Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 19, 1924
Died
Jan 28, 2021
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
109 titles
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 Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
Cherish the Day
Miss Luma Lee Langston
A Fall from Grace
Alice
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Other Boys of Summer
Narrator
Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
Steve
Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
Showing Roots
Hattie
How to Get Away with Murder
Ophelia Harkness
Madam Secretary
Flo Avery
The Trip to Bountiful
Mrs. Watts
House of Cards
Doris Jones
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
Alex Cross
Nana Mama
The Help
Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola
Relative Stranger
Pearl
Idlewild
Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Celine
Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
The Rosa Parks Story
Leona Edwards McCauley
Remembering Roots
Self
The Proud Family
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
Jewel
Cathedral
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Emily Lincoln
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ondine Burdett
A Lesson Before Dying
Tante Lou
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora
Always Outnumbered
Luvia
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair
Blessed Assurance
Vesta Lotte Battle
Riot
Maggie
Bridge of Time
Guardian
The Road to Galveston
Jordan Roosevelt
The Outer Limits
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
Touched by an Angel
Abigail Peabody-Jackson
Sweet Justice
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castalia
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castralia
House of Secrets
Evangeline
When No One Would Listen
Sarah
Duplicates
Dr. Randolph
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Etta Mercer