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.

KNOWN FOR

Great Performances
1998
Touched by an Angel
1995
American Experience
1994
Intimate Portrait
1996
Moesha
1999
American Masters
2017
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
2000
HARDtalk
1998
Roots
1977
The Early Show
2006
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
The Nineties
2017

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
63
Directing
3
Writing
6
Producing
1
Sound
2
Crew
3
2025
Orwell: 2+2=5
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Maya Angelou at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2022
Why Is We Americans?
as Self
2021
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
as Self
2020
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
as Self
2018
Becky and the Birds
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Words Are Things
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)
2017
American Masters
as Self
2017
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self (archive footage)
2015
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
as Self
2014
The Power of the Heart
as Self
2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
2010
One Night in Vegas
as Self
2009
Good Hair
as Self
2009
The Black Candle
as Self - Narrator
2009
Papa Césaire
as Self
2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
as May
2006
The Early Show
as Self
2006
Iconoclasts
as Self
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
2004
America Beyond the Color Line
as Self
2003
Sisters in Cinema
as Self
2000
The Runaway
as Conjure Woman
2000
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Conjure woman
2000
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
1999
The Unfinished Journey
as Self
1999
Moesha
as Maya Angelou
1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
as Narrator
1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
1998
Great Performances
as Self
1998
HARDtalk
1997
Perfect Moment
as Self
1997
The Gregory Hines Show
as Self
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
1996
Angelou on Burns
1996
Get on the Bus
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
1996
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
as Anna
1995
Touched by an Angel
as Clarice Mitchell
1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
1994
American Experience
as Self - Author
1993
Poetic Justice
as Aunt June
1993
There Are No Children Here
as Lelia Mae
1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self - Special Guest
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
as Anchor
1992
The Real Malcolm X
1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
as Self
1987
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
as Self
1982
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Willie's Wife
1977
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
Roots
as Nyo Boto
1975
Assignment America
1969
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
as Self - Host
1959
Porgy and Bess
as Dancer
1957
Calypso Heat Wave