Maya Angelou
Known for: Acting
Born: April 4, 1928
Died: May 28, 2014
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
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Filmography
53 movies · 19 TV shows, newest first
7.1
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
NR
Wild & Free
2024
10.0
Daedalus
2024
2.0
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
NR
Why Is We Americans?
2022
NR
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
NR
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020NR
Becky and the Birds
2018
NR
Words Are Things
2018
7.0
Mr. SOUL!
2018
6.9
The Nineties
2017
8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
NR
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
6.0
The Power of the Heart
2014
7.1
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
6.3
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
6.3
One Night in Vegas
2010
10.0
Papa Césaire
2009
6.5
Good Hair
2009
5.8
The Black Candle
2009
7.0
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
6.3
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
7.5
Iconoclasts
2005
NR
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
7.5
America Beyond the Color Line
20047.0
Sisters in Cinema
2003
7.2
The Runaway
2000
6.5
The Unfinished Journey
1999
6.2
The Early Show
1999
6.3
Down in the Delta
1998
NR
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
NR
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
199810.0
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
8.7
HARDtalk
1997
9.0
Perfect Moment
1997
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
6.4
Get on the Bus
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
6.7
America's Dream
1996
6.9
Moesha
1996
NR
Angelou on Burns
1996
6.4
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
9.0
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
7.0
There Are No Children Here
1993
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
7.0
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993
6.7
Poetic Justice
1993
8.0
The Real Malcolm X
1992
NR
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
3.0
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
6.5
American Experience
1988
NR
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
7.0
American Masters
1986
7.5
Sister, Sister
1982
NR
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
4.3
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
6.4
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
7.2
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
7.4
Roots
1977
6.0
The Tapestry
1976
NR
All Day Long
1975
6.0
Georgia, Georgia
1972
6.1
Great Performances
1971NR
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
7.6
Integration Report 1
1960
6.3
Porgy and Bess
1959
9.0
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951NR
Assignment America
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