Cicely Tyson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-12-19

Day of death

2021-01-28 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • How to Get Away with Murder

    How to Get Away with Murder

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Help

    The Help

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Proud Family

    The Proud Family

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father

    The Courtship of Eddie's Father

  • Because of Winn-Dixie

    Because of Winn-Dixie

  • The Bill Cosby Show

    The Bill Cosby Show

  • The Concorde... Airport '79

    The Concorde... Airport '79

  • East Side/West Side

    East Side/West Side

  • Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

  • Idlewild

    Idlewild

  • Why Did I Get Married Too?

    Why Did I Get Married Too?

  • Alex Cross

    Alex Cross

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Last Angry Man

    The Last Angry Man

  • Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

    Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

    Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

  • The Rosa Parks Story

    The Rosa Parks Story

  • Fried Green Tomatoes

    Fried Green Tomatoes

  • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

    The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • Always Outnumbered

    Always Outnumbered

  • Hoodlum

    Hoodlum

  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  • The Women of Brewster Place

    The Women of Brewster Place

  • The Women of Brewster Place

    The Women of Brewster Place

  • The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

    The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

  • Fat Rose and Squeaky

    Fat Rose and Squeaky

  • Wilma

    Wilma

  • Neighbors

    Neighbors

  • B.L. Stryker

    B.L. Stryker

  • Free to Be… You and Me

    Free to Be… You and Me

  • Mama Flora's Family

    Mama Flora's Family

  • How It Feels to Be Free

    How It Feels to Be Free

  • Ms. Scrooge

    Ms. Scrooge

  • Diary of a Mad Black Woman

    Diary of a Mad Black Woman

  • Madea's Family Reunion

    Madea's Family Reunion

  • Sweet Justice

    Sweet Justice

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Cowboy in Africa

    Cowboy in Africa

  • The Road to Galveston

    The Road to Galveston

  • Bustin' Loose

    Bustin' Loose

  • A Man Called Adam

    A Man Called Adam

  • A Woman Called Moses

    A Woman Called Moses

  • Last Flag Flying

    Last Flag Flying

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • Acceptable Risks

    Acceptable Risks

  • Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

    Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

  • Sounder

    Sounder

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • A Fall from Grace

    A Fall from Grace

  • Marriage: Year One

    Marriage: Year One

  • Jewel

    Jewel

  • House of Secrets

    House of Secrets

  • Relative Stranger

    Relative Stranger

  • A Lesson Before Dying

    A Lesson Before Dying

  • Benny's Place

    Benny's Place

  • King

    King

  • Showing Roots

    Showing Roots

  • Cherish the Day

    Cherish the Day

  • Blessed Assurance

    Blessed Assurance

  • The Kid Who Loved Christmas

    The Kid Who Loved Christmas

  • To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

    To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

    Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

  • The River Niger

    The River Niger

  • Just an Old Sweet Song

    Just an Old Sweet Song

  • The Blue Bird

    The Blue Bird

  • The Marva Collins Story

    The Marva Collins Story

  • Everybody Rides the Carousel

    Everybody Rides the Carousel

  • A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

    A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

  • Intimate Encounters

    Intimate Encounters

  • Duplicates

    Duplicates

  • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

  • The Trip to Bountiful

    The Trip to Bountiful

  • Odds Against Tomorrow

    Odds Against Tomorrow

  • Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

    Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

  • A Morning For Jimmy

    A Morning For Jimmy

  • Playing with Fire

    Playing with Fire

  • Carib Gold

    Carib Gold

  • The Other Boys of Summer

    The Other Boys of Summer