Cicely Tyson
Born: 1924-12-19
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cicely Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Help
2011★ 8.2
Hoodlum
1997★ 6.4
Showing Roots
2016★ 5.6
Blessed Assurance
1997★ 0.0
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991★ 7.7
Sounder
1972★ 7.5
Heat Wave
1990★ 6.2
Bustin' Loose
1981★ 6.1
The Last Angry Man
1959★ 6.9
Always Outnumbered
1998★ 6.4
Jewel
2001★ 5.9
Alex Cross
2012★ 5.1
The Rosa Parks Story
2002★ 7.0
Acceptable Risks
1986★ 4.2
Duplicates
1992★ 5.9
Ms. Scrooge
1997★ 5.6
A Lesson Before Dying
1999★ 4.8
Wilma
1977★ 6.3
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005★ 6.5
Relative Stranger
2009★ 4.4
The Comedians
1967★ 6.1
Neighbors
1971★ 0.0
Idlewild
2006★ 5.6
Madea's Family Reunion
2006★ 6.4
Intimate Encounters
1986★ 2.7
The Road to Galveston
1996★ 3.0
A Fall from Grace
2020★ 7.0
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005★ 6.5
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010★ 6.5
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013★ 5.8
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979★ 4.7
The River Niger
1976★ 6.8
Free to Be… You and Me
1974★ 6.7
Last Flag Flying
2017★ 6.8
Carib Gold
1956★ 4.0
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968★ 7.5
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959★ 6.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982★ 6.7
The Blue Bird
1976★ 5.3
The Women of Brewster Place
1989★ 6.6
The Women of Brewster Place
1989★ 6.6
House of Secrets
1993★ 2.3
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974★ 6.6
Playing with Fire
1985★ 6.0
Benny's Place
1982★ 10.0
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976★ 5.8
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016★ 8.0
A Man Called Adam
1966★ 6.0
The Trip to Bountiful
2014★ 6.0
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990★ 6.6
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986★ 0.0
The Marva Collins Story
1981★ 7.4
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006★ 4.0
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976★ 7.0
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994★ 5.4
The Other Boys of Summer
2019★ 0.0
Marriage: Year One
1971★ 6.0
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977★ 5.4
How It Feels to Be Free
2021★ 0.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969★ 0.0