Cicely Tyson

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
Born
December 19, 1924
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Died
January 28, 2021 age 96
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1991

Fried Green Tomatoes

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

1997

Hoodlum

1968

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1981

Bustin' Loose

1986

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1959

Odds Against Tomorrow

1998

Always Outnumbered

2006

Idlewild

2010

Why Did I Get Married Too?

1979

The Concorde... Airport '79

1972

Sounder

2006

Madea's Family Reunion

2005

Because of Winn-Dixie

2011

The Help

1999

A Lesson Before Dying

1976

The River Niger

1974

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

2012

Alex Cross

1976

The Blue Bird

1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

2013

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

1960

A Morning For Jimmy

1997

Ms. Scrooge

2001

Jewel

1981

The Marva Collins Story

1996

The Road to Galveston

1966

A Man Called Adam

2014

The Trip to Bountiful

1994

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1967

The Comedians

1990

Heat Wave

1974

Free to Be… You and Me

1990

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1977

Wilma

2016

Showing Roots

1986

Acceptable Risks

2009

Relative Stranger

1959

The Last Angry Man

1971

Marriage: Year One

2005

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

1992

Duplicates

1985

Playing with Fire

2016

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

1986

Intimate Encounters

2017

Last Flag Flying

2006

Fat Rose and Squeaky

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

1997

Blessed Assurance

2002

The Rosa Parks Story

1971

Neighbors

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

1976

Just an Old Sweet Song

1956

Carib Gold

2020

A Fall from Grace

1993

House of Secrets

1969

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

1982

Benny's Place

2021

How It Feels to Be Free

2019

The Other Boys of Summer

1982

Night of 100 Stars

1975

Everybody Rides the Carousel

2023

The F.B.I.

2023

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2023

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

2023

Tamron Hall

2023

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2023

Naked City

2023

The Bill Cosby Show

2023

Gunsmoke

2023

Mission: Impossible

2023

Emergency!

2023

Hallmark Hall of Fame

2023

East Side/West Side

2023

Judd for the Defense

2023

The Flip Wilson Show

2023

Roots

2023

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

2023

Sweet Justice

2023

The Outer Limits

2023

The Oscars

2023

Saturday Night Live

2023

B.L. Stryker

2023

The F.B.I.

2023

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

2023

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

2023

People's Choice Awards

2023

King

2023

Mama Flora's Family

2023

A Woman Called Moses

2023

Dinah!

2023

The Mike Douglas Show

2023

Cowboy in Africa

2023

The Mike Douglas Show

2023

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

2023

Cherish the Day

2023

The Proud Family

2023

How to Get Away with Murder

2023

House of Cards

2023

Tony Awards

2023

Madam Secretary

2023

Tony Awards

2023

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

2023

Touched by an Angel

2023

Golden Globe Awards

2023

Tony Awards

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