Maya Angelou — Actor (5)
Poetic Justice (1993) [Movie] IMDb
Poetic Justice
director: John Singleton actor: Janet Jackson / Tupac Shakur
other title: Sem Medo no Coração / Justicia poética
Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?
Good Hair (2009) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Good Hair
director: Jeff Stilson actor: Maya Angelou / Chris Rock
other title: Cabelo Bom
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.
The Black Candle (2009) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Black Candle
director: M.K. Asante actor: Maya Angelou / Molefi Kete Asante
The origins of Kwanzaa and the seven principles upon which the pan-African holiday derives its meaning are explored in this fascinating documentary. Narrated by Maya Angelou.
Porgy and Bess (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Porgy and Bess
director: Otto Preminger actor: Sidney Poitier / Dorothy Dandridge
other title: Porgy und Bess / Porgy y Bess
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
other title: Maya Angelou : And Still I Rise / Maya Angelou and Still I Rise
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.