Cicely Tyson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1924-12-19
Day of Death
2021-01-28 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Cicely Tyson
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2021)
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
(2020)
A Fall from Grace
as Alice
(2019)
The Other Boys of Summer
as Narrator
(2017)
Last Flag Flying
as Mrs. Hightower
(2016)
Showing Roots
as Hattie
(2016)
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
The Trip to Bountiful
as Mrs. Watts
(2013)
(2012)
Alex Cross
as Nana Mama
(2011)
The Help
as Constantine Jefferson
(2010)
(2009)
Relative Stranger
as Pearl
(2006)
Madea's Family Reunion
as Myrtle
(2006)
Idlewild
as Mother Hopkins
(2006)
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Celine
(2005)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Myrtle
(2005)
Because of Winn-Dixie
as Gloria Dump
(2002)
The Rosa Parks Story
as Leona Edwards McCauley
(2001)
Jewel
as Cathedral
(1999)
A Lesson Before Dying
as Tante Lou
(1998)
Always Outnumbered
as Luvia
(1997)
Hoodlum
as Stephanie St. Clair
(1997)
Ms. Scrooge
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
(1997)
Blessed Assurance
as Vesta Lotte Battle
(1996)
The Road to Galveston
as Jordan Roosevelt
(1994)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Castralia
(1993)
House of Secrets
as Evangeline
(1992)
Duplicates
as Dr. Randolph
(1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Sipsey
(1990)
Heat Wave
as Ruthana Richardson
(1990)
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Etta Mercer
(1989)
The Women of Brewster Place
as Mrs. Browne
(1989)
(1986)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Muriel
(1986)
Acceptable Risks
as Janet Framm
(1986)
Intimate Encounters
as Dr. Claire Dalton
(1985)
Playing with Fire
as Carol Phillips
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1982)
Benny's Place
as Odessa
(1981)
Bustin' Loose
as Vivian Perry
(1981)
The Marva Collins Story
as Marva Collins
(1979)
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Elaine
(1977)
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Sweets
(1977)
Wilma
as Blanche Rudolph
(1976)
The Blue Bird
as Tylette
(1976)
The River Niger
as Mattie Williams
(1976)
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Priscilla Simmons
(1975)
Everybody Rides the Carousel
as Self - Introducer
(1974)
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
(1974)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Jane Pittman
(1972)
Sounder
as Rebecca Morgan
(1971)
Marriage: Year One
as Emma Teasley
(1971)
(1969)
(1968)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
as Portia Copeland
(1967)
The Comedians
as Marie Therese
(1966)
A Man Called Adam
as Claudia Ferguson
(1960)
A Morning For Jimmy
as Sister
(1959)
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
(1959)
The Last Angry Man
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
(1956)
Carib Gold
as Dottie