Cicely Tyson1924 - 2021

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.6

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
0.2
A Fall from Grace
A Fall from Grace

2020

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Alice

7
2.1
The Other Boys of Summer
0
0
Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying

2017

Comedy • Drama

as Mrs. Hightower

6.8
0.8
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

6.5
0.4
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful

2014

Drama • TV Movie

as Mrs. Watts

5.9
0.3
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
1.5
Alex Cross
Alex Cross

2012

Action • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Nana Mama

5.2
2.3
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
0.9
Relative Stranger
Relative Stranger

2009

Drama • TV Movie

as Pearl

5.8
0.4
Idlewild
Idlewild

2006

Crime • Drama • Music

as Mother Hopkins

5.7
0.8
Fat Rose and Squeaky
4
0.1
Madea's Family Reunion
Madea's Family Reunion

2006

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Myrtle

6.3
1.6
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Myrtle

6.5
1.6
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie

2005

Comedy • Drama • Family

as Gloria Dump

6.4
2
The Rosa Parks Story
The Rosa Parks Story

2002

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Leona Edwards McCauley

7.2
0.4
Jewel
Jewel

2001

Drama • TV Movie

as Cathedral

5
0.4
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying

1999

Drama

as Tante Lou

5.2
0.3
Always Outnumbered
Always Outnumbered

1998

Drama • TV Movie

as Luvia

6.5
0.5
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Scrooge

1997

Drama • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

5.2
0.7
Hoodlum
Hoodlum

1997

Crime • Drama

as Stephanie St. Clair

6.4
2.8
Blessed Assurance
Blessed Assurance

1997

Drama • TV Movie

as Vesta Lotte Battle

0
0.1
The Road to Galveston
The Road to Galveston

1996

Drama • TV Movie

as Jordan Roosevelt

5
0.3
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994

Drama • TV Movie • War

as Castralia

5.4
0.2
House of Secrets
House of Secrets

1993

Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Evangeline

3
0.2
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
0.3
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place

1989

Drama • History

as Mrs. Browne

6.9
0.4
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place

1989

Drama • History

6.9
0.4
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
0.2
Acceptable Risks
Acceptable Risks

1986

Drama • TV Movie

as Janet Framm

5
0.1
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
0.2
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars

1982

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Self

6.7
0.8
The Marva Collins Story
The Marva Collins Story

1981

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Marva Collins

7.4
0.2
Bustin' Loose
Bustin' Loose

1981

Comedy • Drama

as Vivian Perry

6.1
0.8
The Concorde... Airport '79
The Concorde... Airport '79

1979

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Elaine

4.7
1
Wilma
Wilma

1977

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Blanche Rudolph

6.3
0.3
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
5.9
0.9
Just an Old Sweet Song
Just an Old Sweet Song

1976

Drama • TV Movie

as Priscilla Simmons

0
0.1
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird

1976

Adventure • Drama • Family • Fantasy

as Tylette

5.3
0.6
The River Niger
The River Niger

1976

Drama

as Mattie Williams

7.3
0.4
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Everybody Rides the Carousel

1975

Animation

as Self - Introducer

5.8
1
Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me

1974

Animation • Documentary • Family • TV Movie

as Self

6.7
0.4
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974

Drama • TV Movie

as Jane Pittman

6.4
1
Sounder
Sounder

1972

Drama

as Rebecca Morgan

7.4
1.4
Neighbors
Neighbors

1971

Drama

0
0.1
Marriage: Year One
Marriage: Year One

1971

Drama • TV Movie

as Emma Teasley

6
0.1
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1968

Drama

as Portia Copeland

7.6
0.3
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

6.4
0.4
A Morning For Jimmy
A Morning For Jimmy

1960

as Sister

0
0
The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man

1959

Drama

as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

6.9
0.4
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

6.7
0.4
Carib Gold
Carib Gold

1956

Drama

as Dottie

4
0

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