Cicely Tyson
Acting
Born 1924-12-19 · New York City, New York, USA
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
The Help
2011 · Movie
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Movie
Hoodlum
1997 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
A Fall from Grace
2020 · Movie
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · Movie
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · Movie
Benny's Place
1982 · Movie
Last Flag Flying
2017 · Movie
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · Movie
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Movie
Alex Cross
2012 · Movie
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986 · Movie
Sounder
1972 · Movie
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 · Movie
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968 · Movie
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013 · Movie
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979 · Movie
When No One Would Listen
1992 · Movie
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Movie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Movie
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 · Movie
Heat Wave
1990 · Movie
Bustin' Loose
1981 · Movie
The Rosa Parks Story
2002 · Movie
Always Outnumbered
1998 · Movie
The Blue Bird
1976 · Movie
A Man Called Adam
1966 · Movie
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · Movie
The River Niger
1976 · Movie
The Marva Collins Story
1981 · Movie
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Movie
The Last Angry Man
1959 · Movie
Blessed Assurance
1997 · Movie
The Comedians
1967 · Movie
Wilma
1977 · Movie
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976 · Movie
Idlewild
2006 · Movie
Riot
1997 · Movie
Marriage: Year One
1971 · Movie
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976 · Movie
Bridge of Time
1997 · Movie
Duplicates
1992 · Movie
Neighbors
1971 · Movie
Ms. Scrooge
1997 · Movie
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · Movie
The Trip to Bountiful
2014 · Movie
Jewel
2001 · Movie
Showing Roots
2016 · Movie
Playing with Fire
1985 · Movie
Acceptable Risks
1986 · Movie
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006 · Movie
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Movie
Carib Gold
1956 · Movie
A Lesson Before Dying
1999 · Movie
Relative Stranger
2009 · Movie
Intimate Encounters
1986 · Movie
The Road to Galveston
1996 · Movie
House of Secrets
1993 · Movie