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Cicely Tyson
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.
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Movies:
Title | Release date |
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How It Feels to Be Free as Self (archival footage) | 2021-01-18 |
A Fall from Grace as Alice | 2020-01-17 |
The Other Boys of Summer as Narrator | 2019-06-19 |
Last Flag Flying as Mrs. Hightower | 2017-11-03 |
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self | 2016-10-14 |
Showing Roots as Hattie | 2016-04-23 |
The Trip to Bountiful as Mrs. Watts | 2014-03-08 |
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia as Mama Kay | 2013-02-01 |
Alex Cross as Nana Mama | 2012-10-18 |
The Help as Constantine Jefferson | 2011-08-09 |
Why Did I Get Married Too? as Ola | 2010-04-02 |
Relative Stranger as Pearl | 2009-03-14 |
Idlewild as Mother Hopkins | 2006-08-25 |
Fat Rose and Squeaky as Celine | 2006-08-11 |
Madea's Family Reunion as Myrtle | 2006-02-24 |
Diary of a Mad Black Woman as Myrtle | 2005-02-25 |
Because of Winn-Dixie as Gloria Dump | 2005-02-18 |
The Rosa Parks Story as Leona Edwards McCauley | 2002-02-24 |
Jewel as Cathedral | 2001-02-07 |
A Lesson Before Dying as Tante Lou | 1999-05-22 |
Always Outnumbered as Luvia | 1998-03-21 |
Ms. Scrooge as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge | 1997-12-10 |
Hoodlum as Stephanie St. Clair | 1997-08-27 |
Blessed Assurance as Vesta Lotte Battle | 1997-08-17 |
The Road to Galveston as Jordan Roosevelt | 1996-01-24 |
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Castralia | 1994-05-01 |
House of Secrets as Evangeline | 1993-10-31 |
Duplicates as Dr. Randolph | 1992-03-18 |
Fried Green Tomatoes as Sipsey | 1991-12-27 |
The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Etta Mercer | 1990-12-14 |
Heat Wave as Ruthana Richardson | 1990-08-13 |
The Women of Brewster Place as Mrs. Browne | 1989-03-19 |
The Women of Brewster Place | 1989-03-19 |
Intimate Encounters as Dr. Claire Dalton | 1986-09-28 |
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Muriel | 1986-05-19 |
Acceptable Risks as Janet Framm | 1986-03-02 |
Playing with Fire as Carol Phillips | 1985-04-13 |
Benny's Place as Odessa | 1982-05-31 |
Night of 100 Stars as Self | 1982-03-08 |
The Marva Collins Story as Marva Collins | 1981-12-01 |
Bustin' Loose as Vivian Perry | 1981-05-22 |
The Concorde... Airport '79 as Elaine | 1979-08-17 |
Wilma as Blanche Rudolph | 1977-12-19 |
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Sweets | 1977-12-14 |
Just an Old Sweet Song as Priscilla Simmons | 1976-09-25 |
The Blue Bird as Tylette | 1976-04-30 |
The River Niger as Mattie Williams | 1976-04-14 |
Free to Be… You and Me as Self | 1974-03-11 |
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Jane Pittman | 1974-01-31 |
Sounder as Rebecca Morgan | 1972-09-24 |
Neighbors | 1971-11-18 |
Marriage: Year One as Emma Teasley | 1971-10-15 |
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words | 1969-03-02 |
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Portia Copeland | 1968-07-31 |
The Comedians as Marie Therese | 1967-10-31 |
A Man Called Adam as Claudia Ferguson | 1966-03-16 |
A Morning For Jimmy as Sister | 1960-01-01 |
The Last Angry Man as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited) | 1959-10-22 |
Odds Against Tomorrow as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited) | 1959-10-15 |
Carib Gold as Dottie | 1956-09-30 |