Cicely Tyson
- Acting
- December 19, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
- January 28, 2021
Biography
Cicely Louise Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career which spanned more than seven decades in film, television and theatre, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. Tyson received various awards including three Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Tony Award, an Honorary Academy Award, and a Peabody Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cicely Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- How It Feels to Be Free · Self
- Cherish the Day · Miss Luma Lee Langston
- A Fall from Grace · Alice
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Other Boys of Summer · Narrator
- Last Flag Flying · Mrs. Hightower
- Steve · Self
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise · Self
- Showing Roots · Hattie
- How to Get Away with Murder · Ophelia Harkness
- Madam Secretary · Flo Avery
- The Trip to Bountiful · Mrs. Watts
- The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia · Mama Kay
- House of Cards · Doris Jones
- Alex Cross · Nana Mama
- The Help · Constantine Jefferson
- Why Did I Get Married Too? · Ola
- Relative Stranger · Pearl
- Idlewild · Mother Hopkins
- Fat Rose and Squeaky · Celine
- Madea's Family Reunion · Myrtle
- The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman · Myrtle
- Because of Winn-Dixie · Gloria Dump
- The Rosa Parks Story · Leona Edwards McCauley
- Remembering Roots · Self
- The Proud Family · Mrs. Maureen Parker (Voice)
- Jewel · Cathedral
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York · Emily Lincoln
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Ondine Burdett
- A Lesson Before Dying · Tante Lou
- Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes · Self
- Mama Flora's Family · Mama Flora
- Always Outnumbered · Luvia
- Ms. Scrooge · Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
- Hoodlum · Stephanie St. Clair
- Blessed Assurance · Vesta Lotte Battle
- Riot · Maggie
- Bridge of Time · Guardian
- The Road to Galveston · Jordan Roosevelt
- The Outer Limits · Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
- Touched by an Angel · Abigail Peabody-Jackson
- Sweet Justice
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All · Castralia
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All · Castalia
- House of Secrets · Evangeline
- When No One Would Listen · Sarah
- Duplicates · Dr. Randolph
- Fried Green Tomatoes · Sipsey
- The Kid Who Loved Christmas · Etta Mercer
- Heat Wave · Ruthana Richardson
- The Women of Brewster Place · Mrs. Browne
- The Women of Brewster Place · Mrs. Browne
- B.L. Stryker
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark · Self
- Intimate Encounters · Dr. Claire Dalton
- Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story · Muriel
- Acceptable Risks · Janet Framm
- An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
- Playing with Fire · Carol Phillips
- Benny's Place · Odessa
- Night of 100 Stars · Self
- The Marva Collins Story · Marva Collins
- Bustin' Loose · Vivian Perry
- The Concorde... Airport '79 · Elaine
- A Woman Called Moses · Harriet Ross Tubman
- King · Coretta Scott King
- Wilma · Blanche Rudolph
- A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich · Sweets
- Roots · Binta
- Just an Old Sweet Song · Priscilla Simmons
- Everybody Rides the Carousel · Self
- The Blue Bird · Tylette
- The River Niger · Mattie Williams
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- People's Choice Awards · Self
- Dinah! · Self
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman · Jane Pittman
- Free to Be… You and Me · Self
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... · Self