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Maya Angelou
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Biography
Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) 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.
BODY OF WORK
Maya Angelou's Filmography
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Orwell: 2+2=5
as Self (archive footage)
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans?
as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
as Self
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
as Self
No Poster
Becky and the Birds
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Words Are Things
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self (archive footage)
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
as Self
The Power of the Heart
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
One Night in Vegas
as Self
Papa Césaire
as Self
Good Hair
as Self
The Black Candle
as Self - Narrator
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
Madea's Family Reunion
as May
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Sisters in Cinema
as Self
The Runaway
as Conjure Woman
The Unfinished Journey
as Self
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
as Narrator
Perfect Moment
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Get on the Bus
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Angelou on Burns
How to Make an American Quilt
as Anna
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self
There Are No Children Here
as Lelia Mae
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self - Special Guest
Poetic Justice
as Aunt June
The Real Malcolm X
Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists
as Anchor
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
as Self
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
as Self
Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Willie's Wife
Porgy and Bess
as Dancer
