About

Known credits:
68
Birthday:
1924-12-19
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Cicely Tyson

Overview

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 Actor Self (archival footage) N/A
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2020 A Fall from Grace Actor Alice 66
Fair
2019 The Other Boys of Summer Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
2017 Last Flag Flying Actor Mrs. Hightower 63
Fair
2016 Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Actor Self 59
Average
2016 Showing Roots Actor Hattie 59
Average
2014 The Trip to Bountiful Actor Mrs. Watts 59
Average
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2013 The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia Actor Mama Kay 59
Average
2012 Alex Cross Actor Nana Mama 54
Average
2011 The Help Actor Constantine Jefferson 80
Very good
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too? Actor Ola 60
Fair
2009 Relative Stranger Actor Pearl 58
Average
2006 Idlewild Actor Mother Hopkins 58
Average
2006 Fat Rose and Squeaky Actor Celine N/A
N/A
2006 Madea's Family Reunion Actor Myrtle 60
Fair
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Actor Myrtle 61
Fair
2005 Because of Winn-Dixie Actor Gloria Dump 60
Fair
2002 The Rosa Parks Story Actor Leona Edwards McCauley 59
Average
2001 Jewel Actor Cathedral 58
Average
1999 Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Actor Emily Lincoln 69
Fair
1999 A Lesson Before Dying Actor Tante Lou 58
Average
1998 Mama Flora's Family Actor Mama Flora 69
Fair
1998 Always Outnumbered Actor Luvia 59
Average
1997 Ms. Scrooge Actor Ms. Ebenita Scrooge 58
Average
1997 Hoodlum Actor Stephanie St. Clair 60
Fair
1997 Blessed Assurance Actor Vesta Lotte Battle N/A
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1996 The Road to Galveston Actor Jordan Roosevelt N/A
N/A
1994 Sweet Justice Actor N/A
N/A
1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Actor Castralia 59
Average
1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Actor Castalia 69
Fair
1993 House of Secrets Actor Evangeline 59
Average
1992 Duplicates Actor Dr. Randolph 59
Average
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes Actor Sipsey 72
Good
1990 The Kid Who Loved Christmas Actor Etta Mercer 59
Average
1990 Heat Wave Actor Ruthana Richardson 59
Average
1989 The Women of Brewster Place Actor Mrs. Browne 59
Average
1989 The Women of Brewster Place Actor 59
Average
1986 Intimate Encounters Actor Dr. Claire Dalton 59
Average
1986 Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story Actor Muriel N/A
N/A
1986 Acceptable Risks Actor Janet Framm 58
Average
1985 Playing with Fire Actor Carol Phillips 58
Average
1982 Benny's Place Actor Odessa 59
Average
1982 Night of 100 Stars Actor Self 59
Average
1981 The Marva Collins Story Actor Marva Collins 59
Average
1981 Bustin' Loose Actor Vivian Perry 59
Average
1979 The Concorde... Airport '79 Actor Elaine 55
Average
1978 A Woman Called Moses Actor Harriet Ross Tubman 69
Fair
1978 King Actor Coretta Scott King 68
Fair
1977 Wilma Actor Blanche Rudolph 58
Average
1977 A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich Actor Sweets 59
Average
1976 Just an Old Sweet Song Actor Priscilla Simmons N/A
N/A
1976 The River Niger Actor Mattie Williams 59
Average
1976 The Blue Bird Actor Tylette 58
Average
1974 Free to Be… You and Me Actor Self 58
Average
1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Actor Jane Pittman 59
Average
1972 Sounder Actor Rebecca Morgan 60
Fair
1971 Neighbors Actor N/A
N/A
1971 Marriage: Year One Actor Emma Teasley 59
Average
1969 To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words Actor N/A
N/A
1968 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Actor Portia Copeland 60
Fair
1967 The Comedians Actor Marie Therese 59
Average
1966 A Man Called Adam Actor Claudia Ferguson 59
Average
1963 East Side/West Side Actor 70
Good
1960 A Morning For Jimmy Actor Sister N/A
N/A
1959 The Last Angry Man Actor Girl Left on Porch (uncredited) 59
Average
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow Actor Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited) 60
Fair
1957 Carib Gold Actor Dottie 58
Average