Person
Cicely Tyson
Acting · 1924–2021 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Ondine Burdett
Steve
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Madam Secretary
Flo Avery
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
How to Get Away with Murder
Ophelia Harkness
House of Cards
Doris Jones
Emergency!
Mrs. Johnson
Filmography
- 2021How It Feels to Be FreeSelf (archival footage)
- 2020Cherish the DayMiss Luma Lee Langston
- 2020A Fall from GraceAlice
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019The Other Boys of SummerNarrator
- 2017Last Flag FlyingMrs. Hightower
- 2017SteveSelf
- 2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelf
- 2016Showing RootsHattie
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderOphelia Harkness
- 2014Madam SecretaryFlo Avery
- 2014The Trip to BountifulMrs. Watts
- 2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of GeorgiaMama Kay
- 2013House of CardsDoris Jones
- 2012Alex CrossNana Mama
- 2011The HelpConstantine Jefferson
- 2010Why Did I Get Married Too?Ola
- 2009Relative StrangerPearl
- 2006IdlewildMother Hopkins
- 2006Fat Rose and SqueakyCeline
- 2006Madea's Family ReunionMyrtle
- 2005The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
- 2005Diary of a Mad Black WomanMyrtle
- 2005Because of Winn-DixieGloria Dump
- 2002The Rosa Parks StoryLeona Edwards McCauley
- 2002Remembering RootsSelf
- 2001The Proud FamilyMrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
- 2001JewelCathedral
- 1999Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkEmily Lincoln
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitOndine Burdett
- 1999A Lesson Before DyingTante Lou
- 1998Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green TomatoesSelf
- 1998Mama Flora's FamilyMama Flora
- 1998Always OutnumberedLuvia
- 1997Ms. ScroogeMs. Ebenita Scrooge
- 1997HoodlumStephanie St. Clair
- 1997Blessed AssuranceVesta Lotte Battle
- 1997RiotMaggie
- 1997Bridge of TimeGuardian
- 1996The Road to GalvestonJordan Roosevelt
- 1995The Outer LimitsJustice Gretchen Parkhurst
- 1994Touched by an AngelAbigail Peabody-Jackson
- 1994Sweet Justice
- 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastralia
- 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastalia
- 1993House of SecretsEvangeline
- 1992When No One Would ListenSarah
- 1992DuplicatesDr. Randolph
- 1991Fried Green TomatoesSipsey
- 1990The Kid Who Loved ChristmasEtta Mercer
- 1990Heat WaveRuthana Richardson
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceMrs. Browne
- 1989The Women of Brewster PlaceMrs. Browne
- 1989B.L. Stryker
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1986Intimate EncountersDr. Claire Dalton
- 1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryMuriel
- 1986Acceptable RisksJanet Framm
- 1985Playing with FireCarol Phillips
- 1982Benny's PlaceOdessa
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
- 1981The Marva Collins StoryMarva Collins
- 1981Bustin' LooseVivian Perry
- 1979The Concorde... Airport '79Elaine
- 1978A Woman Called MosesHarriet Ross Tubman
- 1978KingCoretta Scott King
- 1977WilmaBlanche Rudolph
- 1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichSweets
- 1977RootsBinta
- 1976Just an Old Sweet SongPriscilla Simmons
- 1976Everybody Rides the CarouselSelf - Introducer
- 1976The Blue BirdTylette
- 1976The River NigerMattie Williams
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanJane Pittman
- 1974Free to Be… You and MeSelf
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
- 1972SounderRebecca Morgan
- 1972Emergency!Mrs. Johnson
- 1971NeighborsVicky Gunther
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971Marriage: Year OneEmma Teasley
- 1970The Flip Wilson ShowSelf
- 1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherBetty Kelly
- 1969The Bill Cosby ShowMildred Hermosa
- 1969To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
- 1968The Heart Is a Lonely HunterPortia Copeland
- 1967The ComediansMarie Therese
- 1967Cowboy in AfricaJulie Anderson
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleAlma Ross
- 1966A Man Called AdamClaudia Ferguson
- 1965The F.B.I.Julie Harmon
- 1963East Side/West Side
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1960A Morning For JimmySister
- 1959The Last Angry ManGirl Left on Porch (uncredited)
- 1959Odds Against TomorrowJazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
- 1958Naked CityDarlene Knox
- 1956Carib GoldDottie
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host
- 1955GunsmokeRachel Biggs
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMarva Collins
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
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