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Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

19/12/1924

Day of Death

28/01/2021
(97) 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 Scr... Read More

Known For

How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free

A Fall from Grace

A Fall from Grace

The Other Boys of Summer

The Other Boys of Summer

Last Flag Flying

Last Flag Flying

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Showing Roots

The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

Alex Cross

Filmography

Cast

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

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

as Self

2016

Showing Roots

as Hattie

2014

The Trip to Bountiful

as Mrs. Watts

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2013

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of...

as Mama Kay

2012

Alex Cross

as Nana Mama

2011

The Help

as Constantine Jefferson

2010

Why Did I Get Married Too?

as Ola

2009

Relative Stranger

as Pearl

2006

Idlewild

as Mother Hopkins

2006

Fat Rose and Squeaky

as Celine

2006

Madea's Family Reunion

as Myrtle

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

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Frie...

as Self

1998

Always Outnumbered

as Luvia

1997

Ms. Scrooge

as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

1997

Hoodlum

as Stephanie St. Clair

1997

Blessed Assurance

as Vesta Lotte Battle

1996

The Road to Galveston

as Jordan Roosevelt

1994

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells Al...

as Castralia

1993

House of Secrets

as Evangeline

1992

Duplicates

as Dr. Randolph

1991

Fried Green Tomatoes

as Sipsey

1990

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

as Etta Mercer

1990

Heat Wave

as Ruthana Richardson

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

as Mrs. Browne

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

1986

Intimate Encounters

as Dr. Claire Dalton

1986

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

as Muriel

1986

Acceptable Risks

as Janet Framm

1985

Playing with Fire

as Carol Phillips

1982

Benny's Place

as Odessa

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1981

The Marva Collins Story

as Marva Collins

1981

Bustin' Loose

as Vivian Perry

1979

The Concorde... Airport '79

as Elaine

1977

Wilma

as Blanche Rudolph

1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

as Sweets

1976

Just an Old Sweet Song

as Priscilla Simmons

1976

The Blue Bird

as Tylette

1976

The River Niger

as Mattie Williams

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

Neighbors

1971

Marriage: Year One

as Emma Teasley

1969

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World...

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

The Last Angry Man

as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

1959

Odds Against Tomorrow

as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

1956

Carib Gold

as Dottie