
Cicely Tyson
Acting • Born 1924-12-19 – Died 2021-01-28
Biography
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
109 credits
Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie • 1991
Sipsey

The Women of Brewster Place
Movie • 1989
Mrs. Browne

Hoodlum
Movie • 1997
Stephanie St. Clair

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Movie • 1968
Portia Copeland

Bustin' Loose
Movie • 1981
Vivian Perry

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Movie • 1986
Muriel

Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie • 1959
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

Always Outnumbered
Movie • 1998
Luvia

Idlewild
Movie • 2006
Mother Hopkins

Why Did I Get Married Too?
Movie • 2010
Ola

The Concorde... Airport '79
Movie • 1979
Elaine

Sounder
Movie • 1972
Rebecca Morgan

Madea's Family Reunion
Movie • 2006
Myrtle

Because of Winn-Dixie
Movie • 2005
Gloria Dump

The Help
Movie • 2011
Constantine Jefferson

A Lesson Before Dying
Movie • 1999
Tante Lou

The River Niger
Movie • 1976
Mattie Williams

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Movie • 1974
Jane Pittman

Alex Cross
Movie • 2012
Nana Mama

The Blue Bird
Movie • 1976
Tylette

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Movie • 1977
Sweets

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Movie • 2013
Mama Kay

A Morning For Jimmy
Movie • 1960
Sister

Ms. Scrooge
Movie • 1997
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

Jewel
Movie • 2001
Cathedral

The Marva Collins Story
Movie • 1981
Marva Collins

The Road to Galveston
Movie • 1996
Jordan Roosevelt

A Man Called Adam
Movie • 1966
Claudia Ferguson

The Trip to Bountiful
Movie • 2014
Mrs. Watts

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Movie • 1994
Castralia

The Comedians
Movie • 1967
Marie Therese

Heat Wave
Movie • 1990
Ruthana Richardson

Free to Be… You and Me
Movie • 1974
Self

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Movie • 1990
Etta Mercer

Wilma
Movie • 1977
Blanche Rudolph

Showing Roots
Movie • 2016
Hattie

Acceptable Risks
Movie • 1986
Janet Framm

Relative Stranger
Movie • 2009
Pearl

The Last Angry Man
Movie • 1959
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

Marriage: Year One
Movie • 1971
Emma Teasley

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Movie • 2005
Myrtle

Duplicates
Movie • 1992
Dr. Randolph

Playing with Fire
Movie • 1985
Carol Phillips

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie • 2016
Self

Intimate Encounters
Movie • 1986
Dr. Claire Dalton

Last Flag Flying
Movie • 2017
Mrs. Hightower

Fat Rose and Squeaky
Movie • 2006
Celine

The Women of Brewster Place
Movie • 1989

Blessed Assurance
Movie • 1997
Vesta Lotte Battle

The Rosa Parks Story
Movie • 2002
Leona Edwards McCauley

Neighbors
Movie • 1971
Vicky Gunther

Just an Old Sweet Song
Movie • 1976
Priscilla Simmons

Carib Gold
Movie • 1956
Dottie

A Fall from Grace
Movie • 2020
Alice

House of Secrets
Movie • 1993
Evangeline

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

Benny's Place
Movie • 1982
Odessa

How It Feels to Be Free
Movie • 2021
Self (archival footage)

The Other Boys of Summer
Movie • 2019
Narrator

Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self

Everybody Rides the Carousel
Movie • 1976
Self - Introducer

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie • 1998
Self

When No One Would Listen
Movie • 1992
Sarah

Riot
Movie • 1997
Maggie

Bridge of Time
Movie • 1997
Guardian

Remembering Roots
Movie • 2002
Self

The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Julie Harmon

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
TV • 2005

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest

Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Ondine Burdett

Naked City
TV • 1958
Darlene Knox

The Bill Cosby Show
TV • 1969
Mildred Hermosa

Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Rachel Biggs

Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Alma Ross

Emergency!
TV • 1972
Mrs. Johnson

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Marva Collins

East Side/West Side
TV • 1963

Judd for the Defense
TV • 1967

The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
Self

Roots
TV • 1977
Binta

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self

Sweet Justice
TV • 1994

The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst

The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self

Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host

B.L. Stryker
TV • 1989

The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Lainey Harber

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV • 1969
Betty Kelly

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
TV • 1999
Emily Lincoln

People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter

King
TV • 1978
Coretta Scott King

Mama Flora's Family
TV • 1998
Mama Flora

A Woman Called Moses
TV • 1978
Harriet Ross Tubman

Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self

Cowboy in Africa
TV • 1967
Julie Anderson

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self

Cherish the Day
TV • 2020
Miss Luma Lee Langston

The Proud Family
TV • 2001
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)

How to Get Away with Murder
TV • 2014
Ophelia Harkness

House of Cards
TV • 2013
Doris Jones

Madam Secretary
TV • 2014
Flo Avery

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
TV • 1994
Castalia

Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Abigail Peabody-Jackson

Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter

The Women of Brewster Place
TV • 1989
Mrs. Browne

Film '72
TV • 1971
Self