Cicely Tyson
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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
Credits
The Help (2011)
as Constantine Jefferson
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
as Sipsey
Hoodlum (1997)
as Stephanie St. Clair
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
as Ola
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
as Mama Kay
Remembering Roots (2002)
as Self
Alex Cross (2012)
as Nana Mama
A Fall from Grace (2020)
as Alice
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
as Myrtle
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
as Myrtle
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986)
Actor
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
as Elaine
Sounder (1972)
as Rebecca Morgan
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
as Gloria Dump
Last Flag Flying (2017)
as Mrs. Hightower
Marriage: Year One (1971)
as Emma Teasley
Always Outnumbered (1998)
as Luvia
Duplicates (1992)
as Dr. Randolph
Idlewild (2006)
as Mother Hopkins
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Bustin' Loose (1981)
as Vivian Perry
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)
as Celine
Carib Gold (1956)
as Dottie
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
as Mrs. Browne
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
as Castralia
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
A Man Called Adam (1966)
as Claudia Ferguson
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
as Leona Edwards McCauley
The Blue Bird (1976)
as Tylette
The Comedians (1967)
as Marie Therese
A Morning For Jimmy (1960)
as Sister
The Other Boys of Summer (2019)
as Narrator
Heat Wave (1990)
as Ruthana Richardson
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
as Self
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
as Portia Copeland
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
as Self
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
as Jane Pittman
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
as Tante Lou
The Road to Galveston (1996)
as Jordan Roosevelt
Jewel (2001)
as Cathedral
Everybody Rides the Carousel (1976)
as Self - Introducer
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
as Muriel
When No One Would Listen (1992)
as Sarah
Showing Roots (2016)
as Hattie
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
as Marva Collins
Wilma (1977)
as Blanche Rudolph
The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
as Etta Mercer
The Last Angry Man (1959)
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
as Mrs. Watts
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)
as Sweets
Playing with Fire (1985)
as Carol Phillips
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (1998)
as Self
Blessed Assurance (1997)
as Vesta Lotte Battle
How It Feels to Be Free (2021)
as Self (archival footage)
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words (1969)
Actor
Ms. Scrooge (1997)
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Acceptable Risks (1986)
as Janet Framm
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
as Priscilla Simmons
Relative Stranger (2009)
as Pearl
Intimate Encounters (1986)
as Dr. Claire Dalton
The River Niger (1976)
as Mattie Williams
House of Secrets (1993)
as Evangeline
Benny's Place (1982)
as Odessa
Riot (1997)
as Maggie
Bridge of Time (1997)
as Guardian
Neighbors (1971)
as Vicky Gunther