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