How to Make an American Quilt1995
As Anna
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Maya Angelou
Born
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.
Filmography (44)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration1993
As Self - Special Guest
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Poetic Justice1993
As Aunt June
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Madea's Family Reunion2006
As May
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Get on the Bus1996
As Self (archive footage, uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Good Hair2009
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Orwell: 2+2=52025
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!1994
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
One Night in Vegas2010
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Porgy and Bess1959
As Dancer
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Mr. SOUL!2018
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?2004
As Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas1996
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song2015
As Self
The Richard Pryor Special?1977
As Willie's Wife
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Real Malcolm X1992
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Paul Simon: Under African Skies2012
As Self
TMDb 7.1 / 10
On the Shoulders of Giants2011
TMDb 6.3 / 10
There Are No Children Here1993
As Lelia Mae
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings2021
As Self
The Unfinished Journey1999
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Runaway2000
As Conjure Woman
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Malcolm X: Make It Plain1994
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words1987
As Self
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years1998
As Self
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou1982
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed2008
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde2020
As Self
Daedalus2024
As Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Papa Césaire2009
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Black Candle2009
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 5.8 / 10
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1989
As Self
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Perfect Moment1997
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Why Is We Americans?2022
As Self
The Power of the Heart2014
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Calypso Heat Wave1957
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Becky and the Birds
Becky and the Birds2018
As Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC2024
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Angelou on Burns1996
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens1998
As Narrator
Sisters in Cinema
Sisters in Cinema2003
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists1992
As Anchor
Words Are Things2018
As Narrator (voice)
Filmography and biography: TMDb