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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: Acting

Born: St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1928-04-04

Died: 2014-05-28

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1957	Calypso Heat Wave		0
2	1959	Porgy and Bess	Dancer	61
3	1977	The Richard Pryor Special?	Willie's Wife	70
4	1987	Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words	Self	0
5	1989	James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket	Self	15
6	1992	Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists	Anchor	0
7	1993	Poetic Justice	Aunt June	69
8	1993	There Are No Children Here	Lelia Mae	55
9	1994	Malcolm X: Make It Plain	Self	100
10	1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Self (archive footage)	70
11	1995	How to Make an American Quilt	Anna	64
12	1996	Angelou on Burns		0
13	1996	Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas	Narrator (voice)	59
14	1997	Perfect Moment	Self	0
15	1998	The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens	Narrator	0
16	1998	Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years	Self	0
17	1999	The Unfinished Journey	Self	60
18	2000	The Runaway	Conjure Woman	68
19	2003	Sisters in Cinema	Self	0
20	2004	Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?	Self (archive footage)	80
21	2006	Madea's Family Reunion	May	63
22	2008	Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed	Self	70
23	2009	The Black Candle	Self - Narrator	58
24	2009	Good Hair	Self	66
25	2009	Papa Césaire	Self	100
26	2010	One Night in Vegas	Self	63
27	2011	On the Shoulders of Giants		63
28	2012	Paul Simon: Under African Skies	Self	72
29	2014	The Power of the Heart	Self	60
30	2015	I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song	Self	0
31	2016	Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise	Self (archive footage)	80
32	2018	Mr. SOUL!	Self (archive footage)	70
33	2018	Words Are Things	Narrator (voice)	0
34	2018	Becky and the Birds	Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)	0
35	2020	Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde	Self	0
36	2021	A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings	Self	0
37	2022	Why Is We Americans?	Self	0
38	2024	Maya Angelou at the BBC	Self (archive footage)	20
39	2024	Daedalus	Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)	100

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Conjure woman	86
2	1971	Great Performances	Self	53
3	1977	Roots	Nyo Boto	74
4	1977	The Richard Pryor Show		64
5	1986	American Masters	Self	74
6	1988	American Experience	Self - Author	74
7	1993	Intimate Portrait	Self (archive footage)	45
8	1994	Touched by an Angel	Clarice Mitchell	72
9	1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Fairy Godmother (voice)	60
10	1996	Moesha		69
11	1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Self	35
12	1997	The Gregory Hines Show	Self	0
13	1999	The Early Show	Self	57
14	2004	America Beyond the Color Line	Self	60
15	2005	Iconoclasts	Self	60
16	2017	The Nineties	Self (archive footage)	68
17		Assignment America		0