Maya Angelou
ActingBorn
April 4, 1928
Died
May 28, 2014
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Filmography
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
Daedalus
2024
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
Why Is We Americans?
2022
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
Becky and the Birds
2018
Words Are Things
2018
Mr. SOUL!
2018
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
The Power of the Heart
2014
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
One Night in Vegas
2010
Papa Césaire
2009
Good Hair
2009
The Black Candle
2009
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Sisters in Cinema
2003
The Runaway
2000
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
Perfect Moment
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
Get on the Bus
1996
Angelou on Burns
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
There Are No Children Here
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Poetic Justice
1993
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
Porgy and Bess
1959
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
The Nineties
2017
Iconoclasts
2005
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
The Early Show
1999
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
HARDtalk
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Moesha
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
American Experience
1988
American Masters
1986
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Roots
1977
Great Performances
1971
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Assignment America