4.7Acting
Cicely Tyson
- Born
- 1924-12-19
- Died
- 2021-01-28
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
109 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
How It Feels to Be Free
2021 · Movie
Self (archival footage)
A Fall from Grace
2020 · Movie
Alice
Cherish the Day
2020 · TV Show
Miss Luma Lee Langston
The Other Boys of Summer
2019 · Movie
Narrator
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Last Flag Flying
2017 · Movie
Mrs. Hightower
Steve
2017 · TV Show
Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Movie
Self
Showing Roots
2016 · Movie
Hattie
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV Show
Ophelia Harkness
Madam Secretary
2014 · TV Show
Flo Avery
The Trip to Bountiful
2014 · Movie
Mrs. Watts
House of Cards
2013 · TV Show
Doris Jones
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013 · Movie
Mama Kay
Alex Cross
2012 · Movie
Nana Mama
The Help
2011 · Movie
Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Movie
Ola
Relative Stranger
2009 · Movie
Pearl
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006 · Movie
Celine
Idlewild
2006 · Movie
Mother Hopkins
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · Movie
Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · Movie
Gloria Dump
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · Movie
Myrtle
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005 · TV Show
Cast
Remembering Roots
2002 · Movie
Self
The Rosa Parks Story
2002 · Movie
Leona Edwards McCauley
Jewel
2001 · Movie
Cathedral
The Proud Family
2001 · TV Show
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
A Lesson Before Dying
1999 · Movie
Tante Lou
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999 · TV Show
Emily Lincoln
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
Ondine Burdett
Always Outnumbered
1998 · Movie
Luvia
Mama Flora's Family
1998 · TV Show
Mama Flora
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 · Movie
Self
Blessed Assurance
1997 · Movie
Vesta Lotte Battle
Bridge of Time
1997 · Movie
Guardian
Hoodlum
1997 · Movie
Stephanie St. Clair
Ms. Scrooge
1997 · Movie
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Riot
1997 · Movie
Maggie
The Road to Galveston
1996 · Movie
Jordan Roosevelt
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Movie
Castralia
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · TV Show
Castalia
Sweet Justice
1994 · TV Show
Cast
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
Abigail Peabody-Jackson
House of Secrets
1993 · Movie
Evangeline
Duplicates
1992 · Movie
Dr. Randolph
When No One Would Listen
1992 · Movie
Sarah
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Movie
Sipsey
Heat Wave
1990 · Movie
Ruthana Richardson
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · Movie
Etta Mercer
B.L. Stryker
1989 · TV Show
Cast
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Movie
Mrs. Browne · Cast
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · TV Show
Mrs. Browne
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Acceptable Risks
1986 · Movie
Janet Framm
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986 · Movie
Cast
Intimate Encounters
1986 · Movie
Dr. Claire Dalton
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986 · Movie
Muriel
Playing with Fire
1985 · Movie
Carol Phillips
Benny's Place
1982 · Movie
Odessa
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
Self
Bustin' Loose
1981 · Movie
Vivian Perry
The Marva Collins Story
1981 · Movie
Marva Collins
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979 · Movie
Elaine
A Woman Called Moses
1978 · TV Show
Harriet Ross Tubman
King
1978 · TV Show
Coretta Scott King
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · Movie
Sweets
Roots
1977 · TV Show
Binta
Wilma
1977 · Movie
Blanche Rudolph
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976 · Movie
Self - Introducer
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976 · Movie
Priscilla Simmons
The Blue Bird
1976 · Movie
Tylette
The River Niger
1976 · Movie
Mattie Williams
People's Choice Awards
1975 · TV Show
Self - Presenter
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
Self - Host
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
Self
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 · Movie
Self
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Movie
Jane Pittman
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · TV Show
Self
Emergency!
1972 · TV Show
Mrs. Johnson
Sounder
1972 · Movie
Rebecca Morgan
Film '72
1971 · TV Show
Self
Marriage: Year One
1971 · Movie
Emma Teasley
Neighbors
1971 · Movie
Vicky Gunther
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · TV Show
Self
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · TV Show
Mildred Hermosa
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · TV Show
Betty Kelly
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969 · Movie
Cast
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968 · Movie
Portia Copeland
Cowboy in Africa
1967 · TV Show
Julie Anderson
Judd, for the Defense
1967 · TV Show
Cast
The Comedians
1967 · Movie
Marie Therese
A Man Called Adam
1966 · Movie
Claudia Ferguson
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
Alma Ross
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
Julie Harmon · Lainey Harber
East Side/West Side
1963 · TV Show
Cast
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
Self · Self - Co-Host
A Morning For Jimmy
1960 · Movie
Sister
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
The Last Angry Man
1959 · Movie
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
Darlene Knox
Carib Gold
1956 · Movie
Dottie
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Host · Self - Co-Host · Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
Rachel Biggs
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
Marva Collins
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
Self - Presenter