Personal Info
Known Credits
61
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1924-12-19 (101 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Сисели Тайсон
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 ...
Known For
Acting
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
2014 --
And the Oscar Goes To...
| Self (archive footage)
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
2001 --
Jewel
| Cathedral
1999 --
A Lesson Before Dying
| Tante Lou
1998 --
Always Outnumbered
| Luvia
1997 --
Ms. Scrooge
| Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997 --
Hoodlum
| Stephanie St. Clair
1997 --
Blessed Assurance
| Vesta Lotte Battle
1996 --
The Road to Galveston
| Jordan Roosevelt
1994 --
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
| Castralia
1993 --
House of Secrets
| Evangeline
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
|
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
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 --
The Blue Bird
| Tylette
1976 --
The River Niger
| Mattie Williams
1974 --
Free to Be… You and Me
| Self
1974 --
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
| Jane Pittman
1972 --
Sounder
| Rebecca Morgan
1971 --
Neighbors
|
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)
1957 --
Carib Gold
| Dottie