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 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.
Movies (65)
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
A Fall from Grace
2020
The Other Boys of Summer
2019
Last Flag Flying
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Showing Roots
2016
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
Alex Cross
2012
The Help
2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
Relative Stranger
2009
Idlewild
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
The Rosa Parks Story
2002
Remembering Roots
2002
Jewel
2001
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
Always Outnumbered
1998
Ms. Scrooge
1997
Hoodlum
1997
Blessed Assurance
1997
Riot
1997
Bridge of Time
1997
The Road to Galveston
1996
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
House of Secrets
1993
When No One Would Listen
1992
Duplicates
1992
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
Heat Wave
1990
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Intimate Encounters
1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
Acceptable Risks
1986
Playing with Fire
1985
Benny's Place
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
The Marva Collins Story
1981
Bustin' Loose
1981
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
Wilma
1977
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
The Blue Bird
1976
The River Niger
1976
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
Sounder
1972
Neighbors
1971
Marriage: Year One
1971
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
The Comedians
1967
A Man Called Adam
1966
The Last Angry Man
1959
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
Carib Gold
1956
TV Shows (44)
Cherish the Day
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
Steve
2017
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Madam Secretary
2014
House of Cards
2013
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
The Proud Family
2001
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Outer Limits
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
B.L. Stryker
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
A Woman Called Moses
1978
King
1978
Roots
1977
Saturday Night Live
1975
People's Choice Awards
1975
Dinah!
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Emergency!
1972
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
Cowboy in Africa
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
The F.B.I.
1965
The F.B.I.
1965
East Side/West Side
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Naked City
1958
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Gunsmoke
1955
The Oscars
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Golden Globe Awards
1944