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