Cicely Tyson
Acting
Born: 1924-12-19 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2021-01-28
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
🎬 Movies (20)
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
📺 TV Shows (20)
Cherish the Day
2020
Miss Luma Lee Langston
Tamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
Steve
2017
Self
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Ophelia Harkness
Madam Secretary
2014
Flo Avery
House of Cards
2013
Doris Jones
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
The Proud Family
2001
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
Emily Lincoln
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Ondine Burdett
Mama Flora's Family
1998
Mama Flora
The Outer Limits
1995
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
Touched by an Angel
1994
Abigail Peabody-Jackson
Sweet Justice
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
Castalia
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Mrs. Browne
B.L. Stryker
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
A Woman Called Moses
1978
Harriet Ross Tubman
King
1978
Coretta Scott King