Maya Angelou
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.
Movie Appearances
Becky and the Birds
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Good Hair
as Self
2009
How to Make an American Quilt
as Anna
1995
Poetic Justice
as Aunt June
1993
The Unfinished Journey
as Self
1999
Madea's Family Reunion
as May
2006
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
2008
Why Is We Americans?
as Self
2022
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
as Self
2021
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
as Narrator
1998
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
as Anchor
1992
One Night in Vegas
as Self
2010
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
as Self
1998
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Willie's Wife
1977
Maya Angelou at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Power of the Heart
as Self
2014
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
1996
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self (archive footage)
2016
TV Appearances
Touched by an Angel
as Clarice Mitchell
1994
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Moesha
as Maya Angelou
1996
The Early Show
as Self
1999
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Conjure woman
1951
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Iconoclasts
as Self
2005
The Gregory Hines Show
as Self
1997
American Masters
as Self
1986
America Beyond the Color Line
as Self
2004
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
1995