Cicely Tyson
59 movies · 29 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 19, 1924
- Died
- Jan 28, 2021 (age 96)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Сисели Тайсон
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.
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Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.2 The Help
2011 · Film
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★ 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
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★ 8.0 House of Cards
2013 · TV
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★ 7.8 How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV
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★ 7.7 Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Film
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★ 7.0 A Fall from Grace
2020 · Film
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★ 5.1 Alex Cross
2012 · Film
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★ 5.8 The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013 · Film
Cicely Tyson: movies and TV shows
Acting (88)
- 2020
- 2020 A Fall from Grace
as Alice
- 2019 The Other Boys of Summer
as Narrator
- 2017 Last Flag Flying
as Mrs. Hightower
- 2016 Showing Roots
as Hattie
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 The Trip to Bountiful
as Mrs. Watts
- 2013 The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
as Mama Kay
- 2013
- 2012 Alex Cross
as Nana Mama
- 2011 The Help
as Constantine Jefferson
- 2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Ola
- 2009 Relative Stranger
as Pearl
- 2006 Idlewild
as Mother Hopkins
- 2006 Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Celine
- 2006 Madea's Family Reunion
as Myrtle
- 2005
- 2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Myrtle
- 2005 Because of Winn-Dixie
as Gloria Dump
- 2002 The Rosa Parks Story
as Leona Edwards McCauley
- 2001
- 2001 Jewel
as Cathedral
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 A Lesson Before Dying
as Tante Lou
- 1998
- 1998 Always Outnumbered
as Luvia
- 1997 Ms. Scrooge
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
- 1997 Hoodlum
as Stephanie St. Clair
- 1997 Blessed Assurance
as Vesta Lotte Battle
- 1997 Riot
as Maggie
- 1997 Bridge of Time
as Guardian
- 1996 The Road to Galveston
as Jordan Roosevelt
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Castralia
- 1994
- 1993 House of Secrets
as Evangeline
- 1992 When No One Would Listen
as Sarah
- 1992 Duplicates
as Dr. Randolph
- 1991 Fried Green Tomatoes
as Sipsey
- 1990 The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Etta Mercer
- 1990 Heat Wave
as Ruthana Richardson
- 1989 The Women of Brewster Place
as Mrs. Browne
- 1989
- 1989
- 1986 Intimate Encounters
as Dr. Claire Dalton
- 1986 Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Muriel
- 1986 Acceptable Risks
as Janet Framm
- 1986
- 1985 Playing with Fire
as Carol Phillips
- 1982 Benny's Place
as Odessa
- 1981 The Marva Collins Story
as Marva Collins
- 1981 Bustin' Loose
as Vivian Perry
- 1979 The Concorde... Airport '79
as Elaine
- 1978
- 1978
- 1977 Wilma
as Blanche Rudolph
- 1977 A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Sweets
- 1977
- 1976 Just an Old Sweet Song
as Priscilla Simmons
- 1976 The Blue Bird
as Tylette
- 1976 The River Niger
as Mattie Williams
- 1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Jane Pittman
- 1972 Sounder
as Rebecca Morgan
- 1972
- 1971 Neighbors
as Vicky Gunther
- 1971 Marriage: Year One
as Emma Teasley
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1968 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
as Portia Copeland
- 1967 The Comedians
as Marie Therese
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966 A Man Called Adam
as Claudia Ferguson
- 1965
- 1963
- 1960 A Morning For Jimmy
as Sister
- 1959 The Last Angry Man
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
- 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
- 1958
- 1956 Carib Gold
as Dottie
- 1955
- 1951
Talk shows and appearances (21)
- 2021
- 2019 The Tamron Hall Show
1 episode
- 2017 Steve
1 episode
- 2016
- 2002
- 1998
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1982
- 1976
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1974 Dinah!
1 episode
- 1974
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
2 episodes
- 1971 Film '72
1 episode
- 1970 The Flip Wilson Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
8 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
3 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
2 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode