Maya Angelou
April 4, 1928(86 at death)|Died May 28, 2014
St. Louis, Missouri, USA|Acting
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.
Movies (42)
7.2
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
10.0
Daedalus
2024
2.0
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
Why Is We Americans?
2022
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
Words Are Things
2018
7.0
Mr. SOUL!
2018
8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
6.0
The Power of the Heart
2014
7.1
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
6.3
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
6.3
One Night in Vegas
2010
10.0
Papa Césaire
2009
6.6
Good Hair
2009
5.8
The Black Candle
2009
7.0
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
6.4
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
7.2
The Runaway
2000
6.5
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
9.0
Perfect Moment
1997
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
6.4
Get on the Bus
1996
Angelou on Burns
1996
6.4
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
9.0
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
7.0
There Are No Children Here
1993
7.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
6.8
Poetic Justice
1993
8.0
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
3.0
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
7.2
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
6.3
Porgy and Bess
1959
9.0
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
TV Shows (16)
6.9
The Nineties
2017
7.5
Iconoclasts
2005
7.5
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
6.3
The Early Show
1999
8.7
HARDtalk
1997
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
7.1
Moesha
1996
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
6.7
American Experience
1988
7.3
American Masters
1986
6.4
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
7.4
Roots
1977
6.1
Great Performances
1971
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951