Maya Angelou
- Born
- April 4, 1928 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- May 28, 2014
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
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.
Filmography · 27 credits
- 2023Stamped from the Beginning · Archive footage (Self)
- 2023Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes · Archive footage (Self)
- 2021Song for Cesar · Self (Self)
- 2020Why Is We Americans? · Self (Self)
- 2015I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song · Self (Self)
- 2014The Power of the Heart · Self (Self)
- 2012Under African Skies · Self (Self)
- 2010On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of · Self (Self)
- 2009Good Hair · Self (Self)
- 2008As Seen Through These Eyes · Actress (Narrator)
- 2008The Black Candle · Writer
- 2008The Black Candle · Actress (Narrator)
- 2006Madea's Family Reunion · Actress (May)
- 2005The Ballad of Greenwich Village · Self (Self)
- 2003Sisters in Cinema · Self (Self)
- 2002Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage Who Walked Her Talk · Self (Self)
- 1999Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future · Self (Self)
- 1998Down in the Delta · Director
- 1998An Evening with Ashford and Simpson feat. Maya Angelou · Actress
- 1998An Evening with Ashford and Simpson feat. Maya Angelou · Actress
- 1997Perfect Moment · Self (Self)
- 1995How to Make an American Quilt · Actress (Anna)
- 1993Poetic Justice · Actress (Aunt June)
- 1981Hungry i reunion · Self (Self)
- 1972Georgia, Georgia · Composer
- 1972Georgia, Georgia · Writer
- —Scales of Injustice · Self (Self)