Cicely Tyson
Born: 1924-12-19 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2021-01-28
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2021
- How It Feels to Be Free as Self (archival footage)
2020
- A Fall from Grace as Alice
- Cherish the Day as Miss Luma Lee Langston
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- The Other Boys of Summer as Narrator
2017
- Last Flag Flying as Mrs. Hightower
2016
- Showing Roots as Hattie
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self
2014
- How to Get Away with Murder as Ophelia Harkness
- Madam Secretary as Flo Avery
- The Trip to Bountiful as Mrs. Watts
2013
- House of Cards as Doris Jones
- 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
- The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
- Because of Winn-Dixie as Gloria Dump
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman as Myrtle
2002
- The Rosa Parks Story as Leona Edwards McCauley
2001
- The Proud Family as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
- Jewel as Cathedral
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ondine Burdett
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York as Emily Lincoln
- A Lesson Before Dying as Tante Lou
1998
- Always Outnumbered as Luvia
- Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes as Self
- Mama Flora's Family as Mama Flora
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
1995
- The Outer Limits as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Castralia
- Sweet Justice
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Castalia
1993
- House of Secrets as Evangeline
1992
- Duplicates as Dr. Randolph
1991
- Fried Green Tomatoes as Sipsey
1990
- Heat Wave as Ruthana Richardson
- The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Etta Mercer
1989
- B.L. Stryker
- The Women of Brewster Place as Mrs. Browne
- The Women of Brewster Place as Mrs. Browne
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1986
- Acceptable Risks as Janet Framm
- Intimate Encounters as Dr. Claire Dalton
- Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Muriel
1985
- Playing with Fire as Carol Phillips
1982
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- Benny's Place as Odessa
1981
- Bustin' Loose as Vivian Perry
- The Marva Collins Story as Marva Collins
1979
- The Concorde... Airport '79 as Elaine
1978
- A Woman Called Moses as Harriet Ross Tubman
- King as Coretta Scott King
1977
- Roots as Binta
- Wilma as Blanche Rudolph
- A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Sweets
1976
- Just an Old Sweet Song as Priscilla Simmons
- The River Niger as Mattie Williams
- Everybody Rides the Carousel as Self - Introducer
- The Blue Bird as Tylette
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1974
- Dinah! as Self
- Free to Be… You and Me as Self
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Jane Pittman
1973
1972
- Emergency! as Mrs. Johnson
- Sounder as Rebecca Morgan
1971
- Neighbors
- Marriage: Year One as Emma Teasley
1970
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1969
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Betty Kelly
- The Bill Cosby Show as Mildred Hermosa
- To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1968
- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Portia Copeland
1967
- Judd for the Defense
- The Comedians as Marie Therese
- Cowboy in Africa as Julie Anderson
1966
- Mission: Impossible as Alma Ross
- A Man Called Adam as Claudia Ferguson
1965
- The F.B.I. as Julie Harmon
1963
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
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)
1958
- Naked City as Darlene Knox
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Host
- Carib Gold as Dottie
1955
- Gunsmoke as Rachel Biggs
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Marva Collins
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter