Cicely Tyson

Acting • 1924-12-19 • New York City, New York, USA

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.

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2021
How It Feels to Be FreeFilm
Self (archival footage)
2020
A Fall from GraceFilm
Alice
★ 7.0
2020
Cherish the DayTV
Miss Luma Lee Langston • 7 episodes
★ 7.4
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.7
2019
The Other Boys of SummerFilm
Narrator
2017
Last Flag FlyingFilm
Mrs. Hightower
★ 6.7
2017
SteveTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2016
Showing RootsFilm
Hattie
★ 5.6
2014
How to Get Away with MurderTV
Ophelia Harkness • 10 episodes
★ 7.8
2014
Madam SecretaryTV
Flo Avery • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2014
The Trip to BountifulFilm
Mrs. Watts
★ 6.2
2013
House of CardsTV
Doris Jones • 3 episodes
★ 8.0
2013
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of GeorgiaFilm
Mama Kay
★ 5.8
2012
Alex CrossFilm
Nana Mama
★ 5.1
2011
The HelpFilm
Constantine Jefferson
★ 8.2
2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?Film
Ola
★ 6.6
2009
Relative StrangerFilm
Pearl
★ 4.4
2006
Madea's Family ReunionFilm
Myrtle
★ 6.3
2006
IdlewildFilm
Mother Hopkins
★ 5.7
2006
Fat Rose and SqueakyFilm
Celine
★ 6.0
2005
Because of Winn-DixieFilm
Gloria Dump
★ 6.5
2005
Diary of a Mad Black WomanFilm
Myrtle
★ 6.5
2005
The Situation Room with Wolf BlitzerTV
★ 3.8
2002
The Rosa Parks StoryFilm
Leona Edwards McCauley
★ 7.0
2002
Remembering RootsFilm
Self
2001
The Proud FamilyTV
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2001
JewelFilm
Cathedral
★ 5.6
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Ondine Burdett • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1999
Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkTV
Emily Lincoln • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1999
A Lesson Before DyingFilm
Tante Lou
★ 5.0
1998
Always OutnumberedFilm
Luvia
★ 6.4
1998
Mama Flora's FamilyTV
Mama Flora • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
1998
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green TomatoesFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1997
HoodlumFilm
Stephanie St. Clair
★ 6.5
1997
Ms. ScroogeFilm
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
★ 5.8
1997
RiotFilm
Maggie
★ 5.4
1997
Bridge of TimeFilm
Guardian
★ 6.5
1997
Blessed AssuranceFilm
Vesta Lotte Battle
★ 7.0
1996
The Road to GalvestonFilm
Jordan Roosevelt
★ 4.5
1995
The Outer LimitsTV
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst • 2 episodes
★ 7.7
1994
Touched by an AngelTV
Abigail Peabody-Jackson • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllTV
Castalia • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllFilm
Castralia
★ 4.5
1994
Sweet JusticeTV
Carrie Grace Battle • 22 episodes
★ 6.0
1993
House of SecretsFilm
Evangeline
★ 3.8
1992
DuplicatesFilm
Dr. Randolph
★ 6.3
1992
When No One Would ListenFilm
Sarah
★ 7.5
1991
Fried Green TomatoesFilm
Sipsey
★ 7.7
1990
Heat WaveFilm
Ruthana Richardson
★ 6.8
1990
The Kid Who Loved ChristmasFilm
Etta Mercer
★ 6.6
1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceFilm
Mrs. Browne
★ 6.9
1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceFilm
★ 6.9
1989
B.L. StrykerTV
★ 6.1
1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceTV
Mrs. Browne • 2 episodes
★ 6.0
1988
LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1986
Acceptable RisksFilm
Janet Framm
★ 4.5
1986
Intimate EncountersFilm
Dr. Claire Dalton
★ 3.8
1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryFilm
Muriel
★ 8.0
1986
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Film
1985
Playing with FireFilm
Carol Phillips
★ 6.0
1982
Night of 100 StarsFilm
Self
★ 5.8
1982
Benny's PlaceFilm
Odessa
★ 10.0
1981
Bustin' LooseFilm
Vivian Perry
★ 6.2
1981
The Marva Collins StoryFilm
Marva Collins
★ 7.4
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79Film
Elaine
★ 4.7
1978
KingTV
Coretta Scott King • 3 episodes
★ 6.6
1978
A Woman Called MosesTV
Harriet Ross Tubman • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1977
RootsTV
Binta • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1977
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichFilm
Sweets
★ 5.9
1977
WilmaFilm
Blanche Rudolph
★ 6.6
1976
The Blue BirdFilm
Tylette
★ 5.5
1976
Everybody Rides the CarouselFilm
Self - Introducer
★ 6.4
1976
The River NigerFilm
Mattie Williams
★ 6.7
1976
Just an Old Sweet SongFilm
Priscilla Simmons
★ 7.0
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
People's Choice AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1974
Dinah!TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanFilm
Jane Pittman
★ 6.7
1974
Free to Be… You and MeFilm
Self
★ 6.8
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.3
1972
Emergency!TV
Mrs. Johnson • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1972
SounderFilm
Rebecca Morgan
★ 7.5
1971
Film '72TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
1971
Marriage: Year OneFilm
Emma Teasley
★ 6.0
1971
NeighborsFilm
Vicky Gunther
★ 7.0
1970
The Flip Wilson ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherTV
Betty Kelly • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1969
The Bill Cosby ShowTV
Mildred Hermosa • 1 episodes
★ 5.5
1969
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own WordsFilm
1968
The Heart Is a Lonely HunterFilm
Portia Copeland
★ 7.5
1967
The ComediansFilm
Marie Therese
★ 6.1
1967
Judd, for the DefenseTV
★ 7.7
1967
Cowboy in AfricaTV
Julie Anderson • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV
Alma Ross • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1966
A Man Called AdamFilm
Claudia Ferguson
★ 6.5
1965
The F.B.I.TV
Julie Harmon • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I.TV
Lainey Harber • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1963
East Side/West SideTV
★ 7.8
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self - Co-Host • 5 episodes
★ 5.8
1960
A Morning For JimmyFilm
Sister
1959
Odds Against TomorrowFilm
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1959
The Last Angry ManFilm
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1958
Naked CityTV
Darlene Knox • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Co-Host • 1 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
1956
Carib GoldFilm
Dottie
★ 5.5
1955
GunsmokeTV
Rachel Biggs • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.1
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Marva Collins • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0

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How to Get Away with Murder

House of Cards

Fried Green Tomatoes

A Fall from Grace

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

Because of Winn-Dixie

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