Maya Angelou
Acting
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.
As actor 63
Great Performances
1971
American Experience
1988
Touched by an Angel
1994
American Masters
1986
Intimate Portrait
1993
Moesha
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Roots
1977
HARDtalk
1997
Iconoclasts
2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
The Nineties
2017
The Early Show
1999
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Poetic Justice
1993
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Good Hair
2009
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
Mr. SOUL!
2018
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Get on the Bus
1996
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
Porgy and Bess
1959
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Perfect Moment
1997
The Runaway
2000
Assignment America
There Are No Children Here
1993
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
The Black Candle
2009
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Angelou on Burns
1996
Why Is We Americans?
2022
One Night in Vegas
2010
Daedalus
2024
Papa Césaire
2009
Becky and the Birds
2018
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
1982
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
The Power of the Heart
2014
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989
Sisters in Cinema
2003
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
1998
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
1992
Words Are Things
2018
On the crew 12
Wild & Free
2024
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
1969
Down in the Delta
1998
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
Sister, Sister
1982
The Black Candle
2009
America's Dream
1996
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
Georgia, Georgia
1972
Integration Report 1
1960
All Day Long
1975
The Tapestry
1976