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Cicely Tyson
Actor

Cicely Tyson

1924New York City, New York, USA63 Movies38 TV Shows

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.

Filmography

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63 titles
How It Feels to Be Free
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Self (archival footage)

How It Feels to Be Free

2021
A Fall from Grace
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Alice
7.0

A Fall from Grace

2020
The Other Boys of Summer
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Narrator

The Other Boys of Summer

2019
Last Flag Flying
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Mrs. Hightower
6.8

Last Flag Flying

2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
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Self
8.0

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

2016
Showing Roots
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Hattie
5.6

Showing Roots

2016
The Trip to Bountiful
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Mrs. Watts
6.0

The Trip to Bountiful

2014
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
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Mama Kay
5.8

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

2013
Alex Cross
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Nana Mama
5.1

Alex Cross

2012
The Help
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Constantine Jefferson
8.2

The Help

2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
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Ola
6.5

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010
Relative Stranger
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Pearl
4.4

Relative Stranger

2009
Idlewild
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Mother Hopkins
5.6

Idlewild

2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
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Celine
4.0

Fat Rose and Squeaky

2006
Madea's Family Reunion
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Myrtle
6.4

Madea's Family Reunion

2006
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
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Myrtle
6.6

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
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Gloria Dump
6.5

Because of Winn-Dixie

2005
The Rosa Parks Story
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Leona Edwards McCauley
7.0

The Rosa Parks Story

2002
Remembering Roots
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Self

Remembering Roots

2002
Jewel
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Cathedral
5.9

Jewel

2001
A Lesson Before Dying
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Tante Lou
4.8

A Lesson Before Dying

1999
Always Outnumbered
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Luvia
6.3

Always Outnumbered

1998
Ms. Scrooge
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Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
5.6

Ms. Scrooge

1997
Hoodlum
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Stephanie St. Clair
6.4

Hoodlum

1997
Blessed Assurance
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Vesta Lotte Battle

Blessed Assurance

1997
Riot
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Maggie
5.0

Riot

1997
Bridge of Time
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Guardian
6.0

Bridge of Time

1997
The Road to Galveston
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Jordan Roosevelt
3.0

The Road to Galveston

1996
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
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Castralia
5.4

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994
House of Secrets
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Evangeline
2.3

House of Secrets

1993
When No One Would Listen
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Sarah

When No One Would Listen

1992
Duplicates
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Dr. Randolph
5.9

Duplicates

1992
Fried Green Tomatoes
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Sipsey
7.7

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
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Etta Mercer
6.6

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990
Heat Wave
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Ruthana Richardson
6.2

Heat Wave

1990
The Women of Brewster Place
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Mrs. Browne
6.6

The Women of Brewster Place

1989
Intimate Encounters
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Dr. Claire Dalton
2.7

Intimate Encounters

1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
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Muriel

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1986
Acceptable Risks
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Janet Framm
4.2

Acceptable Risks

1986
Playing with Fire
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Carol Phillips
6.0

Playing with Fire

1985
Benny's Place
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Odessa
10.0

Benny's Place

1982
Night of 100 Stars
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Self
6.7

Night of 100 Stars

1982
The Marva Collins Story
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Marva Collins
7.4

The Marva Collins Story

1981
Bustin' Loose
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Vivian Perry
6.1

Bustin' Loose

1981
The Concorde... Airport '79
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Elaine
4.7

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979
Wilma
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Blanche Rudolph
6.3

Wilma

1977
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
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Sweets
5.4

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977
Just an Old Sweet Song
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Priscilla Simmons
7.0

Just an Old Sweet Song

1976
Everybody Rides the Carousel
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Self - Introducer
5.8

Everybody Rides the Carousel

1976
The Blue Bird
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Tylette
5.3

The Blue Bird

1976
The River Niger
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Mattie Williams
6.8

The River Niger

1976
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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Jane Pittman
6.6

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974
Free to Be… You and Me
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Self
6.7

Free to Be… You and Me

1974
Sounder
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Rebecca Morgan
7.5

Sounder

1972
Neighbors
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Vicky Gunther

Neighbors

1971
Marriage: Year One
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Emma Teasley
6.0

Marriage: Year One

1971
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

1969
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Portia Copeland
7.5

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1968
The Comedians
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Marie Therese
6.1

The Comedians

1967
A Man Called Adam
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Claudia Ferguson
6.2

A Man Called Adam

1966
The Last Angry Man
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Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
6.9

The Last Angry Man

1959
Odds Against Tomorrow
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Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
6.8

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959
Carib Gold
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Dottie
4.0

Carib Gold

1956
Television

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38 titles
Cherish the Day
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Miss Luma Lee Langston
7.4

Cherish the Day

2020
Tamron Hall
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Self - Guest
4.9

Tamron Hall

2019
How to Get Away with Murder
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Ophelia Harkness
7.8

How to Get Away with Murder

2014
Madam Secretary
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Flo Avery
7.0

Madam Secretary

2014
House of Cards
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Doris Jones
8.0

House of Cards

2013
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
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3.0

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005
The Proud Family
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Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
7.7

The Proud Family

2001
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
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Emily Lincoln
7.0

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Ondine Burdett
7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
The Outer Limits
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Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
7.7

The Outer Limits

1995
Touched by an Angel
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Abigail Peabody-Jackson
7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
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Castalia
5.0

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994
The Women of Brewster Place
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Mrs. Browne
5.0

The Women of Brewster Place

1989
B.L. Stryker
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6.0

B.L. Stryker

1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Self - Guest
5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
A Woman Called Moses
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Harriet Ross Tubman
7.0

A Woman Called Moses

1978
King
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Coretta Scott King
6.4

King

1978
Roots
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Binta
7.4

Roots

1977
Saturday Night Live
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Self - Host
7.0

Saturday Night Live

1975
People's Choice Awards
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Self - Presenter
9.2

People's Choice Awards

1975
Dinah!
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Self
6.7

Dinah!

1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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Self
6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
Emergency!
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Mrs. Johnson
7.9

Emergency!

1972
The Flip Wilson Show
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Self
4.6

The Flip Wilson Show

1970
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
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Betty Kelly
6.0

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969
The Bill Cosby Show
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Mildred Hermosa
5.4

The Bill Cosby Show

1969
Cowboy in Africa
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Julie Anderson
5.0

Cowboy in Africa

1967
Judd for the Defense
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7.5

Judd for the Defense

1967
Mission: Impossible
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Alma Ross
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966
The F.B.I.
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Julie Harmon
5.4

The F.B.I.

1965
East Side/West Side
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7.8

East Side/West Side

1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Self
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Mike Douglas Show
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Self
5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Naked City
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Darlene Knox
5.5

Naked City

1958
Gunsmoke
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Rachel Biggs
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955
The Oscars
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Self
7.1

The Oscars

1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Marva Collins
8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
Golden Globe Awards
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Self - Presenter
7.2

Golden Globe Awards

1944