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