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Cicely Tyson

Birthday: 1924-12-19
Died: 2021-01-28
Birthplace: 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.

Filmography

Fried Green Tomatoes
Character: Sipsey
Hoodlum
Character: Stephanie St. Clair
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Character: Portia Copeland

Bustin' Loose
Character: Vivian Perry
Always Outnumbered
Character: Luvia

Odds Against Tomorrow
Character: Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Idlewild
Character: Mother Hopkins

The Concorde... Airport '79
Character: Elaine
Madea's Family Reunion
Character: Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
Character: Gloria Dump

The Help
Character: Constantine Jefferson
A Lesson Before Dying
Character: Tante Lou
The River Niger
Character: Mattie Williams

Alex Cross
Character: Nana Mama
The Blue Bird
Character: Tylette

Ms. Scrooge
Character: Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

Jewel
Character: Cathedral
The Marva Collins Story
Character: Marva Collins
The Road to Galveston
Character: Jordan Roosevelt

A Man Called Adam
Character: Claudia Ferguson
The Trip to Bountiful
Character: Mrs. Watts

Heat Wave
Character: Ruthana Richardson
The Comedians
Character: Marie Therese
Free to Be… You and Me
Character: Self

Sounder
Character: Rebecca Morgan
Wilma
Character: Blanche Rudolph
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Character: Etta Mercer

Acceptable Risks
Character: Janet Framm
Showing Roots
Character: Hattie
Relative Stranger
Character: Pearl

The Last Angry Man
Character: Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Marriage: Year One
Character: Emma Teasley
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Character: Myrtle

Duplicates
Character: Dr. Randolph
Playing with Fire
Character: Carol Phillips
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Character: Herself

Intimate Encounters
Character: Dr. Claire Dalton
Last Flag Flying
Character: Mrs. Hightower
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Character: Celine

Blessed Assurance
Character: Vesta Lotte Battle
The Rosa Parks Story
Character: Leona Edwards McCauley

And the Oscar Goes To...
Character: Self (archive footage)
Just an Old Sweet Song
Character: Priscilla Simmons

Carib Gold
Character: Dottie
A Fall from Grace
Character: Alice
House of Secrets
Character: Evangeline

Benny's Place
Character: Odessa
How It Feels to Be Free
Character: Self (archival footage)

Night of 100 Stars
Character: Self
The Other Boys of Summer
Character: Narrator
The Women of Brewster Place
Character: Mrs. Browne

A Morning For Jimmy
Character: Sister