Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

🎂 4th April 1928 (98 yrs) 📍 St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Known For

Becky and the Birds

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.

Maya Angelou

Movies Featuring Maya Angelou

Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
Daedalus

Daedalus (2024)

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC

Maya Angelou at the BBC (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans?

Why Is We Americans? (2022)

as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings (2021)

as Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde (2020)

as Self
No Image

Becky and the Birds (2018)

as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Words Are Things

Words Are Things (2018)

as Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL! (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)

as Self (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song (2015)

as Self
The Power of the Heart

The Power of the Heart (2014)

as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)

as Self
On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)

One Night in Vegas

One Night in Vegas (2010)

as Self
Papa Césaire

Papa Césaire (2009)

as Self
Good Hair

Good Hair (2009)

as Self
The Black Candle

The Black Candle (2009)

as Self - Narrator
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (2008)

as Self
Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

as May
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Sisters in Cinema (2003)

as Self
The Runaway

The Runaway (2000)

as Conjure Woman
The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey (1999)

as Self
No Image

Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years (1998)

as Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens (1998)

as Narrator
Perfect Moment

Perfect Moment (1997)

as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)

as Narrator (voice)
Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus (1996)

as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Angelou on Burns

Angelou on Burns (1996)

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

as Anna
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)

as Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)

as Self
There Are No Children Here

There Are No Children Here (1993)

as Lelia Mae
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)

as Self - Special Guest
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice (1993)

as Aunt June
The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X (1992)

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists (1992)

as Anchor
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989)

as Self
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words (1987)

as Self
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou (1982)

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)

as Willie's Wife
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess (1959)

as Dancer
Calypso Heat Wave

Calypso Heat Wave (1957)