Cicely Tyson
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
CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
The F.B.I.
5.5
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.5
Tamron Hall
5.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Naked City
5.5
The Bill Cosby Show
5.417
Gunsmoke
6.6
Mission: Impossible
7.6
Emergency!
7.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
East Side/West Side
7.8
Judd for the Defense
7.5
The Flip Wilson Show
4.8
Roots
7.381
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
Sweet Justice
0
The Outer Limits
7.722
The Oscars
7
Saturday Night Live
7
B.L. Stryker
6
The F.B.I.
5.5
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
6
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
7
People's Choice Awards
8.8
King
6.9
Mama Flora's Family
7.3
A Woman Called Moses
7
Dinah!
6.667
The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Cowboy in Africa
5
The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Cherish the Day
7.4
The Proud Family
7.761
How to Get Away with Murder
7.834
House of Cards
8
Tony Awards
5.1
Madam Secretary
7
Tony Awards
5.1
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
5
Touched by an Angel
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
7
Tony Awards
5.1
Movies
Fried Green Tomatoes
7.703
The Women of Brewster Place
6.9
Hoodlum
6.4
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
7.557
Bustin' Loose
6.1
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
0
Odds Against Tomorrow
6.75
Always Outnumbered
6.4
Idlewild
5.653
Why Did I Get Married Too?
6.5
The Concorde... Airport '79
4.716
Sounder
7.49
Madea's Family Reunion
6.291
Because of Winn-Dixie
6.374
The Help
8.206
A Lesson Before Dying
4.967
The River Niger
6.75
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
6.4
Alex Cross
5.171
The Blue Bird
5.3
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
5.9
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
5.8
A Morning For Jimmy
0
Ms. Scrooge
5.2
Jewel
4.5
The Marva Collins Story
7.4
The Road to Galveston
5
A Man Called Adam
5.962
The Trip to Bountiful
5.9
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
5.4
The Comedians
6.1
Heat Wave
6.2
Free to Be… You and Me
6.722
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
6.6
Wilma
6.3
Showing Roots
5.583
Acceptable Risks
4.25
Relative Stranger
5.143
The Last Angry Man
6.867
Marriage: Year One
6
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
6.5
Duplicates
5.9
Playing with Fire
6
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
8
Intimate Encounters
3.5
Last Flag Flying
6.774
Fat Rose and Squeaky
4
The Women of Brewster Place
6.9
Blessed Assurance
0
The Rosa Parks Story
7.2
Neighbors
0
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.991
Just an Old Sweet Song
0
Carib Gold
4
A Fall from Grace
7.02
House of Secrets
3
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
0
Benny's Place
10
How It Feels to Be Free
0
The Other Boys of Summer
0
Night of 100 Stars
6.667
Everybody Rides the Carousel
5.8
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
0