Cicely Tyson
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
Top 40 Movies
The Help
2011
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
Hoodlum
1997
Alex Cross
2012
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
Sounder
1972
A Fall from Grace
2020
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
Night of 100 Stars
1982
A Man Called Adam
1966
Heat Wave
1990
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
The Marva Collins Story
1981
Riot
1997
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
Last Flag Flying
2017
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Bustin' Loose
1981
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
The Blue Bird
1976
Always Outnumbered
1998
Idlewild
2006
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
The Rosa Parks Story
2002
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
Wilma
1977
Ms. Scrooge
1997
The Road to Galveston
1996
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
Carib Gold
1956
House of Secrets
1993
Marriage: Year One
1971