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