writer
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Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969 · TV Show
Writer
Integration Report 1
1960 · Movie
Music
