Acting
Maya Angelou
- Titles
- 46movies17TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19722024
- Leading roles
- 7top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Down in the Delta66/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wholesome6.5average 3.3
- Family Dynamics7.8average 4.7
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Coming of Age5.4average 2.9
- Spiritual3.7average 2.0
- Contemporary Realism6.9average 5.2
- Catharsis6.6average 5.1
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Mystery2.0, average 4.1
- Crime1.6, average 3.7
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 2
- Emotional Journey 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Diahann CarrollActorI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Sister, Sister
Alfre WoodardActorHow to Make an American Quilt, Down in the Delta
Norman D. Golden IIActorThere Are No Children Here, America's Dream
Esther RolleActorDown in the Delta, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Wesley SnipesActorDown in the Delta, America's Dream
Stanley ClarkeComposerPoetic Justice, Down in the Delta
Movies and TV shows
29Upcoming
1 titles
Assignment America
TV show
2020s
2 titles
Daedalus (2024)
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Wild & Free (2024)
Thanks
2010s
1 titles
Words Are Things (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
2000s
3 titles · average score 62
65
The Runaway (2000)
as Conjure Woman
1990s
11 titles · average score 64
66
Down in the Delta (1998)
Director
62
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
64
Moesha (1996)
TV show
64
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
TV show · as Fairy Godmother (voice)
66
Touched by an Angel (1994)
TV show · as Clarice Mitchell
65
Poetic Justice (1993)
as Aunt June
62
There Are No Children Here (1993)
as Lelia Mae
1980s
1 titles
Sister, Sister (1982)
Writer, Producer
1970s
7 titles · average score 68
56
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Novel, Writer
The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
as Willie's Wife
78
Roots (1977)
TV show · as Nyo Boto
The Tapestry (1976)
Director
All Day Long (1975)
Director
Georgia, Georgia (1972)
Writer, Music
1960s
1 titles
1950s
2 titles · average score 74
65
Porgy and Bess (1959)
as Dancer
83
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Conjure woman