Maya Angelou
Department: Acting
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
Becky and the Birds
2018
Good Hair
2009
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Poetic Justice
1993
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
Why Is We Americans?
2022
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
One Night in Vegas
2010
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
1998
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
The Power of the Heart
2014
Daedalus
2024
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Sisters in Cinema
2003
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
Perfect Moment
1997
Words Are Things
2018
The Black Candle
2009
There Are No Children Here
1993
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
Mr. SOUL!
2018
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
Angelou on Burns
1996
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
Porgy and Bess
1959
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Runaway
2000
Papa Césaire
2009
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
Get on the Bus
1996
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Moesha
1996
The Early Show
1999
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Intimate Portrait
1993
Iconoclasts
2005
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
American Masters
1986
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
The Nineties
2017
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Roots
1977
Great Performances
1971
Assignment America
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American Experience
1988
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
HARDtalk
1997