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