Maya Angelou

Personal Info

Birthday

April 4, 1928

Day of Death

2014-05-28

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Maya Angelou

Biography

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.

Known For

Touched by an Angel

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Roots

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Madea's Family Reunion

Poetic Justice

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

How to Make an American Quilt

Filmography

2024
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
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)
Words Are Things
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
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
2010
One Night in Vegas
as Self
2009
Papa Césaire
as Self
Good Hair
as Self
The Black Candle
as Self - Narrator
2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
as May
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Sisters in Cinema
as Self
2000
The Runaway
as Conjure Woman
1999
The Unfinished Journey
as Self
1998
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
as Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
as Narrator
1997
Perfect Moment
as Self
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
as Anna
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self
1993
There Are No Children Here
as Lelia Mae
Poetic Justice
as Aunt June
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
as Anchor
1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
as Self
1987
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
as Self
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Willie's Wife
1959
Porgy and Bess
as Dancer