Cicely Tyson

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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.

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Known For

The Help

Constantine Jefferson

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Ondine Burdett

House of Cards

Doris Jones

How to Get Away with Murder

Ophelia Harkness

Fried Green Tomatoes

Sipsey

A Fall from Grace

Alice

Alex Cross

Nana Mama

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

Mama Kay

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2021	How It Feels to Be Free MOVIE	Self (archival footage)
2020	Cherish the Day TV	Miss Luma Lee Langston
2020	A Fall from Grace MOVIE	Alice
2019	Tamron Hall TV	Self - Guest
2019	The Other Boys of Summer MOVIE	Narrator
2017	Last Flag Flying MOVIE	Mrs. Hightower
2016	Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise MOVIE	Self
2016	Showing Roots MOVIE	Hattie
2014	How to Get Away with Murder TV	Ophelia Harkness
2014	Madam Secretary TV	Flo Avery
2014	The Trip to Bountiful MOVIE	Mrs. Watts
2013	The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia MOVIE	Mama Kay
2013	House of Cards TV	Doris Jones
2012	Alex Cross MOVIE	Nana Mama
2011	The Help MOVIE	Constantine Jefferson
2010	Why Did I Get Married Too? MOVIE	Ola
2009	Relative Stranger MOVIE	Pearl
2006	Idlewild MOVIE	Mother Hopkins
2006	Fat Rose and Squeaky MOVIE	Celine
2006	Madea's Family Reunion MOVIE	Myrtle
2005	The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer TV	Self
2005	Diary of a Mad Black Woman MOVIE	Myrtle
2005	Because of Winn-Dixie MOVIE	Gloria Dump
2002	The Rosa Parks Story MOVIE	Leona Edwards McCauley
2002	Remembering Roots MOVIE	Self
2001	The Proud Family TV	Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
2001	Jewel MOVIE	Cathedral
1999	Aftershock: Earthquake in New York TV	Emily Lincoln
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	Ondine Burdett
1999	A Lesson Before Dying MOVIE	Tante Lou
1998	Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes MOVIE	Self
1998	Mama Flora's Family TV	Mama Flora
1998	Always Outnumbered MOVIE	Luvia
1997	Ms. Scrooge MOVIE	Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997	Hoodlum MOVIE	Stephanie St. Clair
1997	Blessed Assurance MOVIE	Vesta Lotte Battle
1997	Riot MOVIE	Maggie
1997	Bridge of Time MOVIE	Guardian
1996	The Road to Galveston MOVIE	Jordan Roosevelt
1995	The Outer Limits TV	Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
1994	Touched by an Angel TV	Abigail Peabody-Jackson
1994	Sweet Justice TV	Self
1994	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All MOVIE	Castralia
1994	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All TV	Castalia
1993	House of Secrets MOVIE	Evangeline
1992	When No One Would Listen MOVIE	Sarah
1992	Duplicates MOVIE	Dr. Randolph
1991	Fried Green Tomatoes MOVIE	Sipsey
1990	The Kid Who Loved Christmas MOVIE	Etta Mercer
1990	Heat Wave MOVIE	Ruthana Richardson
1989	The Women of Brewster Place MOVIE	Mrs. Browne
1989	The Women of Brewster Place MOVIE	Self
1989	The Women of Brewster Place TV	Mrs. Browne
1989	B.L. Stryker TV	Self
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV	Self - Guest
1986	Intimate Encounters MOVIE	Dr. Claire Dalton
1986	Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story MOVIE	Muriel
1986	Acceptable Risks MOVIE	Janet Framm
1985	Playing with Fire MOVIE	Carol Phillips
1982	Benny's Place MOVIE	Odessa
1982	Night of 100 Stars MOVIE	Self
1981	The Marva Collins Story MOVIE	Marva Collins
1981	Bustin' Loose MOVIE	Vivian Perry
1979	The Concorde... Airport '79 MOVIE	Elaine
1978	A Woman Called Moses TV	Harriet Ross Tubman
1978	King TV	Coretta Scott King
1977	Wilma MOVIE	Blanche Rudolph
1977	A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich MOVIE	Sweets
1977	Roots TV	Binta
1976	Just an Old Sweet Song MOVIE	Priscilla Simmons
1976	Everybody Rides the Carousel MOVIE	Self - Introducer
1976	The Blue Bird MOVIE	Tylette
1976	The River Niger MOVIE	Mattie Williams
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Host
1975	People's Choice Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1974	Dinah! TV	Self
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman MOVIE	Jane Pittman
1974	Free to Be… You and Me MOVIE	Self
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV	Self
1972	Sounder MOVIE	Rebecca Morgan
1972	Emergency! TV	Mrs. Johnson
1971	Neighbors MOVIE	Vicky Gunther
1971	Film '72 TV	Self
1971	Marriage: Year One MOVIE	Emma Teasley
1970	The Flip Wilson Show TV	Self
1969	The Courtship of Eddie's Father TV	Betty Kelly
1969	The Bill Cosby Show TV	Mildred Hermosa
1969	To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words MOVIE	Self
1968	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter MOVIE	Portia Copeland
1967	The Comedians MOVIE	Marie Therese
1967	Cowboy in Africa TV	Julie Anderson
1967	Judd for the Defense TV	Self
1966	Mission: Impossible TV	Alma Ross
1966	A Man Called Adam MOVIE	Claudia Ferguson
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Julie Harmon
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Lainey Harber
1963	East Side/West Side TV	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self - Co-Host
1960	A Morning For Jimmy MOVIE	Sister
1959	The Last Angry Man MOVIE	Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
1959	Odds Against Tomorrow MOVIE	Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
1958	Naked City TV	Darlene Knox
1956	Carib Gold MOVIE	Dottie
1956	Tony Awards TV	Self - Host
1956	Tony Awards TV	Self - Co-Host
1956	Tony Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1955	Gunsmoke TV	Rachel Biggs
1953	The Oscars TV	Self
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame TV	Marva Collins
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self - Presenter

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