Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) 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.

Filmography of Maya Angelou

• Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025)
• Maya Angelou at the BBC (2024)
• Daedalus (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)
• Mr. SOUL! (2018)
• The Nineties (2017)
• Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
• I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song (2015)
• The Power of the Heart (2014)
• Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)
• On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)
• One Night in Vegas (2010)
• Good Hair (2009)
• The Black Candle (2009)
• Papa Césaire (2009)
• Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (2008)
• Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
• Iconoclasts (2005)
• Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)
• America Beyond the Color Line (2004)
• The Runaway (2000)
• The Unfinished Journey (1999)
• The Early Show (1999)
• The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens (1998)
• Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years (1998)
• Perfect Moment (1997)
• HARDtalk (1997)
• Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
• Angelou on Burns (1996)
• Get on the Bus (1996)
• Moesha (1996)
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
• How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
• Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)
• Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
• Touched by an Angel (1994)