
Cicely Tyson
Known for: Acting
Born: December 19, 1924
Died: January 28, 2021
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…
Known for

Sounder
1972

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977

Ms. Scrooge
1997

The Marva Collins Story
1981

The Road to Galveston
1996

The Trip to Bountiful
2014

Heat Wave
1990

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990

The Other Boys of Summer
2019

Bustin' Loose
1981

A Lesson Before Dying
1999

The River Niger
1976

Wilma
1977

Relative Stranger
2009

Playing with Fire
1985

Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006

Blessed Assurance
1997

Just an Old Sweet Song
1976

Benny's Place
1982

Because of Winn-Dixie
2005

Jewel
2001

A Man Called Adam
1966

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994

Duplicates
1992

Intimate Encounters
1986

Neighbors
1971

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013

The Rosa Parks Story
2002

Fried Green Tomatoes
1991

Hoodlum
1997

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986

The Blue Bird
1976

Marriage: Year One
1971

A Fall from Grace
2020

House of Secrets
1993

Always Outnumbered
1998
A Morning For Jimmy
1960

Showing Roots
2016

How It Feels to Be Free
2021

Idlewild
2006

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016

Carib Gold
1956

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968

Madea's Family Reunion
2006

Acceptable Risks
1986

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998

Alex Cross
2012

When No One Would Listen
1992

Remembering Roots
2002

Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010

The Women of Brewster Place
1989

Bridge of Time
1997

The Help
2011

Free to Be… You and Me
1974

Riot
1997

The Comedians
1967

The Last Angry Man
1959

Last Flag Flying
2017

The Concorde... Airport '79
1979

Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976

Odds Against Tomorrow
1959

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 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 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

Steve
2017

Night of 100 Stars
1982