
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