Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
19 Dec, 1924 (100 years old)
Death date
28 Jan, 2021
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
Acting
2020
A Fall from Grace
2017
Last Flag Flying
2013
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2012
Alex Cross
2011
The Help
2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2009
Relative Stranger
2006
Idlewild
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
2002
The Rosa Parks Story
2001
Jewel
1999
A Lesson Before Dying
1998
Always Outnumbered
1997
Hoodlum
1991
Fried Green Tomatoes
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
1981
Bustin' Loose
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79
1976
The River Niger
1976
The Blue Bird
1975
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1972
Sounder
1968
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1967
The Comedians
1966
A Man Called Adam
1959
The Last Angry Man
1959
Odds Against Tomorrow