
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cicely Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on …
Known For
The Help
Constantine Jefferson
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
A Fall from Grace
Alice
Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair
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Filmography
Acting (106)
Movies (63)
How It Feels to Be Free
2021as Self (archival footage)
A Fall from Grace
2020as Alice
The Other Boys of Summer
2019as Narrator
Last Flag Flying
2017as Mrs. Hightower
Showing Roots
2016as Hattie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016as Self
The Trip to Bountiful
2014as Mrs. Watts
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013as Mama Kay
Alex Cross
2012as Nana Mama
The Help
2011as Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010as Ola
Relative Stranger
2009as Pearl
Madea's Family Reunion
2006as Myrtle
Idlewild
2006as Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006as Celine
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005as Gloria Dump
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005as Myrtle
The Rosa Parks Story
2002as Leona Edwards McCauley
Jewel
2001as Cathedral
A Lesson Before Dying
1999as Tante Lou
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998as Self
Always Outnumbered
1998as Luvia
Hoodlum
1997as Stephanie St. Clair
Ms. Scrooge
1997as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Riot
1997as Maggie
Blessed Assurance
1997as Vesta Lotte Battle
The Road to Galveston
1996as Jordan Roosevelt
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994as Castralia
House of Secrets
1993as Evangeline
Duplicates
1992as Dr. Randolph
When No One Would Listen
1992as Sarah
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991as Sipsey
Heat Wave
1990as Ruthana Richardson
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990as Etta Mercer
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Intimate Encounters
1986as Dr. Claire Dalton
Acceptable Risks
1986as Janet Framm
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986as Muriel
Playing with Fire
1985as Carol Phillips
Night of 100 Stars
1982as Self
Benny's Place
1982as Odessa
Bustin' Loose
1981as Vivian Perry
The Marva Collins Story
1981as Marva Collins
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979as Elaine
Wilma
1977as Blanche Rudolph
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977as Sweets
The River Niger
1976as Mattie Williams
The Blue Bird
1976as Tylette
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976as Priscilla Simmons
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976as Self - Introducer
Free to Be… You and Me
1974as Self
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974as Jane Pittman
Sounder
1972as Rebecca Morgan
Neighbors
1971
Marriage: Year One
1971as Emma Teasley
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968as Portia Copeland
The Comedians
1967as Marie Therese
A Man Called Adam
1966as Claudia Ferguson
A Morning For Jimmy
1960as Sister
The Last Angry Man
1959as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Carib Gold
1956as Dottie
Television (43)
Cherish the Day
2020as Miss Luma Lee Langston
Tamron Hall
2019as Self - Guest
Madam Secretary
2014as Flo Avery
How to Get Away with Murder
2014as Ophelia Harkness
House of Cards
2013as Doris Jones
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
The Proud Family
2001as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Ondine Burdett
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999as Emily Lincoln
Mama Flora's Family
1998as Mama Flora
The Outer Limits
1995as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
Touched by an Angel
1994as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
Sweet Justice
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994as Castalia
B.L. Stryker
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
1989as Mrs. Browne
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self - Guest
A Woman Called Moses
1978as Harriet Ross Tubman
King
1978as Coretta Scott King
Roots
1977as Binta
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975as Self - Presenter
Dinah!
1974as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973as Self
Emergency!
1972as Mrs. Johnson
Film '72
1971as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970as Self
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969as Betty Kelly
The Bill Cosby Show
1969as Mildred Hermosa
Judd for the Defense
1967
Cowboy in Africa
1967as Julie Anderson
Mission: Impossible
1966as Alma Ross
The F.B.I.
1965as Julie Harmon
East Side/West Side
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self - Co-Host
Naked City
1958as Darlene Knox
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Co-Host
Gunsmoke
1955as Rachel Biggs
The Oscars
1953as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Marva Collins
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Presenter
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