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.
Known for
American Experience
Self - Author
Touched by an Angel
Clarice Mitchell
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
Great Performances
Self
Moesha
American Masters
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Roots
Nyo Boto
Iconoclasts
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Conjure woman
The Gregory Hines Show
Self
Poetic Justice
Aunt June
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
The Richard Pryor Show
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Narrator (voice)
Madea's Family Reunion
May
How to Make an American Quilt
Anna
Porgy and Bess
Dancer
Good Hair
Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
The Runaway
Conjure Woman
The Unfinished Journey
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
The Richard Pryor Special?
Willie's Wife
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
One Night in Vegas
Self
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
Perfect Moment
Self
Why Is We Americans?
Self
The Power of the Heart
Self
Sisters in Cinema
Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Narrator
There Are No Children Here
Lelia Mae
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Self
Calypso Heat Wave
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
The Black Candle
Self - Narrator
Assignment America
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Self
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Angelou on Burns
Words Are Things
Narrator (voice)
Becky and the Birds
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Self
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Anchor
The Early Show
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self