Cicely Tyson
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Dec 19 1924• Died Jan 28 2021
Connect
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.
Photos
Cicely Tyson's Credits
Browse acting and crew credits across movies and TV — filter and sort to find specific roles.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ondine Burdett
Mission: Impossible
Alma Ross
Touched by an Angel
Abigail Peabody-Jackson
Naked City
Darlene Knox
Emergency!
Mrs. Johnson
The F.B.I.
Julie Harmon
The Outer Limits
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
House of Cards
Doris Jones
How to Get Away with Murder
Ophelia Harkness
Dinah!
Self
Madam Secretary
Flo Avery
The Oscars
Self
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
Rachel Biggs
The Proud Family
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
Judd for the Defense
Film '72
Self
Roots
Binta
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Help
Constantine Jefferson
The Bill Cosby Show
Mildred Hermosa
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
B.L. Stryker
Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
Sweet Justice
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Betty Kelly
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marva Collins
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
East Side/West Side
A Woman Called Moses
Harriet Ross Tubman
Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora
Alex Cross
Nana Mama
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Emily Lincoln
Cowboy in Africa
Julie Anderson
King
Coretta Scott King
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Cherish the Day
Miss Luma Lee Langston
A Fall from Grace
Alice
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
Sounder
Rebecca Morgan
The Concorde... Airport '79
Elaine
Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle
Bustin' Loose
Vivian Perry
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castalia
Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola
Idlewild
Mother Hopkins
The Blue Bird
Tylette
Neighbors
Vicky Gunther
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Free to Be… You and Me
Self
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Portia Copeland
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Etta Mercer
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
Riot
Maggie
Heat Wave
Ruthana Richardson
A Man Called Adam
Claudia Ferguson
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Self - Introducer
The Comedians
Marie Therese
Jewel
Cathedral
A Lesson Before Dying
Tante Lou
Always Outnumbered
Luvia
The Marva Collins Story
Marva Collins
Relative Stranger
Pearl
Marriage: Year One
Emma Teasley
Playing with Fire
Carol Phillips
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Muriel
The Road to Galveston
Jordan Roosevelt
Acceptable Risks
Janet Framm
The Trip to Bountiful
Mrs. Watts
The River Niger
Mattie Williams
The Last Angry Man
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Wilma
Blanche Rudolph
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
House of Secrets
Evangeline
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Sweets
When No One Would Listen
Sarah
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castralia
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
Just an Old Sweet Song
Priscilla Simmons
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Celine
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Jane Pittman
The Rosa Parks Story
Leona Edwards McCauley
Showing Roots
Hattie
Intimate Encounters
Dr. Claire Dalton
Benny's Place
Odessa
Remembering Roots
Self
Duplicates
Dr. Randolph
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
Carib Gold
Dottie
Bridge of Time
Guardian
Blessed Assurance
Vesta Lotte Battle
The Other Boys of Summer
Narrator
A Morning For Jimmy
Sister