People
Cicely Tyson
- Name: Cicely Tyson
- Birthday: 1924-12-19
- Also known as: Сисели Тайсон
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 0.823
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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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Remembering Roots as Self | 2002-01-15 |
| Jewel as Cathedral | 2001-02-07 |
| A Lesson Before Dying as Tante Lou | 1999-05-22 |
| Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes as Self | 1998-12-15 |
| 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 |
| Riot as Maggie | 1997-04-27 |
| Bridge of Time as Guardian | 1997-03-15 |
| 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 |
| When No One Would Listen as Sarah | 1992-11-15 |
| 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 | 1976-09-14 |
| Everybody Rides the Carousel as Self - Introducer | 1976-09-10 |
| The Blue Bird as Tylette | 1976-04-30 |
| The River Niger as Mattie Williams | 1976-04-14 |
| The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Jane Pittman | 1974-10-17 |
| Free to Be… You and Me as Self | 1974-03-11 |
| Sounder as Rebecca Morgan | 1972-09-24 |
| Neighbors as Vicky Gunther | 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 |
