Cicely Tyson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 December 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 28 January 2021
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
Acting 68
- 2021How It Feels to Be Free as Self (archival footage)
- 2020A Fall from Grace as Alice
- 2019The Other Boys of Summer as Narrator
- 2017Last Flag Flying as Mrs. Hightower
- 2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
- 2016Showing Roots as Hattie
- 2014The Trip to Bountiful as Mrs. Watts
- 2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia as Mama Kay
- 2012Alex Cross as Nana Mama
- 2011The Help as Constantine Jefferson
- 2010Why Did I Get Married Too? as Ola
- 2009Relative Stranger as Pearl
- 2006Idlewild as Mother Hopkins
- 2006Fat Rose and Squeaky as Celine
- 2006Madea's Family Reunion as Myrtle
- 2005Diary of a Mad Black Woman as Myrtle
- 2005Because of Winn-Dixie as Gloria Dump
- 2002The Rosa Parks Story as Leona Edwards McCauley
- 2002Remembering Roots as Self
- 2001Jewel as Cathedral
- 1999A Lesson Before Dying as Tante Lou
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ondine Burdett · 1 episode
- 1998Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes as Self
- 1998Always Outnumbered as Luvia
- 1997Ms. Scrooge as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
- 1997Hoodlum as Stephanie St. Clair
- 1997Blessed Assurance as Vesta Lotte Battle
- 1997Riot as Maggie
- 1997Bridge of Time as Guardian
- 1996The Road to Galveston as Jordan Roosevelt
- 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Castralia
- 1993House of Secrets as Evangeline
- 1992When No One Would Listen as Sarah
- 1992Duplicates as Dr. Randolph
- 1991Fried Green Tomatoes as Sipsey
- 1990The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Etta Mercer
- 1990Heat Wave as Ruthana Richardson
- 1989The Women of Brewster Place as Mrs. Browne
- 1986Intimate Encounters as Dr. Claire Dalton
- 1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Muriel
- 1986Acceptable Risks as Janet Framm
- 1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1985Playing with Fire as Carol Phillips
- 1982Benny's Place as Odessa
- 1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1981The Marva Collins Story as Marva Collins
- 1981Bustin' Loose as Vivian Perry
- 1979The Concorde... Airport '79 as Elaine
- 1977Wilma as Blanche Rudolph
- 1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Sweets
- 1976Just an Old Sweet Song as Priscilla Simmons
- 1976Everybody Rides the Carousel as Self - Introducer
- 1976The Blue Bird as Tylette
- 1976The River Niger as Mattie Williams
- 1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Jane Pittman
- 1974Free to Be… You and Me as Self
- 1972Sounder as Rebecca Morgan
- 1971Neighbors as Vicky Gunther
- 1971Marriage: Year One as Emma Teasley
- 1969To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
- 1968The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Portia Copeland
- 1967The Comedians as Marie Therese
- 1966A Man Called Adam as Claudia Ferguson
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 1 episode
- 1960A Morning For Jimmy as Sister
- 1959The Last Angry Man as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
- 1959Odds Against Tomorrow as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
- 1956Carib Gold as Dottie