Maya Angelou
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.
63 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 63
American Experience
1988
Great Performances
1971
Touched by an Angel
1994
American Masters
1986
Intimate Portrait
1993
Moesha
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Roots
1977
The Nineties
2017
Iconoclasts
2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
HARDtalk
1997
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Poetic Justice
1993
The Early Show
1999
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Assignment America
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Good Hair
2009
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Get on the Bus
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
Daedalus
2024
Porgy and Bess
1959
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
One Night in Vegas
2010
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Mr. SOUL!
2018
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
There Are No Children Here
1993
The Runaway
2000
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
Perfect Moment
1997
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
The Power of the Heart
2014
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
Papa Césaire
2009
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
The Black Candle
2009
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
Words Are Things
2018
Sisters in Cinema
2003
Why Is We Americans?
2022
Angelou on Burns
1996
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
Becky and the Birds
2018
