Cicely Tyson
Department: Acting
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
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Hoodlum
1997
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
Bustin' Loose
1981
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
Always Outnumbered
1998
Idlewild
2006
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
Sounder
1972
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
The Help
2011
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
The River Niger
1976
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
Alex Cross
2012
The Blue Bird
1976
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
A Morning For Jimmy
1960
Ms. Scrooge
1997
Jewel
2001
The Marva Collins Story
1981
The Road to Galveston
1996
A Man Called Adam
1966
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
The Comedians
1967
Heat Wave
1990
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
Wilma
1977
Showing Roots
2016
Acceptable Risks
1986
Relative Stranger
2009
The Last Angry Man
1959
Marriage: Year One
1971
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
Duplicates
1992
Playing with Fire
1985
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Intimate Encounters
1986
Last Flag Flying
2017
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Blessed Assurance
1997
The Rosa Parks Story
2002
Neighbors
1971
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
Carib Gold
1956
A Fall from Grace
2020
House of Secrets
1993
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
Benny's Place
1982
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
The Other Boys of Summer
2019
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
When No One Would Listen
1992
Riot
1997
Bridge of Time
1997
Remembering Roots
2002
The F.B.I.
1965
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Tamron Hall
2019
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Naked City
1958
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
Gunsmoke
1955
Mission: Impossible
1966
Emergency!
1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
East Side/West Side
1963
Judd for the Defense
1967
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Roots
1977
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Sweet Justice
1994
The Outer Limits
1995
The Oscars
1953
Saturday Night Live
1975
B.L. Stryker
1989
The F.B.I.
1965
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
People's Choice Awards
1975
King
1978
Mama Flora's Family
1998
A Woman Called Moses
1978
Dinah!
1974
Cowboy in Africa
1967
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Cherish the Day
2020
The Proud Family
2001
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
House of Cards
2013
Madam Secretary
2014
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Film '72
1971
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956