Cicely Tyson
Known for acting · Born 19 December 1924 · Died 28 January 2021 · aged 96 · New York City, New York, USA
109 credits
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
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
A Fall from Grace
2020
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
Hoodlum
1997
Sounder
1972
Bustin' Loose
1981
House of Cards
2013
East Side/West Side
1963
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
Alex Cross
2012
Acting (109)
2021How It Feels to Be FreeSelf (archival footage)Film
2020A Fall from GraceAliceFilm
2020Cherish the DayMiss Luma Lee Langston · 7 episodesSeries
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2019The Other Boys of SummerNarratorFilm
2017Last Flag FlyingMrs. HightowerFilm
2017SteveSelfSeries
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelfFilm
2016Showing RootsHattieFilm
2014How to Get Away with MurderOphelia Harkness · 10 episodesSeries
2014Madam SecretaryFlo AverySeries
2014The Trip to BountifulMrs. WattsFilm
2013House of CardsDoris Jones · 3 episodesSeries
2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of GeorgiaMama KayFilm
2012Alex CrossNana MamaFilm
2011The HelpConstantine JeffersonFilm
2010Why Did I Get Married Too?OlaFilm
2009Relative StrangerPearlFilm
2006Madea's Family ReunionMyrtleFilm
2006IdlewildMother HopkinsFilm
2006Fat Rose and SqueakyCelineFilm
2005Because of Winn-DixieGloria DumpFilm
2005Diary of a Mad Black WomanMyrtleFilm
2005The Situation Room with Wolf BlitzerSeries
2002The Rosa Parks StoryLeona Edwards McCauleyFilm
2002Remembering RootsSelfFilm
2001The Proud FamilyMrs. Maureen Parker (voice)Series
2001JewelCathedralFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitOndine BurdettSeries
1999Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkEmily Lincoln · 2 episodesSeries
1999A Lesson Before DyingTante LouFilm
1998Always OutnumberedLuviaFilm
1998Mama Flora's FamilyMama Flora · 2 episodesSeries
1998Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green TomatoesSelfFilm
1997HoodlumStephanie St. ClairFilm
1997Ms. ScroogeMs. Ebenita ScroogeFilm
1997RiotMaggieFilm
1997Bridge of TimeGuardianFilm
1997Blessed AssuranceVesta Lotte BattleFilm
1996The Road to GalvestonJordan RooseveltFilm
1995The Outer LimitsJustice Gretchen Parkhurst · 2 episodesSeries
1994Touched by an AngelAbigail Peabody-JacksonSeries
1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastraliaFilm
1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastalia · 2 episodesSeries
1994Sweet Justice · 22 episodesSeries
1993House of SecretsEvangelineFilm
1992DuplicatesDr. RandolphFilm
1992When No One Would ListenSarahFilm
1991Fried Green TomatoesSipseyFilm
1990Heat WaveRuthana RichardsonFilm
1990The Kid Who Loved ChristmasEtta MercerFilm
1989The Women of Brewster PlaceMrs. BrowneFilm
1989B.L. StrykerSeries
1989The Women of Brewster PlaceMrs. Browne · 2 episodesSeries
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - GuestSeries
1986Acceptable RisksJanet FrammFilm
1986Intimate EncountersDr. Claire DaltonFilm
1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryMurielFilm
1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Film
1985Playing with FireCarol PhillipsFilm
1982Night of 100 StarsSelfFilm
1982Benny's PlaceOdessaFilm
1981Bustin' LooseVivian PerryFilm
1981The Marva Collins StoryMarva CollinsFilm
1979The Concorde... Airport '79ElaineFilm
1978KingCoretta Scott King · 3 episodesSeries
1978A Woman Called MosesHarriet Ross Tubman · 2 episodesSeries
1977RootsBintaSeries
1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichSweetsFilm
1977WilmaBlanche RudolphFilm
1976The Blue BirdTyletteFilm
1976The River NigerMattie WilliamsFilm
1976Everybody Rides the CarouselSelf - IntroducerFilm
1976Just an Old Sweet SongPriscilla SimmonsFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - PresenterSeries
1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanJane PittmanFilm
1974Free to Be… You and MeSelfFilm
1974Dinah!SelfSeries
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self · 2 episodesSeries
1972SounderRebecca MorganFilm
1972Emergency!Mrs. JohnsonSeries
1971Film '72SelfSeries
1971Marriage: Year OneEmma TeasleyFilm
1971NeighborsVicky GuntherFilm
1970The Flip Wilson ShowSelfSeries
1969The Bill Cosby ShowMildred HermosaSeries
1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherBetty KellySeries
1969To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own WordsFilm
1968The Heart Is a Lonely HunterPortia CopelandFilm
1967The ComediansMarie ThereseFilm
1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries
1967Cowboy in AfricaJulie AndersonSeries
1966Mission: ImpossibleAlma RossSeries
1966A Man Called AdamClaudia FergusonFilm
1965The F.B.I.Julie Harmon, Lainey HarberSeries
1963East Side/West Side · 26 episodesSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 3 episodes, Self - Co-Host · 5 episodesSeries
1960A Morning For JimmySisterFilm
1959Odds Against TomorrowJazz Club Bartender (uncredited)Film
1959The Last Angry ManGirl Left on Porch (uncredited)Film
1958Naked CityDarlene KnoxSeries
1956Carib GoldDottieFilm
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host, Self - Co-Host, Self - PresenterSeries
1955GunsmokeRachel BiggsSeries
1953The OscarsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMarva CollinsSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - PresenterSeries