
Cicely Tyson
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1924-12-19
- Died
- 2021-01-28
- 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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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ondine Burdett

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Self - Co-Host / Self - Presenter
TV Shows (43)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ondine Burdett

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Self - Co-Host / Self - Presenter

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Emergency!
1972
as Mrs. Johnson

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Ophelia Harkness

Steve
2017
as Self

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Alma Ross

House of Cards
2013
as Doris Jones

Madam Secretary
2014
as Flo Avery

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Abigail Peabody-Jackson

The F.B.I.
1965
as Julie Harmon / Lainey Harber

Naked City
1958
as Darlene Knox

The Outer Limits
1995
as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst

Gunsmoke
1955
as Rachel Biggs

Dinah!
1974
as Self

People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter

The Oscars
1953
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self

The Proud Family
2001
as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005

Roots
1977
as Binta

Judd, for the Defense
1967

The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mildred Hermosa

The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Betty Kelly

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Marva Collins

B.L. Stryker
1989
Sweet Justice
1994

Cherish the Day
2020
as Miss Luma Lee Langston

East Side/West Side
1963

Cowboy in Africa
1967
as Julie Anderson

Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Mama Flora

A Woman Called Moses
1978
as Harriet Ross Tubman

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
as Emily Lincoln

The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Mrs. Browne

King
1978
as Coretta Scott King

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
as Castalia
Movies (65)

The Help
2011
as Constantine Jefferson

Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Sipsey

Hoodlum
1997
as Stephanie St. Clair

A Fall from Grace
2020
as Alice

Alex Cross
2012
as Nana Mama

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
as Myrtle

Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as Myrtle

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
as Mama Kay

Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
as Ola

Last Flag Flying
2017
as Mrs. Hightower

Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Gloria Dump

The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Elaine

Sounder
1972
as Rebecca Morgan

Idlewild
2006
as Mother Hopkins

Remembering Roots
2002
as Self

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

The Blue Bird
1976
as Tylette

Marriage: Year One
1971
as Emma Teasley

The Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Mrs. Watts

A Man Called Adam
1966
as Claudia Ferguson

The Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Mrs. Browne

Duplicates
1992
as Dr. Randolph

The Road to Galveston
1996
as Jordan Roosevelt

Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self

A Lesson Before Dying
1999
as Tante Lou

Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
as Self - Introducer

The Comedians
1967
as Marie Therese

Showing Roots
2016
as Hattie

The Rosa Parks Story
2002
as Leona Edwards McCauley

The Marva Collins Story
1981
as Marva Collins

The Other Boys of Summer
2019
as Narrator

Carib Gold
1956
as Dottie

Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
as Celine

Always Outnumbered
1998
as Luvia

Intimate Encounters
1986
as Dr. Claire Dalton

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Jane Pittman

The Last Angry Man
1959
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

Playing with Fire
1985
as Carol Phillips

When No One Would Listen
1992
as Sarah

House of Secrets
1993
as Evangeline

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
as Portia Copeland

Jewel
2001
as Cathedral

Bustin' Loose
1981
as Vivian Perry

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Etta Mercer

How It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)

Riot
1997
as Maggie

Wilma
1977
as Blanche Rudolph

Ms. Scrooge
1997
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

Bridge of Time
1997
as Guardian

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
as Self

Heat Wave
1990
as Ruthana Richardson

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
as Castralia

Acceptable Risks
1986
as Janet Framm

Relative Stranger
2009
as Pearl

The River Niger
1976
as Mattie Williams

Blessed Assurance
1997
as Vesta Lotte Battle

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self

Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
as Priscilla Simmons

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Muriel

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
as Sweets
A Morning For Jimmy
1960
as Sister

Benny's Place
1982
as Odessa

Neighbors
1971
as Vicky Gunther

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
About 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. With 108 credits spanning from 1944 to 2021, Cicely Tyson has appeared in 65 films and 43 TV shows.
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- The Help (2011) — as Constantine Jefferson
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) — as Sipsey
- Hoodlum (1997) — as Stephanie St. Clair
- A Fall from Grace (2020) — as Alice
- Alex Cross (2012) — as Nana Mama
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