Personal Info
Known Credits
37
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1928-04-04 (97 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known For
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. ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Daedalus
| Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024 --
Maya Angelou at the BBC
| Self (archive footage)
2022 --
Why Is We Americans?
| Self
2021 --
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
| Self
2020 --
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
| Self
2018 --
Becky and the Birds
| Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018 --
Words Are Things
| Narrator (voice)
2018 --
Mr. SOUL!
| Self (archive footage)
2016 --
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
| Self (archive footage)
2015 --
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
| Self
2014 --
The Power of the Heart
| Self
2012 --
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
| Self
2011 --
On the Shoulders of Giants
|
2010 --
One Night in Vegas
| Self
2009 --
Good Hair
| Self
2009 --
The Black Candle
| Self - Narrator
2008 --
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
| Self
2006 --
Madea's Family Reunion
| May
2003 --
Sisters in Cinema
| Self
2000 --
The Runaway
| Conjure Woman
1999 --
The Unfinished Journey
| Self
1998 --
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
| Self
1998 --
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
| Narrator
1997 --
Perfect Moment
| Self
1996 --
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
| Narrator (voice)
1996 --
Angelou on Burns
|
1995 --
How to Make an American Quilt
| Anna
1994 --
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
| Self (archive footage)
1994 --
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
| Self
1993 --
There Are No Children Here
| Lelia Mae
1993 --
Poetic Justice
| Aunt June
1992 --
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
| Anchor
1989 --
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
| Self
1987 --
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
| Self
1977 --
The Richard Pryor Special?
| Willie's Wife
1959 --
Porgy and Bess
| Dancer
1957 --
Calypso Heat Wave
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