Cicely Tyson
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 ForActing
- Born19 December 1924 (age 101)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Cicely Tyson
- Known ForActing
- Born19 December 1924 (age 101)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS
How It Feels to Be Free
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2021
A Fall from Grace
7.004
2020
The Other Boys of Summer
-
2019
Last Flag Flying
6.768
2017
Showing Roots
5.6
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
8.0
2016
The Trip to Bountiful
6.0
2014
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
5.828
2013
Alex Cross
5.14
2012
The Help
8.205
2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
6.5
2010
Relative Stranger
4.4
2009
Idlewild
5.6
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
6.4
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
4.0
2006
Because of Winn-Dixie
6.455
2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
6.535
2005
The Rosa Parks Story
7.0
2002
Jewel
5.9
2001
A Lesson Before Dying
4.781
1999
Always Outnumbered
6.4
1998
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
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1998
Hoodlum
6.385
1997
Ms. Scrooge
5.636
1997
Blessed Assurance
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1997
The Road to Galveston
3.0
1996
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
5.4
1994
House of Secrets
2.333
1993
Duplicates
5.9
1992
Fried Green Tomatoes
7.682
1991
Heat Wave
6.2
1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
6.6
1990
The Women of Brewster Place
6.611
1989
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
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1986
Acceptable Risks
4.2
1986
Intimate Encounters
2.667
1986
Playing with Fire
6.0
1985
Benny's Place
10.0
1982
Night of 100 Stars
6.7
1982
Bustin' Loose
6.132
1981
The Marva Collins Story
7.4
1981
The Concorde... Airport '79
4.7
1979
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
5.444
1977
Wilma
6.3
1977
The River Niger
6.8
1976
The Blue Bird
5.3
1976
Just an Old Sweet Song
7.0
1976
Everybody Rides the Carousel
5.8
1976
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
6.6
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
6.7
1974
Sounder
7.5
1972
Marriage: Year One
6.0
1971
Neighbors
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1971
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
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1969
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
7.6
1968
The Comedians
6.1
1967
A Man Called Adam
6.0
1966
A Morning For Jimmy
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1960
Odds Against Tomorrow
6.797
1959
The Last Angry Man
6.9
1959
Carib Gold
4.0