Maya Angelou
- Acting
- April 4, 1928 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- May 28, 2014
Biography
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
Filmography
- Orwell: 2+2=5 · Self
- Wild & Free · Thanks
- Daedalus · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
- Maya Angelou at the BBC · Self
- Why Is We Americans? · Self
- A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings · Self
- Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde · Self
- Becky and the Birds · Self
- Words Are Things · Narrator (Voice)
- Mr. SOUL! · Self
- The Nineties · Self
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise · Self
- I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song · Self
- The Power of the Heart · Self
- Paul Simon: Under African Skies · Self
- On the Shoulders of Giants
- One Night in Vegas · Self
- Papa Césaire · Self
- Good Hair · Self
- The Black Candle · Self, Poem
- Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed · Self
- Madea's Family Reunion · May
- Iconoclasts · Self
- Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? · Self
- America Beyond the Color Line · Self
- Sisters in Cinema · Self
- The Runaway · Conjure Woman
- The Unfinished Journey · Self
- The Early Show · Self
- Down in the Delta · Director
- Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years · Self
- The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens · Narrator
- The Gregory Hines Show · Self
- HARDtalk
- Perfect Moment · Self
- Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas · Narrator (Voice)
- Get on the Bus · Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show · Self
- America's Dream · Story
- Moesha · Maya Angelou
- Angelou on Burns
- How to Make an American Quilt · Anna
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · Fairy Godmother (Voice)
- Touched by an Angel · Clarice Mitchell
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · Self
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain · Self
- There Are No Children Here · Lelia Mae
- Intimate Portrait · Self
- Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration · Self
- Poetic Justice · Aunt June
- The Real Malcolm X
- Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists · Anchor
- James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket · Self
- American Experience · Self
- Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words · Self
- American Masters · Self
- Sister, Sister · Writer, Producer
- Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings · Novel, Writer
- The Richard Pryor Show
- The Richard Pryor Special? · Willie's Wife, Additional Writing
- Roots · Nyo Boto
- The Tapestry · Director
- All Day Long · Director
- Georgia, Georgia · Music, Writer
- Great Performances · Self
- Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black! · Self, Writer
- Integration Report 1 · Music
- Porgy and Bess · Dancer
- Calypso Heat Wave
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Conjure woman
- Assignment America