Acting63 credits

Maya Angelou

Born 1928-04-04
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Known For

7.2

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025 · Movie

10.0

Daedalus

2024 · Movie

2.0

Maya Angelou at the BBC

2024 · Movie

Why Is We Americans?

2022 · Movie

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

2021 · Movie

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

2020 · Movie

Becky and the Birds

2018 · Movie

Words Are Things

2018 · Movie

7.0

Mr. SOUL!

2018 · Movie

6.9

The Nineties

2017 · TV Show

8.0

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016 · Movie

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

2015 · Movie

6.0

The Power of the Heart

2014 · Movie

7.1

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

2012 · Movie

6.3

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011 · Movie

6.3

One Night in Vegas

2010 · Movie

10.0

Papa Césaire

2009 · Movie

6.5

Good Hair

2009 · Movie

5.8

The Black Candle

2009 · Movie

7.0

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

2008 · Movie

6.3

Madea's Family Reunion

2006 · Movie

7.5

Iconoclasts

2005 · TV Show

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004 · Movie

7.5

America Beyond the Color Line

2004 · TV Show

7.0

Sisters in Cinema

2003 · Movie

7.2

The Runaway

2000 · Movie

6.5

The Unfinished Journey

1999 · Movie

6.2

The Early Show

1999 · TV Show

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years

1998 · Movie

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

1998 · Movie

10.0

The Gregory Hines Show

1997 · TV Show

8.7

HARDtalk

1997 · TV Show

9.0

Perfect Moment

1997 · Movie

6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996 · Movie

6.4

Get on the Bus

1996 · Movie

4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 · TV Show

6.9

Moesha

1996 · TV Show

Angelou on Burns

1996 · Movie

6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

1995 · Movie

6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · TV Show

7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994 · TV Show

7.0

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994 · Movie

9.0

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

1994 · Movie

7.0

There Are No Children Here

1993 · Movie

4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993 · TV Show

7.0

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993 · Movie

6.7

Poetic Justice

1993 · Movie

8.0

The Real Malcolm X

1992 · Movie

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

1992 · Movie

3.0

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989 · Movie

6.5

American Experience

1988 · TV Show

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

1987 · Movie

7.0

American Masters

1986 · TV Show

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

1982 · Movie

6.4

The Richard Pryor Show

1977 · TV Show

7.2

The Richard Pryor Special?

1977 · Movie

7.4

Roots

1977 · TV Show

6.1

Great Performances

1971 · TV Show

Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!

1969 · TV Show

6.3

Porgy and Bess

1959 · Movie

9.0

Calypso Heat Wave

1957 · Movie

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · TV Show

Assignment America

— · TV Show

Full Filmography

63 titles, newest first

7.2

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025 · Movie

10.0

Daedalus

2024 · Movie

2.0

Maya Angelou at the BBC

2024 · Movie

Why Is We Americans?

2022 · Movie

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

2021 · Movie

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

2020 · Movie

Becky and the Birds

2018 · Movie

Words Are Things

2018 · Movie