Maya Angelou

Actress

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.

Born: April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died: May 28, 2014 (Age 86)

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Maya Angelou Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Calypso Heat Wave Movie	5.7	Actress		1957
Good Hair Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7	Actress	Herself	2009
How to Make an American Quilt Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.4	Actress	Anna	1995
Poetic Justice Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.3	Actress	Aunt June	1993
Madea's Family Reunion Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	5.5	Actress	May	2006
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.6	Actress	Herself (archive footage)	2016
The Power of the Heart Movie	6.6	Actress	Self	2014
The Black Candle Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.8	Actress	Herself (Narration)	2009
Perfect Moment Movie		Actress	Herself	1997
Sisters in Cinema Movie	7.3	Actress	Self	2003
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song Movie	6.3	Actress	Self	2015
On the Shoulders of Giants Movie	6.8	Actress		2011
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words Movie	6.8	Actress	Self	1987
Mr. SOUL! Movie	7.7	Actress	Self (archival footage)	2018
Porgy and Bess Movie	7.2	Actress	Dancer	1959
Paul Simon: Under African Skies Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7.5	Actress	Self	2012
Why Is We Americans? Movie	6.7	Actress	Self	2022
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket Movie	7	Actress	Self	2023
Malcolm X: Make It Plain Movie	7.4	Actress	Self	1994
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas Movie	6.4	Actress	Narrator (voice)	1997
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings Movie	6.9	Actress	Self	2021
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens Movie		Actress	Narrator
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists Movie		Actress	Anchor
One Night in Vegas Movie	5.9	Actress	Self	2010
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	8	Actress	Conjure woman 1 Episode	1951-1978
Iconoclasts TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.5	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2005-2012
The Richard Pryor Show TV Show	7.4	Actress	5 Episodes	1977-1977
Moesha TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	6.1	Actress	1 Episode	1996-2001
The Gregory Hines Show TV Show	7.7	Actress	Self 1 Episode	1997-1999
The Nineties Limited Series Available on 8 streaming services.	8	Actress	Self (archive footage) 1 Episode	2017-2017
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	6.6	Actress	Fairy Godmother (voice) 1 Episode	1995-2000
Touched by an Angel TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	6.2	Actress	Clarice Mitchell 1 Episode	1994-2003
The Early Show TV Show	4.6	Actress	Self 2 Episodes	1999-2012
Intimate Portrait TV Show	7.4	Actress	Self (archive footage) 1 Episode	1990-2005
American Masters TV Show Available on 15 streaming services.	8	Actress	Self 1 Episode	1985
The Rosie O'Donnell Show TV Show	3.9	Actress	Self 1 Episode	1996-2002
Great Performances TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.7	Actress	Self 1 Episode	1971
The Unfinished Journey Short Film	5.3	Actress	Self	1999
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde Short Film		Actress	herself	2020
There Are No Children Here Movie	6.5	Actress	Lelia Mae	1993
Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed Movie	7.3	Actress	Herself	2008
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years Movie	7.2	Actress	Self	1998
America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Limited Series	7.4	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2002-2004
Roots Limited Series Available on 10 streaming services.	8.2	Actress	Nyo Boto 1 Episode	1977-1977
Down in the Delta Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director	1998
Georgia, Georgia Movie	6.4	Sound	Music, Writer	1972
The Black Candle Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.8	Crew	Poem	2009
Integration Report I Short Film	7	Sound	Music	1960
America's Dream Movie	6.2	Writing	Story	1996
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Movie	6.9	Writing	Novel, Writer	1979
Sister, Sister Movie	7.6	Writing	Writer	1982
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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