Cicely Tyson
December 19, 1924 (99 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2021 · How It Feels to Be Free as Self (archival footage)
- 2020 · Cherish the Day as Miss Luma Lee Langston
- 2020 · A Fall from Grace as Alice
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 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 · How to Get Away with Murder as Ophelia Harkness
- 2014 · Madam Secretary as Flo Avery
- 2014 · The Trip to Bountiful as Mrs. Watts
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · House of Cards as Doris Jones
- 2013 · The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia 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 · The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer as
- 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 · The Proud Family as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
- 2001 · Jewel as Cathedral
- 1999 · Aftershock: Earthquake in New York as Emily Lincoln
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ondine Burdett
- 1999 · A Lesson Before Dying as Tante Lou
- 1998 · Mama Flora's Family as Mama Flora
- 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
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
- 1994 · Sweet Justice as
- 1994 · Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Castralia
- 1994 · Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Castalia
- 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 as
- 1989 · B.L. Stryker as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 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
- 1978 · A Woman Called Moses as Harriet Ross Tubman
- 1978 · King as Coretta Scott King
- 1977 · Wilma as Blanche Rudolph
- 1977 · A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Sweets
- 1977 · Roots as Binta
- 1976 · Just an Old Sweet Song as Priscilla Simmons
- 1976 · The River Niger as Mattie Williams
- 1976 · The Blue Bird as Tylette
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · Free to Be… You and Me as Self
- 1974 · The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Jane Pittman
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · Sounder as Rebecca Morgan
- 1972 · Emergency! as Mrs. Johnson
- 1971 · Neighbors as
- 1971 · Marriage: Year One as Emma Teasley
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1969 · The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Betty Kelly
- 1969 · The Bill Cosby Show as Mildred Hermosa
- 1969 · To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words as
- 1968 · The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Portia Copeland
- 1967 · The Comedians as Marie Therese
- 1967 · Cowboy in Africa as Julie Anderson
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Alma Ross
- 1966 · A Man Called Adam as Claudia Ferguson
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Julie Harmon
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Lainey Harber
- 1963 · East Side/West Side as
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 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)
- 1958 · Naked City as Darlene Knox
- 1957 · Carib Gold as Dottie
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Co-Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Rachel Biggs
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Marva Collins
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter