Acting
Maya Angelou
- Titles
- 48movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1969 to 2024, with a break from 1999 to 2017, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 7top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Sister, Sister77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wholesome7.0average 3.3
- Family Dynamics7.8average 4.8
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.7
- Coming of Age5.4average 3.0
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Spiritual3.5average 2.0
- Wonder4.6average 3.4
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.6, average 4.9
- Tension3.7, average 6.0
- Mystery1.9, average 4.1
- Violence2.2, average 4.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Emotional Journey 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Esther RolleActorDown in the Delta, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Wesley SnipesActorDown in the Delta, America's Dream
Diahann CarrollActorSister, Sister, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Norman D. Golden IIActorThere Are No Children Here, America's Dream
Alfre WoodardActorHow to Make an American Quilt, Down in the Delta
Stanley ClarkeComposerPoetic Justice, Down in the Delta
Movies and TV shows
30Type
Upcoming
1 title
TV show
2020s
2 titles
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Thanks
2010s
1 title
as Narrator (voice)
2000s
3 titles · average score 58
as Conjure Woman
1990s
12 titles · average score 63
Director
TV show
as Narrator (voice)
TV show · as Maya Angelou
TV show · as Fairy Godmother (voice)
TV show · as Clarice Mitchell
as Aunt June
as Lelia Mae
1980s
1 title · average score 77
Writer, Producer
1970s
7 titles · average score 69
Novel, Writer
as Willie's Wife
TV show · as Nyo Boto
Director
Director
Music, Writer
1960s
1 title
1950s
2 titles · average score 74
as Dancer
TV show · as Conjure woman