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