Cicely Tyson
Acting
Born: December 19, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: January 28, 2021 (aged 96)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Help
2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
House of Cards
2013
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
A Fall from Grace
2020
Alex Cross
2012
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
Last Flag Flying
2017
Madam Secretary
2014
Mission: Impossible
1966
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
Photos (3)
Movies (58)
The Help
Constantine Jefferson
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair
Alex Cross
Nana Mama
Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle
A Fall from Grace
Alice
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
The Concorde... Airport '79
Elaine
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
Bustin' Loose
Vivian Perry
Idlewild
Mother Hopkins
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
Tylette
Sounder
Rebecca Morgan
Marriage: Year One
Emma Teasley
The Comedians
Marie Therese
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
A Man Called Adam
Claudia Ferguson
The Rosa Parks Story
Leona Edwards McCauley
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Portia Copeland
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castralia
Duplicates
Dr. Randolph
Always Outnumbered
Luvia
A Lesson Before Dying
Tante Lou
The Marva Collins Story
Marva Collins
Carib Gold
Dottie
The Last Angry Man
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Showing Roots
Hattie
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Jane Pittman
Heat Wave
Ruthana Richardson
Wilma
Blanche Rudolph
Riot
Maggie
The Other Boys of Summer
Narrator
Acceptable Risks
Janet Framm
The Trip to Bountiful
Mrs. Watts
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
The River Niger
Mattie Williams
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Muriel
Blessed Assurance
Vesta Lotte Battle
Bridge of Time
Guardian
Intimate Encounters
Dr. Claire Dalton
Relative Stranger
Pearl
The Road to Galveston
Jordan Roosevelt
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Etta Mercer
When No One Would Listen
Sarah
Jewel
Cathedral
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Sweets
Playing with Fire
Carol Phillips
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Celine
Just an Old Sweet Song
Priscilla Simmons
House of Secrets
Evangeline
Benny's Place
Odessa
Neighbors
Vicky Gunther
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
TV Shows (29)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ondine Burdett · 1 eps
How to Get Away with Murder
Ophelia Harkness · 10 eps
Madam Secretary
Flo Avery · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Abigail Peabody-Jackson · 1 eps
House of Cards
Doris Jones · 3 eps
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
1 eps
The Outer Limits
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst · 2 eps
Mission: Impossible
Alma Ross · 1 eps
Emergency!
Mrs. Johnson · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Julie Harmon · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Lainey Harber · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Rachel Biggs · 1 eps
Naked City
Darlene Knox · 1 eps
The Proud Family
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice) · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Betty Kelly · 1 eps
Roots
Binta · 1 eps
The Bill Cosby Show
Mildred Hermosa · 1 eps
Cowboy in Africa
Julie Anderson · 1 eps
B.L. Stryker
1 eps
East Side/West Side
26 eps
Cherish the Day
Miss Luma Lee Langston · 7 eps
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne · 2 eps
A Woman Called Moses
Harriet Ross Tubman · 2 eps
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora · 2 eps
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Emily Lincoln · 2 eps
King
Coretta Scott King · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marva Collins · 1 eps
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castalia · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (23)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 5 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Steve
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 2 eps
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Self - Introducer
Remembering Roots
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Free to Be… You and Me
Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)