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