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Cicely Tyson
Born · December 19, 1924
Died · January 28, 2021 (96 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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.
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
0.0
2021
Cherish the Day
Miss Luma Lee Langston · (7 episodes)
7.4
2020
A Fall from Grace
Alice
7.0
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.1
2019
The Other Boys of Summer
Narrator
0.0
2019
Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
6.8
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
7.9
2016
Showing Roots
Hattie
6.5
2016
How to Get Away with Murder
Ophelia Harkness · (10 episodes)
7.9
2014
Madam Secretary
Flo Avery · (1 episode)
7.0
2014
The Trip to Bountiful
Mrs. Watts
5.9
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
5.9
2013
House of Cards
Doris Jones · (3 episodes)
8.0
2013
Alex Cross
Nana Mama
5.2
2012
The Help
Constantine Jefferson
8.2
2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola
6.5
2010
Relative Stranger
Pearl
5.8
2009
Idlewild
Mother Hopkins
5.6
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Celine
4.0
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle
6.3
2006
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
(1 episode)
3.0
2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
6.6
2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
6.3
2005
The Rosa Parks Story
Leona Edwards McCauley
7.2
2002
The Proud Family
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice) · (1 episode)
7.8
2001
Jewel
Cathedral
5.0
2001
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Emily Lincoln · (2 episodes)
6.8
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ondine Burdett · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
A Lesson Before Dying
Tante Lou
5.2
1999
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora · (2 episodes)
7.3
1998
Always Outnumbered
Luvia
6.4
1998
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
5.2
1997
Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair
6.4
1997
Blessed Assurance
Vesta Lotte Battle
0.0
1997
The Road to Galveston
Jordan Roosevelt
5.0
1996
The Outer Limits
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst · (2 episodes)
7.7
1995
Touched by an Angel
Abigail Peabody-Jackson · (1 episode)
7.2
1994
Sweet Justice
(22 episodes)
0.0
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castralia
5.4
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castalia · (2 episodes)
5.0
1994
House of Secrets
Evangeline
3.0
1993
Duplicates
Dr. Randolph
5.9
1992
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
7.7
1991
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Etta Mercer
6.6
1990
Heat Wave
Ruthana Richardson
6.2
1990
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
6.9
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
6.9
1989
B.L. Stryker
(1 episode)
6.0
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.2
1988
Intimate Encounters
Dr. Claire Dalton
3.5
1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Muriel
0.0
1986
Acceptable Risks
Janet Framm
5.0
1986
Playing with Fire
Carol Phillips
6.0
1985
Benny's Place
Odessa
10.0
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
6.5
1982
The Marva Collins Story
Marva Collins
7.3
1981
Bustin' Loose
Vivian Perry
6.0
1981
The Concorde... Airport '79
Elaine
4.7
1979
A Woman Called Moses
Harriet Ross Tubman · (2 episodes)
6.9
1978
King
Coretta Scott King · (3 episodes)
6.6
1978
Wilma
Blanche Rudolph
6.3
1977
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Sweets
5.9
1977
Roots
Binta · (1 episode)
7.4
1977
Just an Old Sweet Song
Priscilla Simmons
0.0
1976
The Blue Bird
Tylette
5.3
1976
The River Niger
Mattie Williams
7.3
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
8.8
1975
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
Self
6.4
1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Jane Pittman
6.3
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (2 episodes)
6.3
1973
Sounder
Rebecca Morgan
7.4
1972
Emergency!
Mrs. Johnson · (1 episode)
7.8
1972
Neighbors
0.0
1971
Marriage: Year One
Emma Teasley
6.0
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
1970
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Betty Kelly · (1 episode)
5.6
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
Mildred Hermosa · (1 episode)
5.0
1969
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
0.0
1969
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Portia Copeland
7.6
1968
The Comedians
Marie Therese
6.1
1967
Cowboy in Africa
Julie Anderson · (1 episode)
5.0
1967
Judd for the Defense
(1 episode)
7.5
1967
Mission: Impossible
Alma Ross · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
A Man Called Adam
Claudia Ferguson
6.3
1966
The F.B.I.
Julie Harmon · (1 episode)
5.4
1965
The F.B.I.
Lainey Harber · (1 episode)
5.4
1965
East Side/West Side
(26 episodes)
7.8
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
5.1
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (5 episodes)
5.1
1961
A Morning For Jimmy
Sister
0.0
1960
The Last Angry Man
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
6.9
1959
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
6.7
1959
Naked City
Darlene Knox · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Carib Gold
Dottie
4.0
1957
Tony Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Gunsmoke
Rachel Biggs · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marva Collins · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
6.8
1944