Cicely Tyson

Actor

Born: December 19, 1924
Died: January 28, 2021 (age 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…

Filmography (65)

How It Feels to Be Free (2021)
Self (archival footage)
A Fall from Grace (2020)
Alice
The Other Boys of Summer (2019)
Narrator
Last Flag Flying (2017)
Mrs. Hightower
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
Self
Showing Roots (2016)
Hattie
The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
Mrs. Watts
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
Mama Kay
Alex Cross (2012)
Nana Mama
The Help (2011)
Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
Ola
Relative Stranger (2009)
Pearl
Idlewild (2006)
Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)
Celine
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Myrtle
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Gloria Dump
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Leona Edwards McCauley
Remembering Roots (2002)
Self
Jewel (2001)
Cathedral
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
Tante Lou
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (1998)
Self
Always Outnumbered (1998)
Luvia
Ms. Scrooge (1997)
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Hoodlum (1997)
Stephanie St. Clair
Blessed Assurance (1997)
Vesta Lotte Battle
Riot (1997)
Maggie
Bridge of Time (1997)
Guardian
The Road to Galveston (1996)
Jordan Roosevelt
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
Castralia