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