Cast
Maya Angelou
Acting
Cast
Maya Angelou
Known for
Acting
Born
1928-04-04
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
2014-05-28
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.
★6.4
MOVIE2006
Madea's Family Reunion
as May
★6.4
MOVIE1995
How to Make an American Quilt
as Anna
MOVIE1987
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2025
Orwell: 2+2=5
as Self (archive footage)
★7.1
MOVIE2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE1996
Get on the Bus
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1992
The Real Malcolm X
★7.0
MOVIE2018
Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE2009
Good Hair
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE1999
The Unfinished Journey
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1993
Poetic Justice
as Aunt June
MOVIE2015
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
★6.3
MOVIE2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
★7.0
MOVIE1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self - Special Guest
★9.0
MOVIE1957
Calypso Heat Wave
MOVIE1982
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
★6.3
MOVIE1959
Porgy and Bess
as Dancer
MOVIE2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
★6.3
MOVIE2010
One Night in Vegas
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2009
Papa Césaire
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1993
There Are No Children Here
as Lelia Mae
★7.2
MOVIE2000
The Runaway
as Conjure Woman
★2.0
MOVIE2024
Maya Angelou at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
★7.2
MOVIE1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Willie's Wife
★5.8
MOVIE2009
The Black Candle
as Self - Narrator
★9.0
MOVIE1997
Perfect Moment
as Self
MOVIE1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self (archive footage)
★10.0
MOVIE2024
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE2014
The Power of the Heart
as Self
MOVIE2022
Why Is We Americans?
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Sisters in Cinema
as Self
MOVIE1996
Angelou on Burns
MOVIE1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
as Anchor
MOVIE2021
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
as Self
MOVIE2018
Becky and the Birds
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
★3.0
MOVIE1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
as Self
MOVIE1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
as Narrator
MOVIE2018
Words Are Things
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE2020
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
as Self