Cicely Tyson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 19, 1924
- Died
- January 28, 2021 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
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Filmography
How It Feels to Be Free
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
A Fall from Grace
Movie · as Alice
Cherish the Day
TV · as Miss Luma Lee Langston · 7 eps
The Other Boys of Summer
Movie · as Narrator
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Last Flag Flying
Movie · as Mrs. Hightower
Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Showing Roots
Movie · as Hattie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie · as Self
The Trip to Bountiful
Movie · as Mrs. Watts
How to Get Away with Murder
TV · as Ophelia Harkness · 10 eps
Madam Secretary
TV · as Flo Avery · 1 ep
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Movie · as Mama Kay
House of Cards
TV · as Doris Jones · 3 eps
Alex Cross
Movie · as Nana Mama
The Help
Movie · as Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Movie · as Ola
Relative Stranger
Movie · as Pearl
Idlewild
Movie · as Mother Hopkins
Madea's Family Reunion
Movie · as Myrtle
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Movie · as Celine
Because of Winn-Dixie
Movie · as Gloria Dump
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Movie · as Myrtle
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
TV · 1 ep
The Rosa Parks Story
Movie · as Leona Edwards McCauley
Remembering Roots
Movie · as Self
Jewel
Movie · as Cathedral
The Proud Family
TV · as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice) · 1 ep
A Lesson Before Dying
Movie · as Tante Lou
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Ondine Burdett · 1 ep
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
TV · as Emily Lincoln · 2 eps
Always Outnumbered
Movie · as Luvia
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie · as Self
Mama Flora's Family
TV · as Mama Flora · 2 eps
Hoodlum
Movie · as Stephanie St. Clair
Ms. Scrooge
Movie · as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Blessed Assurance
Movie · as Vesta Lotte Battle
Riot
Movie · as Maggie
Bridge of Time
Movie · as Guardian
The Road to Galveston
Movie · as Jordan Roosevelt
The Outer Limits
TV · as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst · 2 eps
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Movie · as Castralia
Sweet Justice
TV · as Carrie Grace Battle · 22 eps
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
TV · as Castalia · 2 eps
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Abigail Peabody-Jackson · 1 ep
House of Secrets
Movie · as Evangeline
Duplicates
Movie · as Dr. Randolph
When No One Would Listen
Movie · as Sarah
Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie · as Sipsey
Heat Wave
Movie · as Ruthana Richardson
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Movie · as Etta Mercer
The Women of Brewster Place
Movie · as Mrs. Browne
B.L. Stryker
TV · 1 ep
The Women of Brewster Place
TV · as Mrs. Browne · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Movie · as Muriel
Acceptable Risks
Movie · as Janet Framm
Intimate Encounters
Movie · as Dr. Claire Dalton
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Movie
Playing with Fire
Movie · as Carol Phillips
Benny's Place
Movie · as Odessa
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Bustin' Loose
Movie · as Vivian Perry
The Marva Collins Story
Movie · as Marva Collins
The Concorde... Airport '79
Movie · as Elaine
King
TV · as Coretta Scott King · 3 eps
A Woman Called Moses
TV · as Harriet Ross Tubman · 2 eps
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Movie · as Sweets
Wilma
Movie · as Blanche Rudolph
Roots
TV · as Binta · 1 ep
The River Niger
Movie · as Mattie Williams
The Blue Bird
Movie · as Tylette
Just an Old Sweet Song
Movie · as Priscilla Simmons
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Movie · as Self - Introducer
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Movie · as Jane Pittman
Free to Be… You and Me
Movie · as Self
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sounder
Movie · as Rebecca Morgan
Emergency!
TV · as Mrs. Johnson · 1 ep
Marriage: Year One
Movie · as Emma Teasley
Neighbors
Movie · as Vicky Gunther
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
Movie
The Bill Cosby Show
TV · as Mildred Hermosa · 1 ep
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV · as Betty Kelly · 1 ep
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Movie · as Portia Copeland
The Comedians
Movie · as Marie Therese
Judd, for the Defense
TV · 1 ep
Cowboy in Africa
TV · as Julie Anderson · 1 ep
A Man Called Adam
Movie · as Claudia Ferguson
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Alma Ross · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Julie Harmon, Lainey Harber · 1 ep
East Side/West Side
TV · 26 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 3 eps
A Morning For Jimmy
Movie · as Sister
Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie · as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
The Last Angry Man
Movie · as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Naked City
TV · as Darlene Knox · 1 ep
Carib Gold
Movie · as Dottie
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Co-Host, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Rachel Biggs · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Marva Collins · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep