Cicely Tyson
Acting
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.
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Movies (65)
How It Feels to Be Free2021Self (archival footage)
A Fall from Grace2020Alice
The Other Boys of Summer2019Narrator
Last Flag Flying2017Mrs. Hightower
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016Self
Showing Roots2016Hattie
The Trip to Bountiful2014Mrs. Watts
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia2013Mama Kay
Alex Cross2012Nana Mama
The Help2011Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?2010Ola
Relative Stranger2009Pearl
Idlewild2006Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky2006Celine
Madea's Family Reunion2006Myrtle
Diary of a Mad Black Woman2005Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie2005Gloria Dump
The Rosa Parks Story2002Leona Edwards McCauley
Remembering Roots2002Self
Jewel2001Cathedral
A Lesson Before Dying1999Tante Lou
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes1998Self
Always Outnumbered1998Luvia
Ms. Scrooge1997Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Hoodlum1997Stephanie St. Clair
Blessed Assurance1997Vesta Lotte Battle
Riot1997Maggie
Bridge of Time1997Guardian
The Road to Galveston1996Jordan Roosevelt
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All1994Castralia
Shows (43)
Cherish the Day2020Miss Luma Lee Langston
Tamron Hall2019Self - Guest
Steve2017Self
How to Get Away with Murder2014Ophelia Harkness
Madam Secretary2014Flo Avery
House of Cards2013Doris Jones
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer2005
The Proud Family2001Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York1999Emily Lincoln
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999Ondine Burdett
Mama Flora's Family1998Mama Flora
The Outer Limits1995Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
Touched by an Angel1994Abigail Peabody-Jackson- Sweet Justice1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All1994Castalia
The Women of Brewster Place1989Mrs. Browne
B.L. Stryker1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988Self - Guest
A Woman Called Moses1978Harriet Ross Tubman
King1978Coretta Scott King
Roots1977Binta
Saturday Night Live1975Self - Host
People's Choice Awards1975Self - Presenter
Dinah!1974Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973Self
Emergency!1972Mrs. Johnson- Film '721971Self
The Flip Wilson Show1970Self
The Courtship of Eddie's Father1969Betty Kelly
The Bill Cosby Show1969Mildred Hermosa