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.
Born: 19 December 1924 • Died: 28 January 2021
Played In
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
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
House of Cards
Doris Jones
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
Castralia
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castalia
House of Secrets
Evangeline
When No One Would Listen
Sarah
Duplicates
Dr. Randolph
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Etta Mercer
Heat Wave
Ruthana Richardson
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
B.L. Stryker
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Intimate Encounters
Dr. Claire Dalton
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Muriel
Acceptable Risks
Janet Framm
Playing with Fire
Carol Phillips
Benny's Place
Odessa
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Marva Collins Story
Marva Collins
Bustin' Loose
Vivian Perry
The Concorde... Airport '79
Elaine
A Woman Called Moses
Harriet Ross Tubman
King
Coretta Scott King
Wilma
Blanche Rudolph
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Sweets
Roots
Binta
Just an Old Sweet Song
Priscilla Simmons
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Self - Introducer
The Blue Bird
Tylette
The River Niger
Mattie Williams
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Dinah!
Self
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Jane Pittman
Free to Be… You and Me
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Sounder
Rebecca Morgan
Emergency!
Mrs. Johnson
Neighbors
Vicky Gunther
Film '72
Self
Marriage: Year One
Emma Teasley
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Betty Kelly
The Bill Cosby Show
Mildred Hermosa
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Portia Copeland
The Comedians
Marie Therese
Cowboy in Africa
Julie Anderson
Judd, for the Defense
Mission: Impossible
Alma Ross
A Man Called Adam
Claudia Ferguson
The F.B.I.
Julie Harmon
The F.B.I.
Lainey Harber
East Side/West Side
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
A Morning For Jimmy
Sister
The Last Angry Man
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Naked City
Darlene Knox
Carib Gold
Dottie
Tony Awards
Self - Host
Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
Rachel Biggs
The Oscars
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marva Collins
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter