Maya Angelou
Acting
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
2025Orwell: 2+2=5
Self (archive footage)
2024Maya Angelou at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2022Why Is We Americans?
Self
2021A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
2020Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Self
2018Words Are Things
Narrator (voice)
2018Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
2015I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Self
2014The Power of the Heart
Self
2012Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
2011On the Shoulders of Giants
2010One Night in Vegas
Self
2009Good Hair
Self
2009The Black Candle
Self - Narrator
2009Papa Césaire
Self
2008Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
2006Madea's Family Reunion
May
2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
2000The Runaway
Conjure Woman
1999The Unfinished Journey
Self
1998The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Narrator
1997Perfect Moment
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