Maya Angelou
ActingApril 4, 1928— May 28, 2014 (age 86)
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Movies
(43 total)
Poetic Justice
19936.8
as Aunt June
Good Hair
20096.6
as Self
Get on the Bus
19966.4
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Porgy and Bess
19596.1
as Dancer
Orwell: 2+2=5
20257.1
as Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
20168.0
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
19965.9
as Narrator (voice)
One Night in Vegas
20106.3
as Self
The Richard Pryor Special?
19777.0
as Willie's Wife
The Runaway
20007.0
as Conjure Woman
Mr. SOUL!
20187.0
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
19947.0
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
19936.0
as Self - Special Guest
TV Shows
(18 total)
Roots
19777.4
as Nyo Boto
Touched by an Angel
19947.2
as Clarice Mitchell
American Experience
19886.6
as Self - Author
Moesha
19967.0
as Maya Angelou
American Masters
19867.5
as Self
The Nineties
20176.9
as Self (archive footage)
Great Performances
19715.8
as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
19956.0
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
The Early Show
19996.2
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
19518.6
as Conjure woman
Intimate Portrait
19934.5
as Self (archive footage)
Iconoclasts
20056.0
as Self
