Maya Angelou
Acting
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.
TV Shows(19)
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
2017
Iconoclasts
Self
2005
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
2004
The Early Show
Self
1999
The Gregory Hines Show
Self
1997
HARDtalk
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Moesha
Maya Angelou
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Fairy Godmother (voice)
1995
Touched by an Angel
Clarice Mitchell
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993
American Experience
Self - Author
1988
American Masters
Self
1986
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Roots
Nyo Boto
1977
Great Performances
Self
1971
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
Self - Host
1969
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Conjure woman
1951
Assignment America
Movies(44)
Orwell: 2+2=5
Self (archive footage)
2025
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024
Why Is We Americans?
Self
2022
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
2021
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Self
2020
Becky and the Birds
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Words Are Things
Narrator (voice)
2018
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
2018
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
2016
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Self
2015
The Power of the Heart
Self
2014
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
2012
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
One Night in Vegas
Self
2010
Papa Césaire
Self
2009
Good Hair
Self
2009
The Black Candle
Self - Narrator
2009
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
2008
Madea's Family Reunion
May
2006
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
2004
Sisters in Cinema
Self
2003
The Runaway
Conjure Woman
2000
The Unfinished Journey
Self
1999
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Narrator
1998
Perfect Moment
Self
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Narrator (voice)
1996
Get on the Bus
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
1996
Angelou on Burns
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
Anna
1995
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
1994
There Are No Children Here
Lelia Mae
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self - Special Guest
1993
Poetic Justice
Aunt June
1993
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Anchor
1992
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
1989
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Self
1987
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
The Richard Pryor Special?
Willie's Wife
1977
Porgy and Bess
Dancer
1959
Calypso Heat Wave
1957