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Cicely Tyson‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1924-12-19

Popularity

star6.2

Cicely Tyson

New York City, New York, USA

Cicely Tyson

New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1924-12-19

Popularity

star6.2

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.

Movie Credits

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes‌
star7.7
calendar 1991

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place‌
star6.9
calendar 1989

Hoodlum

Hoodlum‌
star6.4
calendar 1997

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter‌
star7.6
calendar 1968

Bustin' Loose

Bustin' Loose‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow‌
star6.7
calendar 1959

Always Outnumbered

Always Outnumbered‌
star6.4
calendar 1998

Idlewild

Idlewild‌
star5.7
calendar 2006

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Why Did I Get Married Too?‌
star6.6
calendar 2010

The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79‌
star4.7
calendar 1979

Sounder

Sounder‌
star7.4
calendar 1972

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion‌
star6.3
calendar 2006

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie‌
star6.3
calendar 2005

The Help

The Help‌
star8.2
calendar 2011

A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying‌
star5.2
calendar 1999

The River Niger

The River Niger‌
star7.3
calendar 1976

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman‌
star6.3
calendar 1974

Alex Cross

Alex Cross‌
star5.2
calendar 2012

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird‌
star5.2
calendar 1976

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich‌
star5.9
calendar 1977

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia‌
star5.9
calendar 2013

A Morning For Jimmy

A Morning For Jimmy‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Ms. Scrooge

Ms. Scrooge‌
star4.7
calendar 1997

Jewel

Jewel‌
star5.0
calendar 2001

The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story‌
star7.3
calendar 1981

The Road to Galveston

The Road to Galveston‌
star5.0
calendar 1996

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam‌
star6.3
calendar 1966

The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful‌
star5.9
calendar 2014

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All‌
star5.4
calendar 1994

The Comedians

The Comedians‌
star6.1
calendar 1967

Heat Wave

Heat Wave‌
star6.2
calendar 1990

Free to Be… You and Me

Free to Be… You and Me‌
star6.1
calendar 1974

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

The Kid Who Loved Christmas‌
star6.6
calendar 1990

Wilma

Wilma‌
star6.4
calendar 1977

Showing Roots

Showing Roots‌
star6.5
calendar 2016

Acceptable Risks

Acceptable Risks‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

Relative Stranger

Relative Stranger‌
star5.8
calendar 2009

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man‌
star6.8
calendar 1959

Marriage: Year One

Marriage: Year One‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Diary of a Mad Black Woman‌
star6.6
calendar 2005

Duplicates

Duplicates‌
star5.9
calendar 1992

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire‌
star6.0
calendar 1985

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise‌
star7.9
calendar 2016

Intimate Encounters

Intimate Encounters‌
star3.5
calendar 1986

Last Flag Flying

Last Flag Flying‌
star6.8
calendar 2017

Fat Rose and Squeaky

Fat Rose and Squeaky‌
star4.0
calendar 2006

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place‌
star6.9
calendar 1989

Blessed Assurance

Blessed Assurance‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

The Rosa Parks Story

The Rosa Parks Story‌
star7.2
calendar 2002

Neighbors

Neighbors‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Just an Old Sweet Song

Just an Old Sweet Song‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Carib Gold

Carib Gold‌
star4.0
calendar 1957

A Fall from Grace

A Fall from Grace‌
star7.0
calendar 2020

House of Secrets

House of Secrets‌
star3.0
calendar 1993

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Benny's Place

Benny's Place‌
star10.0
calendar 1982

How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

The Other Boys of Summer

The Other Boys of Summer‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Tv Credits

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.‌
star5.4
calendar 1965

The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer‌
star3.0
calendar 2005

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark‌
star5.4
calendar 1988

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall‌
star5.1
calendar 2019

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show‌
star4.9
calendar 1969

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Emergency!

Emergency!‌
star7.8
calendar 1972

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

East Side/West Side

East Side/West Side‌
star7.8
calendar 1963

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense‌
star7.5
calendar 1967

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1970

Roots

Roots‌
star7.4
calendar 1977

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

Sweet Justice

Sweet Justice‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits‌
star7.7
calendar 1995

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

B.L. Stryker

B.L. Stryker‌
star6.0
calendar 1989

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.‌
star5.4
calendar 1965

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father‌
star5.6
calendar 1969

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York‌
star6.8
calendar 1999

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards‌
star8.8
calendar 1975

King

King‌
star6.4
calendar 1978

Mama Flora's Family

Mama Flora's Family‌
star7.3
calendar 1998

A Woman Called Moses

A Woman Called Moses‌
star6.9
calendar 1978

Dinah!

Dinah!‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

Cherish the Day

Cherish the Day‌
star8.2
calendar 2020

The Proud Family

The Proud Family‌
star7.8
calendar 2001

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder‌
star7.9
calendar 2014

House of Cards

House of Cards‌
star8.0
calendar 2013

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All‌
star5.0
calendar 1994

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956