Cicely Tyson
Known for: Acting
Born: December 19, 1924
Died: January 28, 2021
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
66 movies · 43 TV shows, newest first
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How It Feels to Be Free
2021
7.4
Cherish the Day
2020
7.0
A Fall from Grace
2020
4.5
Tamron Hall
2019
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The Other Boys of Summer
2019
6.7
Last Flag Flying
2017
6.0
Steve
2017
8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
5.6
Showing Roots
2016
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
7.0
Madam Secretary
2014
6.2
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
5.8
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
8.0
House of Cards
2013
5.1
Alex Cross
2012
8.2
The Help
2011
6.5
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
4.4
Relative Stranger
2009
5.7
Idlewild
2006
6.0
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
6.3
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
3.8
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
6.5
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
6.5
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
7.1
The Rosa Parks Story
2002
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Remembering Roots
2002
7.7
The Proud Family
2001
5.6
Jewel
2001
7.0
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
5.0
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
9.0
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
7.6
Mama Flora's Family
1998
6.4
Always Outnumbered
1998
5.8
Ms. Scrooge
1997
6.5
Hoodlum
1997
7.0
Blessed Assurance
1997
5.4
Riot
1997
6.5
Bridge of Time
1997
4.5
The Road to Galveston
1996
7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
19946.0
Sweet Justice
1994
4.5
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
6.8
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
3.8
House of Secrets
1993
7.5
When No One Would Listen
1992
6.3
Duplicates
1992
7.7
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
6.6
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
6.8
Heat Wave
1990
6.8
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
6.0
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
6.1
B.L. Stryker
1989
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
3.8
Intimate Encounters
1986
8.0
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
5.0
Acceptable Risks
1986NR
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
6.0
Playing with Fire
1985
10.0
Benny's Place
1982
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
7.4
The Marva Collins Story
1981
6.2
Bustin' Loose
1981
4.7
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
7.0
A Woman Called Moses
1978
6.6
King
1978
6.6
Wilma
1977
5.9
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
7.4
Roots
1977
7.0
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
6.0
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
5.5
The Blue Bird
1976
6.7
The River Niger
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
7.0
Dinah!
1974
6.6
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
6.8
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
7.5
Sounder
1972
8.0
Emergency!
1972
7.0
Neighbors
19715.1
Film '72
1971
6.0
Marriage: Year One
1971
4.8
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
6.2
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
5.5
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
7.5
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
6.1
The Comedians
1967
6.0
Cowboy in Africa
1967
7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
6.5
A Man Called Adam
1966
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
7.8
East Side/West Side
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961NR
A Morning For Jimmy
1960
6.9
The Last Angry Man
1959
6.9
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
5.5
Carib Gold
1956
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Tony Awards
1956
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
7.0
The Oscars
1953
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944