Maya Angelou

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1928-04-04

Deathday 2014-05-28 (86 years old)

Place of Birth St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Maya Angelou

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.

Known For

Actor

2024
Daedalus

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

2024
Maya Angelou at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Becky and the Birds

as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018
Words Are Things

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Mr. SOUL!

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Nineties

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

as Self (archive footage)

2010
2009
Good Hair

as Self

2009
The Black Candle

as Self - Narrator

2005
Iconoclasts

as Self

2003
1999
1997
1996
1996
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Clarice Mitchell

1993
Poetic Justice

as Aunt June

1993
Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

1986
1977
1977
Roots

as Nyo Boto

1971
1959
Porgy and Bess

as Dancer

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Conjure woman

Writer

Director

1998
Down in the Delta

as Director

1976
The Tapestry

as Director

1975
All Day Long

as Director

Sound

1972

Crew

2009
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?

as Additional Writing

Producer

1982
Sister, Sister

as Producer