Maya Angelou
Biography
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
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Daedalus
2024
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans?
2022
as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
as Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
as Self
- No poster
Becky and the Birds
2018
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Words Are Things
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
as Self
The Power of the Heart
2014
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
as Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
One Night in Vegas
2010
as Self
Papa Césaire
2009
as Self
Good Hair
2009
as Self
The Black Candle
2009
as Self - Narrator
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
as Self
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as May
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
- No poster
Sisters in Cinema
2003
as Self
The Runaway
2000
as Conjure Woman
The Unfinished Journey
1999
as Self