Actor
Maya Angelou
98 years · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · 49 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 49
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025 · Self (archive footage)
On Hulu
Daedalus
2024 · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans?
2022 · Self
On Kanopy
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021 · Self
On Kanopy
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020 · Self
Words Are Things
2018 · Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self (archive footage)
On History Vault
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015 · Self
On Tubi TV
The Power of the Heart
2014 · Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · Self
On Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011 · Actor
One Night in Vegas
2010 · Self
Papa Césaire
2009 · Self
Good Hair
2009 · Self
On Kanopy
The Black Candle
2009 · Self - Narrator
On Plex
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008 · Self
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · May
On MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004 · Self (archive footage)
The Runaway
2000 · Conjure Woman
On Philo
The Unfinished Journey
1999 · Self
Down in the Delta
1998 · Director
On Hoopla
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998 · Self