Maya Angelou
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1928
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- May 28, 2014
Biography
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.
Movies with Maya Angelou
- Poetic Justice 1993 · ★ 6.7
- Madea's Family Reunion 2006 · ★ 6.3
- How to Make an American Quilt 1995 · ★ 6.4
- Good Hair 2009 · ★ 6.5
- Get on the Bus 1996 · ★ 6.4
- Orwell: 2+2=5 2025 · ★ 7.2
- Porgy and Bess 1959 · ★ 6.3
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise 2016 · ★ 8.0
- Paul Simon: Under African Skies 2012 · ★ 7.1
- Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas 1996 · ★ 6.0
- One Night in Vegas 2010 · ★ 6.3
- The Runaway 2000 · ★ 7.1
- The Richard Pryor Special? 1977 · ★ 7.2
- The Unfinished Journey 1999 · ★ 6.5
- James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket 1989 · ★ 3.0
- Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration 1993 · ★ 7.0
- There Are No Children Here 1993 · ★ 7.0
- On the Shoulders of Giants 2011 · ★ 6.3
- Mr. SOUL! 2018 · ★ 7.0
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994 · ★ 7.0
- Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed 2008 · ★ 7.0
- The Power of the Heart 2014 · ★ 6.0
- The Black Candle 2009 · ★ 5.8
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain 1994 · ★ 9.0
- Calypso Heat Wave 1957 · ★ 9.0
- Maya Angelou at the BBC 2024 · ★ 2.0
- Daedalus 2024 · ★ 10.0
- Sisters in Cinema 2003 · ★ 7.0
- Perfect Moment 1997 · ★ 9.0
- Papa Césaire 2009 · ★ 10.0
- The Real Malcolm X 1992 · ★ 8.0
- Becky and the Birds 2018
- Why Is We Americans? 2022
- A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings 2021
- The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens 1998
- Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists 1992
- Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years 1998
- Words Are Things 2018
- I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song 2015
- Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words 1987
Movies directed by Maya Angelou
- Down in the Delta 1998 · ★ 6.3
- The Tapestry 1976 · ★ 6.0
- All Day Long 1975