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Cicely Tyson
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Cicely Tyson's Filmography
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How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
A Fall from Grace
as Alice
The Other Boys of Summer
as Narrator
Last Flag Flying
as Mrs. Hightower
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
Showing Roots
as Hattie
The Trip to Bountiful
as Mrs. Watts
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
as Mama Kay
Alex Cross
as Nana Mama
The Help
as Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Ola
Relative Stranger
as Pearl
Idlewild
as Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Celine
Madea's Family Reunion
as Myrtle
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
as Gloria Dump
The Rosa Parks Story
as Leona Edwards McCauley
Remembering Roots
as Self
Jewel
as Cathedral
A Lesson Before Dying
as Tante Lou
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
Always Outnumbered
as Luvia
Ms. Scrooge
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Hoodlum
as Stephanie St. Clair
Blessed Assurance
as Vesta Lotte Battle
Riot
as Maggie
Bridge of Time
as Guardian
The Road to Galveston
as Jordan Roosevelt
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Castralia
House of Secrets
as Evangeline
When No One Would Listen
as Sarah
Duplicates
as Dr. Randolph
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Sipsey
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Etta Mercer
Heat Wave
as Ruthana Richardson
The Women of Brewster Place
as Mrs. Browne
The Women of Brewster Place
Intimate Encounters
as Dr. Claire Dalton
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Muriel
Acceptable Risks
as Janet Framm
No Poster
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Playing with Fire
as Carol Phillips
Benny's Place
as Odessa
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Marva Collins Story
as Marva Collins
Bustin' Loose
as Vivian Perry
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Elaine
Wilma
as Blanche Rudolph
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Sweets
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Priscilla Simmons
Everybody Rides the Carousel
as Self - Introducer
The Blue Bird
as Tylette
The River Niger
as Mattie Williams
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Jane Pittman
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
Sounder
as Rebecca Morgan
Neighbors
as Vicky Gunther
Marriage: Year One
as Emma Teasley
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
as Portia Copeland
The Comedians
as Marie Therese
A Man Called Adam
as Claudia Ferguson
No Poster
A Morning For Jimmy
as Sister
The Last Angry Man
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Carib Gold
as Dottie