Maya Angelou

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.

Casted

Poetic Justice

Played Aunt June

Average Rating

6.8

267 votes

Release Date

Jul 23, 1993

33 years ago
Madea's Family Reunion

Played May

Average Rating

6.4

211 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 2006

20 years ago
How to Make an American Quilt

Played Anna

Average Rating

6.4

189 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1995

30 years ago
Good Hair

Played Self

Average Rating

6.6

101 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 2009

16 years ago
Porgy and Bess

Played Dancer

Average Rating

6.1

24 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 1959

67 years ago
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

8.0

15 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 2016

9 years ago
Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

15 votes

Release Date

May 11, 2012

14 years ago
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

5.9

11 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1996

29 years ago
One Night in Vegas

Played Self

Average Rating

6.3

10 votes

Release Date

Sep 07, 2010

15 years ago
The Richard Pryor Special?

Played Willie's Wife

Average Rating

7.0

5 votes

Release Date

May 05, 1977

49 years ago
The Runaway

Played Conjure Woman

Average Rating

7.0

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 2000

25 years ago
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Played Self

Average Rating

1.3

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1989

37 years ago
On the Shoulders of Giants

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

Feb 11, 2011

15 years ago
Mr. SOUL!

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 2018

8 years ago
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1994

32 years ago
The Unfinished Journey

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1999

26 years ago
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 2008

18 years ago
The Power of the Heart

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 2014

11 years ago
The Black Candle

Played Self - Narrator

Average Rating

5.8

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 04, 2009

17 years ago
There Are No Children Here

Played Lelia Mae

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 1993

32 years ago
Maya Angelou at the BBC

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 26, 2024

1 year ago
Daedalus

Played Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 17, 2024

1 year ago
Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1994

32 years ago
Papa Césaire

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 2009

16 years ago
Becky and the Birds

Played Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 05, 2018

7 years ago
Why Is We Americans?

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 14, 2022

4 years ago
Calypso Heat Wave

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1957

69 years ago
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 2021

4 years ago
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

Played Anchor

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 03, 1992

34 years ago
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 11, 1998

28 years ago
Sisters in Cinema

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 01, 2003

23 years ago
Perfect Moment

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1997

29 years ago
Words Are Things

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 2018

7 years ago
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 26, 2015

10 years ago
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1987

39 years ago
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 2020

5 years ago
Angelou on Burns

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1996

30 years ago
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 2004

22 years ago
The Real Malcolm X

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1992

33 years ago

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