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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.

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
Becky and the Birds
as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Words Are Things
as Narrator (voice)

Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)

The Nineties
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

Iconoclasts
as Self

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

America Beyond the Color Line
as Self
Sisters in Cinema
as Self

The Runaway
as Conjure Woman

The Unfinished Journey
as Self

The Early Show
as Self

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self

The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens
as Narrator
The Gregory Hines Show
as Self

HARDtalk

Perfect Moment
as Self

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Narrator (voice)

Get on the Bus
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self

Moesha
as Maya Angelou

Angelou on Burns

How to Make an American Quilt
as Anna

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Fairy Godmother (voice)

Touched by an Angel
as Clarice Mitchell

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

Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street Jam: 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

American Experience
as Self - Author

Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
as Self

American Masters
as Self

Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou

The Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Special?
as Willie's Wife

Roots
as Nyo Boto

Great Performances
as Self
Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black!
as Self - Host

Porgy and Bess
as Dancer