Cicely Tyson

Known for: Acting
Born: December 19, 1924, New York City, New York, USA
Died: January 28, 2021
Movies: 66

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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Best-Known Movies

8.2

The Help

2011

7.7

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

7.0

A Fall from Grace

2020

5.1

Alex Cross

2012

5.8

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

2013

6.7

Last Flag Flying

2017

6.5

Hoodlum

1997

6.5

Because of Winn-Dixie

2005

6.5

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

6.3

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

Filmography

2021	How It Feels to Be Free	Self (archival footage)
2020	A Fall from Grace	Alice
2019	The Other Boys of Summer	Narrator
2017	Last Flag Flying	Mrs. Hightower
2016	Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise	Self
2016	Showing Roots	Hattie
2014	The Trip to Bountiful	Mrs. Watts
2013	The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia	Mama Kay
2012	Alex Cross	Nana Mama
2011	The Help	Constantine Jefferson
2010	Why Did I Get Married Too?	Ola
2009	Relative Stranger	Pearl
2006	Idlewild	Mother Hopkins
2006	Fat Rose and Squeaky	Celine
2006	Madea's Family Reunion	Myrtle
2005	Diary of a Mad Black Woman	Myrtle
2005	Because of Winn-Dixie	Gloria Dump
2002	The Rosa Parks Story	Leona Edwards McCauley
2002	Remembering Roots	Self
2001	Jewel	Cathedral
1999	A Lesson Before Dying	Tante Lou
1998	Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes	Self
1998	Always Outnumbered	Luvia
1997	Ms. Scrooge	Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997	Hoodlum	Stephanie St. Clair
1997	Blessed Assurance	Vesta Lotte Battle
1997	Riot	Maggie
1997	Bridge of Time	Guardian
1996	The Road to Galveston	Jordan Roosevelt
1994	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All	Castralia
1993	House of Secrets	Evangeline
1992	When No One Would Listen	Sarah
1992	Duplicates	Dr. Randolph
1991	Fried Green Tomatoes	Sipsey
1990	The Kid Who Loved Christmas	Etta Mercer
1990	Heat Wave	Ruthana Richardson
1989	The Women of Brewster Place	Mrs. Browne
1986	Intimate Encounters	Dr. Claire Dalton
1986	Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story	Muriel
1986	Acceptable Risks	Janet Framm
1986	An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1985	Playing with Fire	Carol Phillips
1982	Benny's Place	Odessa
1982	Night of 100 Stars	Self
1981	The Marva Collins Story	Marva Collins
1981	Bustin' Loose	Vivian Perry
1979	The Concorde... Airport '79	Elaine
1977	Wilma	Blanche Rudolph
1977	A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich	Sweets
1976	Just an Old Sweet Song	Priscilla Simmons
1976	Everybody Rides the Carousel	Self - Introducer
1976	The Blue Bird	Tylette
1976	The River Niger	Mattie Williams
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	Jane Pittman
1974	Free to Be… You and Me	Self
1972	Sounder	Rebecca Morgan
1971	Neighbors	Vicky Gunther
1971	Marriage: Year One	Emma Teasley
1969	To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1968	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter	Portia Copeland
1967	The Comedians	Marie Therese
1966	A Man Called Adam	Claudia Ferguson
1960	A Morning For Jimmy	Sister
1959	The Last Angry Man	Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
1959	Odds Against Tomorrow	Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
1956	Carib Gold	Dottie

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