Maya Angelou
Actor · 36 credits · 7 in highly-rated films
Best known for Poetic Justice (1993)
Frequent collaborators: Alfre Woodard, Alex Haley
Movies (33 total, ranked by score)
1Poetic Justice
1993 · ★ 6.7 (293 votes)
Drama, Romance
2How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · ★ 6.4 (202 votes)
Drama, Romance
3The Black Candle
2009 · ★ 5.8 (2 votes)
Documentary
4Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · ★ 8.0 (16 votes)
Documentary
5Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · ★ 6.3 (222 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
6Good Hair
2009 · ★ 6.5 (105 votes)
Documentary, Comedy
7One Night in Vegas
2010 · ★ 6.3 (7 votes)
Documentary
8Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Music
9The Power of the Heart
2014 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
10Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · ★ 7.1 (16 votes)
Music, Documentary, History
11I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
2015
Documentary, Family
12A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
Documentary
13Why Is We Americans?
2022
Documentary
14Mr. SOUL!
2018 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)
Documentary, Comedy, Music
15Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
Documentary
16Daedalus
2024 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Music, Mystery, Documentary
- 17
Sisters in Cinema
2003
Documentary
18The Unfinished Journey
1999 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)
Documentary, History
19Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)
Documentary, History
20There Are No Children Here
1993 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
21On the Shoulders of Giants
2011 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
Documentary
22Papa Césaire
2009 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
23Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Comedy, Family, Music
24James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 · ★ 3.0 (4 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
25Perfect Moment
1997
Documentary
26Maya Angelou at the BBC
2024
Documentary, History, TV Movie
27Angelou on Burns
1996
Documentary
- 28
Becky and the Birds
2018
Music, Drama, Romance
29Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
Documentary
30Words Are Things
2018
Animation
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.