How It Feels to Be Free
2021 · Movie
as Self (archival footage)
Cicely Tyson
1924-12-19
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cicely Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
A Fall from Grace
2020 · Movie
as Alice
Cherish the Day
2020 · TV Show
as Miss Luma Lee Langston
The Other Boys of Summer
2019 · Movie
as Narrator
Tamron Hall
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Last Flag Flying
2017 · Movie
as Mrs. Hightower
Steve
2017 · TV Show
as Self
Showing Roots
2016 · Movie
as Hattie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Movie
as Self
The Trip to Bountiful
2014 · Movie
as Mrs. Watts
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV Show
as Ophelia Harkness
Madam Secretary
2014 · TV Show
as Flo Avery
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013 · Movie
as Mama Kay
House of Cards
2013 · TV Show
as Doris Jones
Alex Cross
2012 · Movie
as Nana Mama
The Help
2011 · Movie
as Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Movie
as Ola
Relative Stranger
2009 · Movie
as Pearl
Idlewild
2006 · Movie
as Mother Hopkins
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · Movie
as Myrtle
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006 · Movie
as Celine
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · Movie
as Gloria Dump
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · Movie
as Myrtle
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005 · TV Show
The Rosa Parks Story
2002 · Movie
as Leona Edwards McCauley
Remembering Roots
2002 · Movie
as Self
Jewel
2001 · Movie
as Cathedral
The Proud Family
2001 · TV Show
as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
A Lesson Before Dying
1999 · Movie
as Tante Lou
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Ondine Burdett
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999 · TV Show
as Emily Lincoln
Always Outnumbered
1998 · Movie
as Luvia
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 · Movie
as Self
Mama Flora's Family
1998 · TV Show
as Mama Flora
Hoodlum
1997 · Movie
as Stephanie St. Clair
Ms. Scrooge
1997 · Movie
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Blessed Assurance
1997 · Movie
as Vesta Lotte Battle
Riot
1997 · Movie
as Maggie
Bridge of Time
1997 · Movie
as Guardian
The Road to Galveston
1996 · Movie
as Jordan Roosevelt
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Movie
as Castralia
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Sweet Justice
1994 · TV Show
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · TV Show
as Castalia
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
House of Secrets
1993 · Movie
as Evangeline
Duplicates
1992 · Movie
as Dr. Randolph
When No One Would Listen
1992 · Movie
as Sarah
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Movie
as Sipsey
Heat Wave
1990 · Movie
as Ruthana Richardson
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · Movie
as Etta Mercer
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · Movie
as Mrs. Browne
B.L. Stryker
1989 · TV Show
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · TV Show
as Mrs. Browne
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986 · Movie
as Muriel
Acceptable Risks
1986 · Movie
as Janet Framm
Intimate Encounters
1986 · Movie
as Dr. Claire Dalton
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An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986 · Movie
Playing with Fire
1985 · Movie
as Carol Phillips
Benny's Place
1982 · Movie
as Odessa
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
as Self
Bustin' Loose
1981 · Movie
as Vivian Perry
The Marva Collins Story
1981 · Movie
as Marva Collins
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979 · Movie
as Elaine
King
1978 · TV Show
as Coretta Scott King
A Woman Called Moses
1978 · TV Show
as Harriet Ross Tubman
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · Movie
as Sweets
Wilma
1977 · Movie
as Blanche Rudolph
Roots
1977 · TV Show
as Binta
The River Niger
1976 · Movie
as Mattie Williams
The Blue Bird
1976 · Movie
as Tylette
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976 · Movie
as Priscilla Simmons
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976 · Movie
as Self - Introducer
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Movie
as Jane Pittman
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 · Movie
as Self
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · TV Show
as Self
Sounder
1972 · Movie
as Rebecca Morgan
Emergency!
1972 · TV Show
as Mrs. Johnson
Marriage: Year One
1971 · Movie
as Emma Teasley
Neighbors
1971 · Movie
as Vicky Gunther
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Film '72
1971 · TV Show
as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · TV Show
as Self
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969 · Movie
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · TV Show
as Mildred Hermosa
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · TV Show
as Betty Kelly
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968 · Movie
as Portia Copeland
The Comedians
1967 · Movie
as Marie Therese
Judd, for the Defense
1967 · TV Show
Cowboy in Africa
1967 · TV Show
as Julie Anderson
A Man Called Adam
1966 · Movie
as Claudia Ferguson
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
as Alma Ross
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Julie Harmon, Lainey Harber
East Side/West Side
1963 · TV Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Co-Host
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A Morning For Jimmy
1960 · Movie
as Sister
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
The Last Angry Man
1959 · Movie
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
as Darlene Knox
Carib Gold
1956 · Movie
as Dottie
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Self - Co-Host, Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Rachel Biggs
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Marva Collins
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
