Cicely Tyson

Personal Info

Birthday

December 19, 1924

Day of Death

2021-01-28

(96 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Сисели Тайсон

Cicely Tyson

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

How to Get Away with Murder

House of Cards

Madam Secretary

Emergency!

The Proud Family

The Outer Limits

The F.B.I.

Filmography

2021
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
2020
A Fall from Grace
as Alice
2019
The Other Boys of Summer
as Narrator
2017
Last Flag Flying
as Mrs. Hightower
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
Showing Roots
as Hattie
2014
The Trip to Bountiful
as Mrs. Watts
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
as Mama Kay
2012
Alex Cross
as Nana Mama
2011
The Help
as Constantine Jefferson
2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Ola
2009
Relative Stranger
as Pearl
2006
Idlewild
as Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Celine
Madea's Family Reunion
as Myrtle
2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
as Gloria Dump
2002
The Rosa Parks Story
as Leona Edwards McCauley
2001
Jewel
as Cathedral
1999
A Lesson Before Dying
as Tante Lou
1998
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
Always Outnumbered
as Luvia
1997
Ms. Scrooge
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Hoodlum
as Stephanie St. Clair
Blessed Assurance
as Vesta Lotte Battle
1996
The Road to Galveston
as Jordan Roosevelt
1993
House of Secrets
as Evangeline
1992
Duplicates
as Dr. Randolph
1991
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Sipsey
1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Etta Mercer
Heat Wave
as Ruthana Richardson
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
as Mrs. Browne
1986
Intimate Encounters
as Dr. Claire Dalton
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Muriel
Acceptable Risks
as Janet Framm
1985
Playing with Fire
as Carol Phillips
1982
Benny's Place
as Odessa
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1981
The Marva Collins Story
as Marva Collins
Bustin' Loose
as Vivian Perry
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Elaine
1977
Wilma
as Blanche Rudolph
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Sweets
1976
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Priscilla Simmons
The Blue Bird
as Tylette
The River Niger
as Mattie Williams
1975
Everybody Rides the Carousel
as Self - Introducer
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Jane Pittman
1972
Sounder
as Rebecca Morgan
1971
Marriage: Year One
as Emma Teasley
1968
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
as Portia Copeland
1967
The Comedians
as Marie Therese
1966
A Man Called Adam
as Claudia Ferguson
1960
A Morning For Jimmy
as Sister
1959
The Last Angry Man
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
1956
Carib Gold
as Dottie