Maya Angelou
ActingApril 4, 1928 (86 years old at death)St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Movies
10.0
Movie
Daedalus
2024
10.0
Movie
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
10.0
Movie
Papa Césaire
2009
8.0
Movie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
7.2
Movie
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025
7.1
Movie
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
7.0
Movie
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008
7.0
Movie
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
7.0
Movie
Mr. SOUL!
2018
7.0
Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
7.0
Movie
The Runaway
2000
6.8
Movie
Poetic Justice
1993
TV Shows
8.6
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
7.5
TV
American Masters
1986
7.4
TV
Roots
1977
7.2
TV
Touched by an Angel
1994
7.0
TV
Moesha
1996
6.9
TV
The Nineties
2017
6.6
TV
American Experience
1988
6.3
TV
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
6.2
TV
The Early Show
1999
6.0
TV
Iconoclasts
2005
6.0
TV
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
6.0
TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995