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Maya Angelou

Acting · 1928–2014 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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

How to Make an American Quilt

6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

1995 · Anna

Poetic Justice

6.7

Poetic Justice

1993 · Aunt June

Madea's Family Reunion

6.4

Madea's Family Reunion

2006 · May

Roots

7.4

Roots

1977 · Series · Nyo Boto

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Series · Clarice Mitchell

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996 · Narrator (voice)

The Richard Pryor Special?

7.2

The Richard Pryor Special?

1977 · Willie's Wife

Moesha

7.0

Moesha

1996 · Series · Maya Angelou

The Richard Pryor Show

6.4

The Richard Pryor Show

1977 · Series

On the Shoulders of Giants

6.3

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

There Are No Children Here

7.0

There Are No Children Here

1993 · Lelia Mae

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · Series · Fairy Godmother (voice)

Directed

Down in the Delta

6.3

Down in the Delta

1998 · Director

The Tapestry

6.0

The Tapestry

1976 · Director

All Day Long

All Day Long

1975 · Director

All acting credits23

Daedalus

10.0

Daedalus

2024 · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

Words Are Things

Words Are Things

2018 · Narrator (voice)

On the Shoulders of Giants

6.3

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

Madea's Family Reunion

6.4

Madea's Family Reunion

2006 · May

The Runaway

7.2

The Runaway

2000 · Conjure Woman

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

1998 · Narrator

Moesha

7.0

Moesha

1996 · Series · Maya Angelou

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996 · Narrator (voice)

Angelou on Burns

Angelou on Burns

1996

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · Series · Fairy Godmother (voice)

How to Make an American Quilt

6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

1995 · Anna

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Series · Clarice Mitchell

Poetic Justice

6.7

Poetic Justice

1993 · Aunt June

There Are No Children Here

7.0

There Are No Children Here

1993 · Lelia Mae

The Real Malcolm X

8.0

The Real Malcolm X

1992

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

1992 · Anchor

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

1982

Roots

7.4

Roots

1977 · Series · Nyo Boto

In development

Assignment America

Assignment America

Series