Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1928-04-04
Day of Death
2014-05-28
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.
Filmography (44)
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Daedalus
2024
⭐ 2.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Why Is We Americans?
2022
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Becky and the Birds
2018
⭐ 0
Role:
Narrator (voice)
Words Are Things
2018
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Mr. SOUL!
2018
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
The Power of the Heart
2014
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Unknown
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Self
