- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 19, 1924
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- January 28, 2021
Cicely Tyson
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.
Filmography
movieHow It Feels to Be Free
2021 · Self (archival footage)
tvCherish the Day
2020 · Miss Luma Lee Langston
movieA Fall from Grace
2020 · Alice
tvTamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
movieThe Other Boys of Summer
2019 · Narrator
movieLast Flag Flying
2017 · Mrs. Hightower
tvSteve
2017 · Self
movieMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self
movieShowing Roots
2016 · Hattie
tvHow to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Ophelia Harkness
tvMadam Secretary
2014 · Flo Avery
movieThe Trip to Bountiful
2014 · Mrs. Watts
movieThe Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013 · Mama Kay
tvHouse of Cards
2013 · Doris Jones
movieAlex Cross
2012 · Nana Mama
movieThe Help
2011 · Constantine Jefferson
movieWhy Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Ola
movieRelative Stranger
2009 · Pearl
movieIdlewild
2006 · Mother Hopkins
movieFat Rose and Squeaky
2006 · Celine
movieMadea's Family Reunion
2006 · Myrtle
tvThe Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
movieDiary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · Myrtle
movieBecause of Winn-Dixie
2005 · Gloria Dump
movieThe Rosa Parks Story
2002 · Leona Edwards McCauley
movieRemembering Roots
2002 · Self
tvThe Proud Family
2001 · Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
movieJewel
2001 · Cathedral
tvAftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999 · Emily Lincoln
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Ondine Burdett
movieA Lesson Before Dying
1999 · Tante Lou
movieMoments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 · Self
tvMama Flora's Family
1998 · Mama Flora
movieAlways Outnumbered
1998 · Luvia
movieMs. Scrooge
1997 · Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
movieHoodlum
1997 · Stephanie St. Clair
movieBlessed Assurance
1997 · Vesta Lotte Battle
movieRiot
1997 · Maggie
movieBridge of Time
1997 · Guardian
movieThe Road to Galveston
1996 · Jordan Roosevelt
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Abigail Peabody-Jackson
Sweet Justice
tvSweet Justice
1994
movieOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Castralia
tvOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Castalia
movieHouse of Secrets
1993 · Evangeline
movieWhen No One Would Listen
1992 · Sarah
movieDuplicates
1992 · Dr. Randolph
movieFried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Sipsey
movieThe Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · Etta Mercer
movieHeat Wave
1990 · Ruthana Richardson
movieThe Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Mrs. Browne
tvThe Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Mrs. Browne
tvB.L. Stryker
1989
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
movieIntimate Encounters
1986 · Dr. Claire Dalton
movieSamaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986 · Muriel
movieAcceptable Risks
1986 · Janet Framm
moviePlaying with Fire
1985 · Carol Phillips
movieBenny's Place
1982 · Odessa
movieNight of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
movieThe Marva Collins Story
1981 · Marva Collins
movieBustin' Loose
1981 · Vivian Perry
movieThe Concorde... Airport '79
1979 · Elaine
tvA Woman Called Moses
1978 · Harriet Ross Tubman
tvKing
1978 · Coretta Scott King
movieWilma
1977 · Blanche Rudolph
movieA Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · Sweets
tvRoots
1977 · Binta
movieJust an Old Sweet Song
1976 · Priscilla Simmons
movieEverybody Rides the Carousel
1976 · Self - Introducer
movieThe Blue Bird
1976 · Tylette
movieThe River Niger
1976 · Mattie Williams
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
movieThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Jane Pittman
movieFree to Be… You and Me
1974 · Self
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
movieSounder
1972 · Rebecca Morgan
tvEmergency!
1972 · Mrs. Johnson
movieNeighbors
1971 · Vicky Gunther
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieMarriage: Year One
1971 · Emma Teasley
tvThe Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Self
tvThe Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · Betty Kelly
tvThe Bill Cosby Show
1969 · Mildred Hermosa
movieTo Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
movieThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968 · Portia Copeland
movieThe Comedians
1967 · Marie Therese
tvCowboy in Africa
1967 · Julie Anderson
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Alma Ross
movieA Man Called Adam
1966 · Claudia Ferguson
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Julie Harmon, Lainey Harber
tvEast Side/West Side
1963
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host
A Morning For Jimmy
movieA Morning For Jimmy
1960 · Sister
movieThe Last Angry Man
1959 · Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
movieOdds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
tvNaked City
1958 · Darlene Knox
movieCarib Gold
1956 · Dottie
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Co-Host, Self - Presenter
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Rachel Biggs
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Marva Collins
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter