Maya Angelou
Acting
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
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Daedalus
2024
Words Are Things
2018
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
The Black Candle
2009
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
The Runaway
2000
Down in the Delta
1998
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
America's Dream
1996
Moesha
1996
Angelou on Burns
1996
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
There Are No Children Here
1993
Poetic Justice
1993
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
Sister, Sister
1982
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
Roots
1977
The Tapestry
1976
All Day Long
1975
Georgia, Georgia
1972
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
Integration Report 1
1960
Porgy and Bess
1959
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Assignment America
Assignment America