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