Maya Angelou: movies and TV shows
Maya Angelou has 78 credits in the archive: 58 films and 20 TV series, from 1951 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2025 · busiest year: 1996 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Orwell: 2+2=5 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 97 |
| 2024 | Wild & Free | Film | — | 96 | |
| 2024 | Daedalus | Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 96 |
| 2024 | Maya Angelou at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 96 |
| 2022 | Why Is We Americans? | Self | Film | — | 94 |
| 2021 | A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings | Self | Film | — | 93 |
| 2020 | Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2018 | Mr. SOUL! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 90 |
| 2018 | Becky and the Birds | Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2018 | Words Are Things | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2017 | The Nineties | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.9 | 89 |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 88 |
| 2015 | I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song | Self | Film | — | 87 |
| 2014 | The Power of the Heart | Self | Film | 6.0 | 86 |
| 2012 | Paul Simon: Under African Skies | Self | Film | 7.1 | 84 |
| 2011 | On the Shoulders of Giants | Film | 6.3 | 83 | |
| 2010 | One Night in Vegas | Self | Film | 6.3 | 82 |
| 2009 | Good Hair | Self | Film | 6.5 | 81 |
| 2009 | The Black Candle | Self - Narrator | Film | 5.8 | 81 |
| 2009 | The Black Candle | Film | 5.8 | 81 | |
| 2009 | Papa Césaire | Self | Film | 10.0 | 81 |
| 2008 | Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed | Self | Film | 7.0 | 80 |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | May | Film | 6.4 | 78 |
| 2005 | Iconoclasts | Self | TV | 7.5 | 77 |
| 2004 | America Beyond the Color Line | Self | TV | 7.5 | 76 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 76 |
| 2003 | Sisters in Cinema | Self | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2000 | The Runaway | Conjure Woman | Film | 7.2 | 72 |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 71 |
| 1999 | The Unfinished Journey | Self | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Film | 6.3 | 70 | |
| 1998 | Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 1998 | The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens | Narrator | Film | — | 70 |
| 1997 | HARDtalk | TV | 8.7 | 69 | |
| 1997 | The Gregory Hines Show | Self | TV | 10.0 | 69 |
| 1997 | Perfect Moment | Self | Film | 9.0 | 69 |
| 1996 | Moesha | Maya Angelou | TV | 7.1 | 68 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | TV | 4.1 | 68 |
| 1996 | Get on the Bus | Self (archive footage, uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 1996 | Angelou on Burns | Film | — | 68 | |
| 1996 | America's Dream | Film | 6.7 | 68 | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Fairy Godmother (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Anna | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Clarice Mitchell | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1994 | Malcolm X: Make It Plain | Self | Film | 9.0 | 66 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self (archive footage) | TV | 4.5 | 65 |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Aunt June | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | Self - Special Guest | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1993 | There Are No Children Here | Lelia Mae | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1992 | The Real Malcolm X | Film | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 1992 | Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists | Anchor | Film | — | 64 |
| 1989 | James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket | Self | Film | 3.0 | 61 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self - Author | TV | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1987 | Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words | Self | Film | — | 59 |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1982 | Creativity with Bill Moyers: Portrait of Maya Angelou | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1982 | Sister, Sister | Film | 8.0 | 54 | |
| 1982 | Sister, Sister | Film | 8.0 | 54 | |
| 1979 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Film | 4.3 | 51 | |
| 1979 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Film | 4.3 | 51 | |
| 1977 | Roots | Nyo Boto | TV | 7.4 | 49 |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Show | TV | 6.4 | 49 | |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Special? | Willie's Wife | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Special? | Film | 7.2 | 49 | |
| 1976 | The Tapestry | Film | 6.0 | 48 | |
| 1975 | All Day Long | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1972 | Georgia, Georgia | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1972 | Georgia, Georgia | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1969 | Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black! | Self - Host | TV | — | 41 |
| 1969 | Dr. Maya Angelou's Blacks, Blues, Black! | TV | — | 41 | |
| 1960 | Integration Report 1 | Film | 7.6 | 32 | |
| 1959 | Porgy and Bess | Dancer | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1957 | Calypso Heat Wave | Film | 9.0 | 29 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Conjure woman | TV | 8.8 | 23 |
| Assignment America | TV | — | — |