Maya Angelou
Birthday
1928/04/04
Day of death
2014/05/28 (86 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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.
Acting
(2018) Becky and the Birds
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2009) Good Hair
as Self
(1995) How to Make an American Quilt
as Anna
(1993) Poetic Justice
as Aunt June
(1999) The Unfinished Journey
as Self
(2006) Madea's Family Reunion
as May
(2008) Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
(2022) Why Is We Americans?
as Self
(1957) Calypso Heat Wave
as ---
(2021) A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
as Self
(1998) The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
as Narrator
(1992) Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
as Anchor
(2010) One Night in Vegas
as Self
(1998) Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
as Self
(1977) The Richard Pryor Special?
as Willie's Wife
(2024) Maya Angelou at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) The Power of the Heart
as Self
(2024) Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
(1996) Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
(2016) Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Sisters in Cinema
as Self
(1989) James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
as Self
(1997) Perfect Moment
as Self
(2018) Words Are Things
as Narrator (voice)
(2009) The Black Candle
as Self - Narrator
(1993) There Are No Children Here
as Lelia Mae
(2015) I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
as Self
(2011) On the Shoulders of Giants
as ---
(1994) Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self
(1987) Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
as Self
(2018) Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
as Self
(1996) Angelou on Burns
as ---
(2012) Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
(1959) Porgy and Bess
as Dancer
(1994) Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Clarice Mitchell
(1977) The Richard Pryor Show
as ---
(1996) Moesha
as ---
(1999) The Early Show
as Self
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Conjure woman
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Iconoclasts
as Self
(1997) The Gregory Hines Show
as Self
(1986) American Masters
as Self
(2004) America Beyond the Color Line
as Self
(2017) The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
(1977) Roots
as Nyo Boto
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
Assignment America
as ---