Cicely Tyson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 19, 1924
- Died
- Jan 28, 2021 (aged 96)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 109
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.
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Known for
The Help
2011Movie
Constantine Jefferson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Ondine Burdett
House of Cards
2013TV
Doris Jones
How to Get Away with Murder
2014TV
Ophelia Harkness
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991Movie
Sipsey
A Fall from Grace
2020Movie
Alice
Filmography
How It Feels to Be Free
2021Movie
Self (archival footage)
Cherish the Day
2020TV
Miss Luma Lee Langston
A Fall from Grace
2020Movie
Alice
The Tamron Hall Show
2019TV
Self - Guest
The Other Boys of Summer
2019Movie
Narrator
Last Flag Flying
2017Movie
Mrs. Hightower
Steve
2017TV
Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016Movie
Self
Showing Roots
2016Movie
Hattie
How to Get Away with Murder
2014TV
Ophelia Harkness
Madam Secretary
2014TV
Flo Avery
The Trip to Bountiful
2014Movie
Mrs. Watts
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013Movie
Mama Kay
House of Cards
2013TV
Doris Jones
Alex Cross
2012Movie
Nana Mama
The Help
2011Movie
Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010Movie
Ola
Relative Stranger
2009Movie
Pearl
Idlewild
2006Movie
Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006Movie
Celine
Madea's Family Reunion
2006Movie
Myrtle
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005TV
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005Movie
Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005Movie
Gloria Dump
The Rosa Parks Story
2002Movie
Leona Edwards McCauley
Remembering Roots
2002Movie
Self
The Proud Family
2001TV
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
Jewel
2001Movie
Cathedral
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999TV
Emily Lincoln
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Ondine Burdett
A Lesson Before Dying
1999Movie
Tante Lou
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998Movie
Self
Mama Flora's Family
1998TV
Mama Flora
Always Outnumbered
1998Movie
Luvia
Ms. Scrooge
1997Movie
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Hoodlum
1997Movie
Stephanie St. Clair
Blessed Assurance
1997Movie
Vesta Lotte Battle
Riot
1997Movie
Maggie
Bridge of Time
1997Movie
Guardian
The Road to Galveston
1996Movie
Jordan Roosevelt
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Abigail Peabody-Jackson
Sweet Justice
1994TV
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994Movie
Castralia
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994TV
Castalia
House of Secrets
1993Movie
Evangeline
When No One Would Listen
1992Movie
Sarah
Duplicates
1992Movie
Dr. Randolph
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991Movie
Sipsey
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990Movie
Etta Mercer
Heat Wave
1990Movie
Ruthana Richardson
The Women of Brewster Place
1989Movie
Mrs. Browne
The Women of Brewster Place
1989TV
Mrs. Browne
B.L. Stryker
1989TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
Intimate Encounters
1986Movie
Dr. Claire Dalton
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986Movie
Muriel
Acceptable Risks
1986Movie
Janet Framm
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986Movie
Playing with Fire
1985Movie
Carol Phillips
Benny's Place
1982Movie
Odessa
Night of 100 Stars
1982Movie
Self
The Marva Collins Story
1981Movie
Marva Collins
Bustin' Loose
1981Movie
Vivian Perry
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979Movie
Elaine
A Woman Called Moses
1978TV
Harriet Ross Tubman
King
1978TV
Coretta Scott King
Wilma
1977Movie
Blanche Rudolph
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977Movie
Sweets
Roots
1977TV
Binta
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976Movie
Priscilla Simmons
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976Movie
Self - Introducer
The Blue Bird
1976Movie
Tylette
The River Niger
1976Movie
Mattie Williams
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975TV
Self - Presenter
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974Movie
Jane Pittman
Free to Be… You and Me
1974Movie
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973TV
Self
Sounder
1972Movie
Rebecca Morgan
Emergency!
1972TV
Mrs. Johnson
Neighbors
1971Movie
Vicky Gunther
Film '72
1971TV
Self
Marriage: Year One
1971Movie
Emma Teasley
The Flip Wilson Show
1970TV
Self
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969TV
Betty Kelly
The Bill Cosby Show
1969TV
Mildred Hermosa
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969Movie
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968Movie
Portia Copeland
The Comedians
1967Movie
Marie Therese
Cowboy in Africa
1967TV
Julie Anderson
Judd, for the Defense
1967TV
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Alma Ross
A Man Called Adam
1966Movie
Claudia Ferguson
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Julie Harmon, Lainey Harber
East Side/West Side
1963TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self, Self - Co-Host
A Morning For Jimmy
1960Movie
Sister
The Last Angry Man
1959Movie
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959Movie
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Naked City
1958TV
Darlene Knox
Carib Gold
1956Movie
Dottie
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Host, Self - Co-Host, Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Rachel Biggs
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Marva Collins
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter