Personal Info
Birthday
April 4, 1928
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Directed Movies (3)
Acting Filmography (58)
7.2
Orwell: 2+2=5
Movie2025
10.0
Daedalus
Movie2024
No Backdrop
2.0
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Movie2024
No Backdrop
0.0
Why Is We Americans?
Movie2022
No Backdrop
0.0
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Movie2021
No Backdrop
0.0
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Movie2020
No Backdrop
0.0
Words Are Things
Movie2018
7.0
Mr. SOUL!
Movie2018
6.9
The Nineties
TV Series2017
8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie2016
No Backdrop
0.0
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
Movie2015
6.0
The Power of the Heart
Movie2014
7.1
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Movie2012
No Backdrop
6.3
On the Shoulders of Giants
Movie2011
6.3
One Night in Vegas
Movie2010
10.0
Papa Césaire
Movie2009
6.5
Good Hair
Movie2009
No Backdrop
5.8
The Black Candle
Movie2009
No Backdrop
7.0
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Movie2008
6.4
Madea's Family Reunion
Movie2006
7.5
Iconoclasts
TV Series2005
0.0
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie2004
No Backdrop
7.5
America Beyond the Color Line
TV Series2004
7.2
The Runaway
Movie2000
No Backdrop
6.5
The Unfinished Journey
Movie1999
No Backdrop
6.3
The Early Show
TV Series1999
No Backdrop
0.0
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Movie1998
0.0
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
Movie1998
No Backdrop
8.7
HARDtalk
TV Series1997
No Backdrop
9.0
Perfect Moment
Movie1997
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Movie1996
6.3
Get on the Bus
Movie1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV Series1996
7.1
Moesha
TV Series1996
No Backdrop
0.0
Angelou on Burns
Movie1996
6.4
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV Series1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
TV Series1994
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie1994
9.0
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Movie1994
No Backdrop
7.0
There Are No Children Here
Movie1993
4.5
Intimate Portrait
TV Series1993
7.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Movie1993
6.7
Poetic Justice
Movie1993
No Backdrop
8.0
The Real Malcolm X
Movie1992
No Backdrop
0.0
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
Movie1992
3.0
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Movie1989
6.5
American Experience
TV Series1988
No Backdrop
0.0
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Movie1987
7.0
American Masters
TV Series1986
No Backdrop
0.0
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
Movie1982
6.4
The Richard Pryor Show
TV Series1977
7.2
The Richard Pryor Special?
Movie1977
7.4
Roots
TV Series1977
6.1
Great Performances
TV Series1971
6.3
Porgy and Bess
Movie1959
No Backdrop
9.0
Calypso Heat Wave
Movie1957
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV Series1951