Cicely Tyson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Dec 19, 1924 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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 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
| 2021 | How It Feels to Be FreeSelf (archival footage) | |
| 2020 | A Fall from GraceAlice | |
| 2020 | Cherish the DayMiss Luma Lee Langston | |
| 2019 | The Other Boys of SummerNarrator | |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSelf - Guest | |
| 2017 | Last Flag FlyingMrs. Hightower | |
| 2016 | Showing RootsHattie | |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelf | |
| 2014 | The Trip to BountifulMrs. Watts | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with MurderOphelia Harkness | |
| 2014 | Madam SecretaryFlo Avery | |
| 2013 | The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of GeorgiaMama Kay | |
| 2013 | House of CardsDoris Jones | |
| 2012 | Alex CrossNana Mama | |
| 2011 | The HelpConstantine Jefferson | |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too?Ola | |
| 2009 | Relative StrangerPearl | |
| 2006 | IdlewildMother Hopkins | |
| 2006 | Madea's Family ReunionMyrtle | |
| 2006 | Fat Rose and SqueakyCeline | |
| 2005 | Because of Winn-DixieGloria Dump | |
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black WomanMyrtle | |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer | |
| 2002 | The Rosa Parks StoryLeona Edwards McCauley | |
| 2002 | Remembering RootsSelf | |
| 2001 | JewelCathedral | |
| 2001 | The Proud FamilyMrs. Maureen Parker (voice) | |
| 1999 | A Lesson Before DyingTante Lou | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitOndine Burdett | |
| 1999 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkEmily Lincoln | |
| 1998 | Always OutnumberedLuvia | |
| 1998 | Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green TomatoesSelf | |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's FamilyMama Flora | |
| 1997 | HoodlumStephanie St. Clair | |
| 1997 | Ms. ScroogeMs. Ebenita Scrooge | |
| 1997 | Blessed AssuranceVesta Lotte Battle | |
| 1997 | RiotMaggie | |
| 1997 | Bridge of TimeGuardian | |
| 1996 | The Road to GalvestonJordan Roosevelt | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsJustice Gretchen Parkhurst | |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastralia | |
| 1994 | Sweet Justice | |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastalia | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelAbigail Peabody-Jackson | |
| 1993 | House of SecretsEvangeline | |
| 1992 | DuplicatesDr. Randolph | |
| 1992 | When No One Would ListenSarah | |
| 1991 | Fried Green TomatoesSipsey | |
| 1990 | Heat WaveRuthana Richardson | |
| 1990 | The Kid Who Loved ChristmasEtta Mercer | |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster PlaceMrs. Browne | |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker | |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster PlaceMrs. Browne | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryMuriel | |
| 1986 | Acceptable RisksJanet Framm | |
| 1986 | Intimate EncountersDr. Claire Dalton | |
| 1985 | Playing with FireCarol Phillips | |
| 1982 | Benny's PlaceOdessa | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsSelf | |
| 1981 | Bustin' LooseVivian Perry | |
| 1981 | The Marva Collins StoryMarva Collins | |
| 1979 | The Concorde... Airport '79Elaine | |
| 1978 | KingCoretta Scott King | |
| 1978 | A Woman Called MosesHarriet Ross Tubman | |
| 1977 | A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichSweets | |
| 1977 | WilmaBlanche Rudolph | |
| 1977 | RootsBinta | |
| 1976 | The River NigerMattie Williams | |
| 1976 | The Blue BirdTylette | |
| 1976 | Just an Old Sweet SongPriscilla Simmons | |
| 1976 | Everybody Rides the CarouselSelf - Introducer | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanJane Pittman | |
| 1974 | Free to Be… You and MeSelf | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self | |
| 1972 | SounderRebecca Morgan | |
| 1972 | Emergency!Mrs. Johnson | |
| 1971 | Marriage: Year OneEmma Teasley | |
| 1971 | NeighborsVicky Gunther | |
| 1971 | Film '72Self | |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson ShowSelf | |
| 1969 | To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby ShowMildred Hermosa | |
| 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's FatherBetty Kelly | |
| 1968 | The Heart Is a Lonely HunterPortia Copeland | |
| 1967 | The ComediansMarie Therese | |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | Cowboy in AfricaJulie Anderson | |
| 1966 | A Man Called AdamClaudia Ferguson | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleAlma Ross | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Julie Harmon | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Lainey Harber | |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1960 | A Morning For JimmySister | |
| 1959 | Odds Against TomorrowJazz Club Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Last Angry ManGirl Left on Porch (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | Naked CityDarlene Knox | |
| 1956 | Carib GoldDottie | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Host | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeRachel Biggs | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameMarva Collins | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter |