Maya Angelou
ActingTotal Credits
72
Acting
63
First Credit
1951
Latest Credit
2025
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self (archive footage)
2016
Roots
Nyo Boto
1977
Touched by an Angel
Clarice Mitchell
1994
Moesha
Maya Angelou
1996
Orwell: 2+2=5
Self (archive footage)
2025
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
2012
American Masters
Self
1986
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
2017
Poetic Justice
Aunt June
1993
Good Hair
Self
2009
American Experience
Self - Author
1988
The Richard Pryor Show
Actor
1977
How to Make an American Quilt
Anna
1995
Madea's Family Reunion
May
2006
Get on the Bus
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
1996
One Night in Vegas
Self
2010
Down in the Delta
Director
1998
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Fairy Godmother (voice)
1995
Porgy and Bess
Dancer
1959
Great Performances
Self
1971
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Narrator (voice)
1996
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Novel · Writer
1979
The Gregory Hines Show
Self
1997
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Papa Césaire
Self
2009
Perfect Moment
Self
1997
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
1994
Calypso Heat Wave
Actor
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Conjure woman
1951
The Real Malcolm X
Actor
1992
Sister, Sister
Writer · Producer
1982
Integration Report 1
Music
1960
Iconoclasts
Self
2005
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
2004
The Richard Pryor Special?
Willie's Wife · Additional Writing
1977
The Runaway
Conjure Woman
2000
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self - Special Guest
1993
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
There Are No Children Here
Lelia Mae
1993
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
2008
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
2018
Sisters in Cinema
Self
2003
America's Dream
Story
1996
The Unfinished Journey
Self
1999
On the Shoulders of Giants
Actor
2011
The Power of the Heart
Self
2014
The Tapestry
Director
1976
Georgia, Georgia
Music · Writer
1972
The Black Candle
Self - Narrator · Poem
2009
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
1989
Maya Angelou at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024
MovieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
2004
Assignment America
Actor
MovieQuincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Self
1998
MovieA Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
2021
MovieAimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Self
1987
MovieWild & Free
Thanks
2024
MovieAll Day Long
Director
1975
Becky and the Birds
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018