Cicely Tyson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1924-12-19 – 2021-01-28 (aged 96)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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 (108)

MOVIE
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
TV★ 7.4
Cherish the Day
2020
as Miss Luma Lee Langston
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Fall from Grace
2020
as Alice
TV★ 4.7
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MOVIE
The Other Boys of Summer
2019
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.8
Last Flag Flying
2017
as Mrs. Hightower
TV★ 6.0
Steve
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Showing Roots
2016
as Hattie
TV★ 7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Ophelia Harkness
TV★ 7.0
Madam Secretary
2014
as Flo Avery
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Mrs. Watts
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
as Mama Kay
TV★ 8.0
House of Cards
2013
as Doris Jones
MOVIE★ 5.1
Alex Cross
2012
as Nana Mama
MOVIE★ 8.2
The Help
2011
as Constantine Jefferson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
as Ola
MOVIE★ 4.4
Relative Stranger
2009
as Pearl
MOVIE★ 5.7
Idlewild
2006
as Mother Hopkins
MOVIE★ 6.0
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
as Celine
MOVIE★ 6.4
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as Myrtle
TV★ 3.8
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
MOVIE★ 6.5
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
as Myrtle
MOVIE★ 6.5
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Gloria Dump
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Rosa Parks Story
2002
as Leona Edwards McCauley
MOVIE
Remembering Roots
2002
as Self
TV★ 7.7
The Proud Family
2001
as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Jewel
2001
as Cathedral
TV★ 7.0
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
as Emily Lincoln
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ondine Burdett
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
as Tante Lou
MOVIE★ 9.0
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Mama Flora
MOVIE★ 6.4
Always Outnumbered
1998
as Luvia
MOVIE★ 5.8
Ms. Scrooge
1997
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hoodlum
1997
as Stephanie St. Clair
MOVIE★ 7.0
Blessed Assurance
1997
as Vesta Lotte Battle
MOVIE★ 5.4
Riot
1997
as Maggie
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bridge of Time
1997
as Guardian
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Road to Galveston
1996
as Jordan Roosevelt
TV★ 7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
TV★ 6.0
Sweet Justice
1994
MOVIE★ 4.5
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
as Castralia
TV★ 6.8
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
as Castalia
MOVIE★ 3.8
House of Secrets
1993
as Evangeline
MOVIE★ 8.0
When No One Would Listen
1992
as Sarah
MOVIE★ 6.3
Duplicates
1992
as Dr. Randolph
MOVIE★ 7.7
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Sipsey
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Etta Mercer
MOVIE★ 6.8
Heat Wave
1990
as Ruthana Richardson
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Mrs. Browne
TV★ 6.0
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Mrs. Browne
TV★ 6.1
B.L. Stryker
1989
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 3.8
Intimate Encounters
1986
as Dr. Claire Dalton
MOVIE★ 8.0
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Muriel
MOVIE★ 5.0
Acceptable Risks
1986
as Janet Framm
MOVIE★ 6.0
Playing with Fire
1985
as Carol Phillips
MOVIE★ 10.0
Benny's Place
1982
as Odessa
MOVIE★ 5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Marva Collins Story
1981
as Marva Collins
MOVIE★ 6.2
Bustin' Loose
1981
as Vivian Perry
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Elaine
TV★ 7.0
A Woman Called Moses
1978
as Harriet Ross Tubman
TV★ 6.6
King
1978
as Coretta Scott King
MOVIE★ 6.6
Wilma
1977
as Blanche Rudolph
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
as Sweets
TV★ 7.3
Roots
1977
as Binta
MOVIE★ 7.0
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
as Priscilla Simmons
MOVIE★ 6.0
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
as Self - Introducer
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Blue Bird
1976
as Tylette
MOVIE★ 7.4
The River Niger
1976
as Mattie Williams
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TV★ 9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 7.0
Dinah!
1974
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Jane Pittman
MOVIE★ 6.8
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self
TV★ 6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Sounder
1972
as Rebecca Morgan
TV★ 7.9
Emergency!
1972
as Mrs. Johnson
MOVIE★ 7.0
Neighbors
1971
as Vicky Gunther
TV★ 4.7
Film '72
1971
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Marriage: Year One
1971
as Emma Teasley
TV★ 4.8
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
TV★ 6.2
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Betty Kelly
TV★ 5.5
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mildred Hermosa
MOVIE
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
as Portia Copeland
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Comedians
1967
as Marie Therese
TV★ 6.0
Cowboy in Africa
1967
as Julie Anderson
TV★ 7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
TV★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Alma Ross
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Man Called Adam
1966
as Claudia Ferguson
TV★ 5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
as Julie Harmon
TV★ 7.8
East Side/West Side
1963
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MOVIE
A Morning For Jimmy
1960
as Sister
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Last Angry Man
1959
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
TV★ 5.7
Naked City
1958
as Darlene Knox
MOVIE★ 5.5
Carib Gold
1956
as Dottie
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Rachel Biggs
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Marva Collins
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter