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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Saturday Night Live

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Steve

Golden Globe Awards

Tony Awards

All Movies (66)

• How It Feels to Be Free2021 · as Self (archival footage)
• A Fall from Grace2020 · as Alice
• The Other Boys of Summer2019 · as Narrator
• Last Flag Flying2017 · as Mrs. Hightower
• Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016 · as Self
• Showing Roots2016 · as Hattie
• The Trip to Bountiful2014 · as Mrs. Watts
• The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia2013 · as Mama Kay
• Alex Cross2012 · as Nana Mama
• The Help2011 · as Constantine Jefferson
• Why Did I Get Married Too?2010 · as Ola
• Relative Stranger2009 · as Pearl
• Idlewild2006 · as Mother Hopkins
• Fat Rose and Squeaky2006 · as Celine
• Madea's Family Reunion2006 · as Myrtle
• Diary of a Mad Black Woman2005 · as Myrtle
• Because of Winn-Dixie2005 · as Gloria Dump
• The Rosa Parks Story2002 · as Leona Edwards McCauley
• Remembering Roots2002 · as Self
• Jewel2001 · as Cathedral
• A Lesson Before Dying1999 · as Tante Lou
• Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes1998 · as Self
• Always Outnumbered1998 · as Luvia
• Ms. Scrooge1997 · as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
• Hoodlum1997 · as Stephanie St. Clair
• Blessed Assurance1997 · as Vesta Lotte Battle
• Riot1997 · as Maggie
• Bridge of Time1997 · as Guardian
• The Road to Galveston1996 · as Jordan Roosevelt
• Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All1994 · as Castralia
• House of Secrets1993 · as Evangeline
• When No One Would Listen1992 · as Sarah
• Duplicates1992 · as Dr. Randolph
• Fried Green Tomatoes1991 · as Sipsey
• The Kid Who Loved Christmas1990 · as Etta Mercer
• Heat Wave1990 · as Ruthana Richardson
• The Women of Brewster Place1989 · as Mrs. Browne
• The Women of Brewster Place1989
• Intimate Encounters1986 · as Dr. Claire Dalton
• Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story1986 · as Muriel
• Acceptable Risks1986 · as Janet Framm
• Playing with Fire1985 · as Carol Phillips
• Benny's Place1982 · as Odessa
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• The Marva Collins Story1981 · as Marva Collins
• Bustin' Loose1981 · as Vivian Perry
• The Concorde... Airport '791979 · as Elaine
• Wilma1977 · as Blanche Rudolph
• A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich1977 · as Sweets
• Just an Old Sweet Song1976 · as Priscilla Simmons
• Everybody Rides the Carousel1976 · as Self - Introducer
• The Blue Bird1976 · as Tylette
• The River Niger1976 · as Mattie Williams
• The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman1974 · as Jane Pittman
• Free to Be… You and Me1974 · as Self
• Sounder1972 · as Rebecca Morgan
• Neighbors1971 · as Vicky Gunther
• Marriage: Year One1971 · as Emma Teasley
• To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words1969
• The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter1968 · as Portia Copeland
• The Comedians1967 · as Marie Therese
• A Man Called Adam1966 · as Claudia Ferguson
• A Morning For Jimmy1960 · as Sister
• The Last Angry Man1959 · as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
• Odds Against Tomorrow1959 · as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
• Carib Gold1956 · as Dottie

All TV Shows (47)

• Cherish the Day2020 · as Miss Luma Lee Langston
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• Steve2017 · as Self
• How to Get Away with Murder2014 · as Ophelia Harkness
• Madam Secretary2014 · as Flo Avery
• House of Cards2013 · as Doris Jones
• The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer2005
• The Proud Family2001 · as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
• Aftershock: Earthquake in New York1999 · as Emily Lincoln
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Ondine Burdett
• Mama Flora's Family1998 · as Mama Flora
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
• Sweet Justice1994
• Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All1994 · as Castalia
• The Women of Brewster Place1989 · as Mrs. Browne
• B.L. Stryker1989
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• A Woman Called Moses1978 · as Harriet Ross Tubman
• King1978 · as Coretta Scott King
• Roots1977 · as Binta
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Presenter
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• Emergency!1972 · as Mrs. Johnson
• Film '721971 · as Self
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father1969 · as Betty Kelly
• The Bill Cosby Show1969 · as Mildred Hermosa
• Cowboy in Africa1967 · as Julie Anderson
• Judd, for the Defense1967
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Alma Ross
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Julie Harmon
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Lainey Harber
• East Side/West Side1963
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Naked City1958 · as Darlene Knox
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Host
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Co-Host
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Rachel Biggs
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Marva Collins
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter