Cicely Tyson
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.

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Top 10 collaborators

Roles

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A Fall from Grace (2020)
Alice
The Other Boys of Summer (2019)
Narrator
Last Flag Flying (2017)
Mrs. Hightower
Showing Roots (2016)
Hattie
The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
Mrs. Watts
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
Mama Kay
Alex Cross (2012)
Nana Mama
The Help (2011)
Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
Ola
Relative Stranger (2009)
Pearl
Idlewild (2006)
Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)
Celine
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Myrtle
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Gloria Dump
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Leona Edwards McCauley
Jewel (2001)
Cathedral
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
Tante Lou
Always Outnumbered (1998)
Luvia
Ms. Scrooge (1997)
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Hoodlum (1997)
Stephanie St. Clair
Blessed Assurance (1997)
Vesta Lotte Battle
The Road to Galveston (1996)
Jordan Roosevelt
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
Castralia
House of Secrets (1993)
Evangeline
Duplicates (1992)
Dr. Randolph
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Sipsey
The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
Etta Mercer
Heat Wave (1990)
Ruthana Richardson
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Mrs. Browne
Intimate Encounters (1986)
Dr. Claire Dalton
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
Muriel
Acceptable Risks (1986)
Janet Framm
Playing with Fire (1985)
Carol Phillips
Benny's Place (1982)
Odessa
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
Marva Collins
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Vivian Perry
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
Elaine
Wilma (1977)
Blanche Rudolph
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)
Sweets
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
Priscilla Simmons
The Blue Bird (1976)
Tylette
The River Niger (1976)
Mattie Williams
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Jane Pittman
Sounder (1972)
Rebecca Morgan
Neighbors (1971)
Marriage: Year One (1971)
Emma Teasley
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words (1969)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Portia Copeland
The Comedians (1967)
Marie Therese
A Man Called Adam (1966)
Claudia Ferguson
A Morning For Jimmy (1960)
Sister
The Last Angry Man (1959)
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Carib Gold (1957)
Dottie

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