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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.

Et billede af Maya Angelou

Actor

1957

[ ] Calypso Heat Wave (????)

1959

[ ] Porgy and Bess (Dancer)

1977

[ ] The Richard Pryor Special? (Willie's Wife)

1987

[ ] Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words (Self)

1989

[ ] James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (Self)

1992

[ ] Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists (Anchor)
[ ] The Real Malcolm X (????)

1993

[ ] Poetic Justice (Aunt June)
[ ] There Are No Children Here (Lelia Mae)
[ ] Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (Self - Special Guest)

1994

[ ] Malcolm X: Make It Plain (Self)
[ ] Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (Self (archive footage))

1995

[ ] How to Make an American Quilt (Anna)

1996

[ ] Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (Narrator (voice))
[ ] Angelou on Burns (????)

1997

[ ] Perfect Moment (Self)

1998

[ ] The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens (Narrator)
[ ] Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years (Self)

1999

[ ] The Unfinished Journey (Self)

2000

[ ] The Runaway (Conjure Woman)

2003

[ ] Sisters in Cinema (Self)

2004

[ ] Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (Self (archive footage))

2006

[ ] Madea's Family Reunion (May)

2008

[ ] Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (Self)

2009

[ ] Good Hair (Self)
[ ] The Black Candle (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Papa Césaire (Self)

2010

[ ] One Night in Vegas (Self)

2011

[ ] On the Shoulders of Giants (????)

2012

[ ] Paul Simon: Under African Skies (Self)

2014

[ ] The Power of the Heart (Self)

2015

[ ] I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song (Self)

2016

[ ] Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (Self (archive footage))

2018

[ ] Becky and the Birds (Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited))
[ ] Words Are Things (Narrator (voice))
[ ] Mr. SOUL! (Self (archive footage))

2020

[ ] Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde (Self)

2021

[ ] A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings (Self)

2022

[ ] Why Is We Americans? (Self)

2024

[ ] Maya Angelou at the BBC (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Daedalus (Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited))

2025

[ ] Orwell: 2+2=5 (Self (archive footage))

Directing

1975

[ ] All Day Long (Director)

1976

[ ] The Tapestry (Director)

1998

[ ] Down in the Delta (Director)

Sound

1960

[ ] Integration Report 1 (Music)

1972

[ ] Georgia, Georgia (Music)

Writing

1972

[ ] Georgia, Georgia (Writer)

1979

[ ] I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Novel)
[ ] I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Writer)

1982

[ ] Sister, Sister (Writer)

1996

[ ] America's Dream (Story)

Crew

1977

[ ] The Richard Pryor Special? (Additional Writing)

2009

[ ] The Black Candle (Poem)

2024

[ ] Wild & Free (Thanks)

Production

1982

[ ] Sister, Sister (Producer)