Cicely Tyson1924 - 2021

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Actor

Popularity

1

Famous

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.

Credits

How It Feels to Be Free
How It Feels to Be Free

2021

Documentary

as Self (archival footage)

0.2
A Fall from Grace
A Fall from Grace

2020

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Alice

7
2.4
The Other Boys of Summer
0.1
Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying

2017

Comedy • Drama

as Mrs. Hightower

6.8
1
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016

Documentary

as Self

8
0.4
Showing Roots
Showing Roots

2016

Comedy • Drama

as Hattie

5.6
0.3
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful

2014

Drama • TV Movie

as Mrs. Watts

5.9
0.5
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self (archive footage)

7
1
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

2013

Drama • Horror • Thriller

as Mama Kay

5.8
1.4
Alex Cross
Alex Cross

2012

Action • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Nana Mama

5.2
2.2
The Help
The Help

2011

Drama

as Constantine Jefferson

8.2
9.5
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010

Comedy • Romance

as Ola

6.5
1.7
Relative Stranger
Relative Stranger

2009

Drama • TV Movie

as Pearl

4.4
0.4
Idlewild
Idlewild

2006

Crime • Drama • Music

as Mother Hopkins

5.7
1.6
Fat Rose and Squeaky
4
0.1
Madea's Family Reunion
Madea's Family Reunion

2006

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Myrtle

6.3
2.2
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Myrtle

6.5
2.6
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie

2005

Comedy • Drama • Family

as Gloria Dump

6.4
1.2
The Rosa Parks Story
The Rosa Parks Story

2002

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Leona Edwards McCauley

7.2
0.6
Jewel
Jewel

2001

Drama • TV Movie

as Cathedral

5.9
0.5
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying

1999

Drama

as Tante Lou

5
0.4
Always Outnumbered
Always Outnumbered

1998

Drama • TV Movie

as Luvia

6.4
0.6
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Scrooge

1997

Drama • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

5.2
0.4
Hoodlum
Hoodlum

1997

Crime • Drama

as Stephanie St. Clair

6.4
2.3
Blessed Assurance
Blessed Assurance

1997

Drama • TV Movie

as Vesta Lotte Battle

0.2
The Road to Galveston
The Road to Galveston

1996

Drama • TV Movie

as Jordan Roosevelt

3
0.4
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994

Drama • TV Movie • War

as Castralia

5.4
1.9
House of Secrets
House of Secrets

1993

Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Evangeline

3
0.3
Duplicates
Duplicates

1992

Drama • Mystery • Science Fiction • TV Movie • Thriller

as Dr. Randolph

5.9
0.2
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Comedy • Drama

as Sipsey

7.7
4.1
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Etta Mercer

6.6
0.3
Heat Wave
Heat Wave

1990

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Ruthana Richardson

6.2
0.5
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place

1989

Drama • History

as Mrs. Browne

6.9
0.5
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place

1989

Drama • History

6.9
0.5
Intimate Encounters
Intimate Encounters

1986

Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Claire Dalton

3.5
0.2
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1986

Drama • TV Movie

as Muriel

0.4
Acceptable Risks
Acceptable Risks

1986

Drama • TV Movie

as Janet Framm

4.3
0.3
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire

1985

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Carol Phillips

6
0.2
Benny's Place
Benny's Place

1982

as Odessa

10
0.1
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars

1982

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Self

6.7
0.9
The Marva Collins Story
The Marva Collins Story

1981

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Marva Collins

7.4
0.5
Bustin' Loose
Bustin' Loose

1981

Comedy • Drama

as Vivian Perry

6.1
0.6
The Concorde... Airport '79
The Concorde... Airport '79

1979

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Elaine

4.7
1.2
Wilma
Wilma

1977

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Blanche Rudolph

6.3
0.3
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
5.9
0.3
Just an Old Sweet Song
Just an Old Sweet Song

1976

Drama • TV Movie

as Priscilla Simmons

0.2
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird

1976

Adventure • Drama • Family • Fantasy

as Tylette

5.3
0.8
The River Niger
The River Niger

1976

Drama

as Mattie Williams

6.8
1.1
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Everybody Rides the Carousel

1975

Animation

as Self - Introducer

5.8
0.6
Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me

1974

Animation • Documentary • Family • TV Movie

as Self

6.7
0.5
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974

Drama • TV Movie

as Jane Pittman

6.6
1.3
Sounder
Sounder

1972

Drama

as Rebecca Morgan

7.5
1.9
Neighbors
Neighbors

1971

Drama

0.4
Marriage: Year One
Marriage: Year One

1971

Drama • TV Movie

as Emma Teasley

6
0.3
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1968

Drama

as Portia Copeland

7.6
0.7
The Comedians
The Comedians

1967

Drama

as Marie Therese

6.1
0.6
A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam

1966

Drama • Music

as Claudia Ferguson

6
0.7
A Morning For Jimmy
A Morning For Jimmy

1960

as Sister

0.1
The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man

1959

Drama

as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

6.9
0.5
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

6.8
1.1
Carib Gold
Carib Gold

1956

Drama

as Dottie

4
0.2

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