Maya Angelou
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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.
Known for
Credits
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Self - Special Guest
Good Hair (2009)
as Self
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
as May
Poetic Justice (1993)
as Aunt June
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
as Anna
Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)
as Self
Get on the Bus (1996)
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song (2015)
as Self
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
Actor
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words (1987)
as Self
One Night in Vegas (2010)
as Self
Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
Actor
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
as Dancer
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou (1982)
Actor
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
The Runaway (2000)
as Conjure Woman
Daedalus (2024)
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
There Are No Children Here (1993)
as Lelia Mae
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings (2021)
as Self
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (2008)
as Self
On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)
Actor
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
as Self
Papa Césaire (2009)
as Self
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years (1998)
as Self
Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)
as Self
The Power of the Heart (2014)
as Self
Maya Angelou at the BBC (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Perfect Moment (1997)
as Self
Becky and the Birds (2018)
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989)
as Self
The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
as Willie's Wife
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde (2020)
as Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens (1998)
as Narrator
Angelou on Burns (1996)
Actor
The Black Candle (2009)
as Self - Narrator
Why Is We Americans? (2022)
as Self
Sisters in Cinema (2003)
as Self
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists (1992)
as Anchor
Words Are Things (2018)
as Narrator (voice)