Acting
Cicely Tyson
Born 19 December 1924 in New York City, New York, USA · Died 28 January 2021
100 credits
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
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- 2021How It Feels to Be FreeFilmSelf (archival footage)
- 2020A Fall from GraceFilmAlice
- 2020Cherish the DaySeriesMiss Luma Lee Langston
- 2019The Other Boys of SummerFilmNarrator
- 2017Last Flag FlyingFilmMrs. Hightower
- 2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseFilmSelf
- 2016Showing RootsFilmHattie
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderSeriesOphelia Harkness
- 2014Madam SecretarySeriesFlo Avery
- 2014The Trip to BountifulFilmMrs. Watts
- 2013House of CardsSeriesDoris Jones
- 2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of GeorgiaFilmMama Kay
- 2012Alex CrossFilmNana Mama
- 2011The HelpFilmConstantine Jefferson
- 2010Why Did I Get Married Too?FilmOla
- 2009Relative StrangerFilmPearl
- 2006Madea's Family ReunionFilmMyrtle
- 2006IdlewildFilmMother Hopkins
- 2006Fat Rose and SqueakyFilmCeline
- 2005Because of Winn-DixieFilmGloria Dump
- 2005Diary of a Mad Black WomanFilmMyrtle
- 2005The Situation Room with Wolf BlitzerSeries
- 2002The Rosa Parks StoryFilmLeona Edwards McCauley
- 2002Remembering RootsFilmSelf
- 2001The Proud FamilySeriesMrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
- 2001JewelFilmCathedral
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesOndine Burdett
- 1999Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkSeriesEmily Lincoln
- 1999A Lesson Before DyingFilmTante Lou
- 1998Always OutnumberedFilmLuvia
- 1998Mama Flora's FamilySeriesMama Flora
- 1998Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green TomatoesFilmSelf
- 1997HoodlumFilmStephanie St. Clair
- 1997Ms. ScroogeFilmMs. Ebenita Scrooge
- 1997RiotFilmMaggie
- 1997Bridge of TimeFilmGuardian
- 1997Blessed AssuranceFilmVesta Lotte Battle
- 1996The Road to GalvestonFilmJordan Roosevelt
- 1995The Outer LimitsSeriesJustice Gretchen Parkhurst
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesAbigail Peabody-Jackson
- 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllSeriesCastalia
- 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllFilmCastralia
- 1994Sweet JusticeSeries
- 1993House of SecretsFilmEvangeline
- 1992DuplicatesFilmDr. Randolph
- 1992When No One Would ListenFilmSarah
- 1991Fried Green TomatoesFilmSipsey
- 1990Heat WaveFilmRuthana Richardson
- 1990The Kid Who Loved ChristmasFilmEtta Mercer
- 1989B.L. StrykerSeries
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceFilmMrs. Browne
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceSeriesMrs. Browne
- 1986Acceptable RisksFilmJanet Framm
- 1986Intimate EncountersFilmDr. Claire Dalton
- 1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryFilmMuriel
- 1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Film
- 1985Playing with FireFilmCarol Phillips
- 1982Night of 100 StarsFilmSelf
- 1982Benny's PlaceFilmOdessa
- 1981Bustin' LooseFilmVivian Perry
- 1981The Marva Collins StoryFilmMarva Collins
- 1979The Concorde... Airport '79FilmElaine
- 1978KingSeriesCoretta Scott King
- 1978A Woman Called MosesSeriesHarriet Ross Tubman
- 1977RootsSeriesBinta
- 1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichFilmSweets
- 1977WilmaFilmBlanche Rudolph
- 1976The Blue BirdFilmTylette
- 1976Everybody Rides the CarouselFilmSelf - Introducer
- 1976The River NigerFilmMattie Williams
- 1976Just an Old Sweet SongFilmPriscilla Simmons
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 1974Dinah!SeriesSelf
- 1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanFilmJane Pittman
- 1974Free to Be… You and MeFilmSelf
- 1972Emergency!SeriesMrs. Johnson
- 1972SounderFilmRebecca Morgan
- 1971Film '72SeriesSelf
- 1971Marriage: Year OneFilmEmma Teasley
- 1971NeighborsFilmVicky Gunther
- 1970The Flip Wilson ShowSeriesSelf
- 1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherSeriesBetty Kelly
- 1969The Bill Cosby ShowSeriesMildred Hermosa
- 1969To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own WordsFilm
- 1968The Heart Is a Lonely HunterFilmPortia Copeland
- 1967The ComediansFilmMarie Therese
- 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries
- 1967Cowboy in AfricaSeriesJulie Anderson
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesAlma Ross
- 1966A Man Called AdamFilmClaudia Ferguson
- 1965The F.B.I.SeriesJulie Harmon, Lainey Harber
- 1963East Side/West SideSeries
- 1960A Morning For JimmyFilmSister
- 1959Odds Against TomorrowFilmJazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
- 1959The Last Angry ManFilmGirl Left on Porch (uncredited)
- 1958Naked CitySeriesDarlene Knox
- 1956Carib GoldFilmDottie
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesRachel Biggs
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesMarva Collins
Filmography from TMDB.