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Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

ActingBorn: December 19, 1924in New York City, New York, USADied: January 28, 2021

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

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

How It Feels to Be Free

2021Documentary

as Self (archival footage)

Cherish the Day

Cherish the Day

as Miss Luma Lee Langston

A Fall from Grace

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A Fall from Grace

as Alice

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

The Other Boys of Summer

The Other Boys of Summer

as Narrator

Last Flag Flying

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Last Flag Flying

as Mrs. Hightower

Steve

Steve

as Self

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016Documentary

as Self

Showing Roots

Fandango At Home

Showing Roots

as Hattie

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

as Ophelia Harkness

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as Flo Avery

The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

as Mrs. Watts

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

as Mama Kay

House of Cards

House of Cards

as Doris Jones

Alex Cross

Alex Cross

as Nana Mama

The Help

The Help

as Constantine Jefferson

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Why Did I Get Married Too?

as Ola

Relative Stranger

Relative Stranger

as Pearl

Idlewild

Idlewild

as Mother Hopkins

Fat Rose and Squeaky

Fat Rose and Squeaky

as Celine

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

as Myrtle

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

as Unknown

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

as Myrtle

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

as Gloria Dump

The Rosa Parks Story

The Rosa Parks Story

as Leona Edwards McCauley

Remembering Roots

Remembering Roots

2002Documentary

as Self

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)

Jewel

Jewel

as Cathedral

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

as Emily Lincoln

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Ondine Burdett

A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

as Tante Lou

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

1998Documentary

as Self

Mama Flora's Family

Mama Flora's Family

as Mama Flora

Always Outnumbered

Always Outnumbered

as Luvia

Ms. Scrooge

Ms. Scrooge

as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

as Stephanie St. Clair

Blessed Assurance

Blessed Assurance

as Vesta Lotte Battle

Riot

Riot

as Maggie

Bridge of Time

Bridge of Time

as Guardian

The Road to Galveston

The Road to Galveston

as Jordan Roosevelt

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst

Touched by an Angel

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Touched by an Angel

as Abigail Peabody-Jackson

Sweet Justice

as Unknown

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as Castralia

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as Castalia

House of Secrets

House of Secrets

as Evangeline

When No One Would Listen

When No One Would Listen

as Sarah

Duplicates

Duplicates

as Dr. Randolph

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

as Sipsey

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

as Etta Mercer

Heat Wave

Heat Wave

as Ruthana Richardson

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

as Mrs. Browne

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

as Unknown

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

as Mrs. Browne

B.L. Stryker

B.L. Stryker

as Unknown

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Intimate Encounters

Intimate Encounters

as Dr. Claire Dalton

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

as Muriel

Acceptable Risks

Acceptable Risks

as Janet Framm

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

as Carol Phillips

Benny's Place

Benny's Place

as Odessa

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

as Marva Collins

Bustin' Loose

Bustin' Loose

as Vivian Perry

The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

as Elaine

A Woman Called Moses

A Woman Called Moses

as Harriet Ross Tubman

King

King

as Coretta Scott King

Wilma

Wilma

as Blanche Rudolph

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

as Sweets

Roots

Roots

as Binta

Just an Old Sweet Song

Just an Old Sweet Song

as Priscilla Simmons

Everybody Rides the Carousel

Everybody Rides the Carousel

as Self - Introducer

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

as Tylette

The River Niger

The River Niger

as Mattie Williams

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Dinah!

Dinah!

as Self

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

as Jane Pittman

Free to Be… You and Me

Free to Be… You and Me

as Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Sounder

Sounder

as Rebecca Morgan

Emergency!

Emergency!

as Mrs. Johnson

Neighbors

Neighbors

as Vicky Gunther

Film '72

as Self

Marriage: Year One

Marriage: Year One

as Emma Teasley

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Betty Kelly

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

as Mildred Hermosa

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

as Unknown

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

as Portia Copeland

The Comedians

The Comedians

as Marie Therese

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

as Julie Anderson

Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

as Unknown

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Alma Ross

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

as Claudia Ferguson

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as Julie Harmon

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as Lainey Harber

East Side/West Side

East Side/West Side

as Unknown

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Peacock Premium

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

A Morning For Jimmy

as Sister

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

Naked City

Naked City

as Darlene Knox

Carib Gold

Carib Gold

as Dottie

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Gunsmoke

Paramount Plus Premium

Paramount Plus Essential

Gunsmoke

as Rachel Biggs

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Marva Collins

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter