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.
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Filmography
all 69
Movies 50
self 37
TV Shows 19
Narrator 5
Writer 4
Director 3
Voice 2
Actress
The League (2023)
Movie
Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
Movie
Self
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (2023)
Movie
Self
Why Is We Americans? (2022)
Movie
Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings (2021)
Movie
herself
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde (2020)
Movie
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Becky and the Birds (2018)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Words Are Things (2018)
Movie
Self (archival footage)
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Nineties (2017)
TV
Herself (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
Movie
Self
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song (2015)
Movie
Self
The Power of the Heart (2014)
Movie
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)
Movie
Self
Super Soul Sunday (2011)
TV
On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)
Movie
Self
One Night in Vegas (2010)
Movie
Self
Good Hair (2009)
Movie
Narrator
The Black Candle (2009)
Movie
Narrator
As Seen Through These Eyes (2008)
Movie
Herself
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (2008)
Movie
May
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Movie
Self
Iconoclasts (2005)
TV
Self
The Ballad of Greenwich Village (2005)
Movie
Self
America Beyond the Color Line (2004)
TV
Self
Sisters in Cinema (2003)
Movie
Self
Peace Pilgrim (2002)
Movie
Actress
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001)
Movie
Self
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
Movie
Self
The Early Show (1999)
TV
Self
Innocent Until Proven Guilty (1999)
Movie
Director
Down in the Delta (1998)
Movie
Self
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years (1998)
Movie
Self
The Great Depression (1998)
TV
Narrator
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens (1998)
Movie
Self
The Gregory Hines Show (1997)
TV
Narrator
The Living Edens (1997)
TV
Self
Perfect Moment (1997)
Movie
Narrator
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
Movie
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
TV
3.93
Writer
America's Dream (1996)
Movie
Moesha (1996)
TV
Angelou on Burns (1996)
Movie
Anna
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Movie
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
TV
Clarice Mitchell
Touched by an Angel (1994)
TV
8
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
Movie
Self
Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)
Movie
Self
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994)
Movie
Lelia Mae
There Are No Children Here (1993)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
TV
Self
The Great Depression (1993)
TV
Aunt June
Poetic Justice (1993)
Movie
7
Anchor
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists (1992)
Movie
Self
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words (1987)
Movie
Self
American Masters (1986)
TV
Writer
Sister, Sister (1982)
Movie
Writer
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Movie
The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
TV
Willie's Wife
The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
Movie
Nyo Boto
Roots (1977)
TV
Director
The Tapestry (1976)
Movie
Director
All Day Long (1975)
Movie
Writer
Georgia, Georgia (1972)
Movie
Self
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Music
Integration Report 1 (1960)
Movie
Dancer
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Movie
Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
Movie
Conjure woman
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1928-04-04
Deathday2014-05-28 (86 years old)
Birth NameMarguerite Annie Johnson
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States of America
RelationshipsPaul du Feu (1974-01-01 - 1983-01-01)
SpousePaul du Feu
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesSt. Louis, United States of America
AwardsNorth Carolina Award for Literature, honorary doctorate of the University of South Carolina, Crystal Award, Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, Horatio Alger Award, Candace Award, Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, Spingarn Medal, National Women's Hall of Fame, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction, honorary citizen of Baltimore, Paul Robeson Award, Marian Anderson Award, Langston Hughes Medal, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, National Medal of Arts, Presidential Medal of Freedom, honorary degree from Spelman College
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