Cicely Tyson
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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
Credits
The Help (2011)
as Constantine Jefferson
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
as Sipsey
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
as Myrtle
Hoodlum (1997)
as Stephanie St. Clair
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
as Myrtle
Alex Cross (2012)
as Nana Mama
A Fall from Grace (2020)
as Alice
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
as Elaine
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
as Gloria Dump
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
as Mama Kay
Last Flag Flying (2017)
as Mrs. Hightower
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
as Ola
Sounder (1972)
as Rebecca Morgan
Remembering Roots (2002)
as Self
Idlewild (2006)
as Mother Hopkins
The Blue Bird (1976)
as Tylette
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Marriage: Year One (1971)
as Emma Teasley
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
as Mrs. Browne
A Man Called Adam (1966)
as Claudia Ferguson
Carib Gold (1956)
as Dottie
Always Outnumbered (1998)
as Luvia
Duplicates (1992)
as Dr. Randolph
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
as Leona Edwards McCauley
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
as Portia Copeland
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
as Self
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
as Marva Collins
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
The Comedians (1967)
as Marie Therese
The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
as Mrs. Watts
Acceptable Risks (1986)
as Janet Framm
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
as Tante Lou
Intimate Encounters (1986)
as Dr. Claire Dalton
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
as Jane Pittman
Wilma (1977)
as Blanche Rudolph
Everybody Rides the Carousel (1976)
as Self - Introducer
The Road to Galveston (1996)
as Jordan Roosevelt
The Other Boys of Summer (2019)
as Narrator
Showing Roots (2016)
as Hattie
How It Feels to Be Free (2021)
as Self (archival footage)
The Last Angry Man (1959)
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
When No One Would Listen (1992)
as Sarah
Bustin' Loose (1981)
as Vivian Perry
House of Secrets (1993)
as Evangeline
Jewel (2001)
as Cathedral
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)
as Celine
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)
as Sweets
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
as Priscilla Simmons
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
as Castralia
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (1998)
as Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
as Self
Riot (1997)
as Maggie
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
as Muriel
Relative Stranger (2009)
as Pearl
The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
as Etta Mercer
The River Niger (1976)
as Mattie Williams
Ms. Scrooge (1997)
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Blessed Assurance (1997)
as Vesta Lotte Battle
Playing with Fire (1985)
as Carol Phillips
Bridge of Time (1997)
as Guardian
Heat Wave (1990)
as Ruthana Richardson
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words (1969)
Actor
A Morning For Jimmy (1960)
as Sister
Benny's Place (1982)
as Odessa
Neighbors (1971)
as Vicky Gunther