Maya Angelou

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-04-04 (86 years old)

Deathday

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.

Acting

2018

Becky and the Birds

as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2009

Good Hair

as Self

1993

Poetic Justice

as Aunt June

1977

2024

Maya Angelou at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Daedalus

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

2016

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

as Self (archive footage)

1997

2018

Words Are Things

as Narrator (voice)

2009

The Black Candle

as Self - Narrator

2018

Mr. SOUL!

as Self (archive footage)

1959

2000

The Runaway

as Conjure Woman

2009

Production

1998

1972

1975

All Day Long

as Director

1972

1996

1977

The Richard Pryor Special?

as Additional Writing

1982

2009

1976

The Tapestry

as Director

1982

Sister, Sister

as Producer

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