Maya Angelou
Acting
Born April 4, 1928 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Acting (44)
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