Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born December 19, 1924
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.
MovieHow It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
TVCherish the Day
2020
as Miss Luma Lee Langston
MovieA Fall from Grace
2020
as Alice
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Other Boys of Summer
2019
as Narrator
MovieLast Flag Flying
2017
as Mrs. Hightower
TVSteve
2017
as Self
MovieMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
as Self
MovieShowing Roots
2016
as Hattie
TVHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Ophelia Harkness
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as Flo Avery
MovieThe Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Mrs. Watts
MovieThe Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
as Mama Kay
TVHouse of Cards
2013
as Doris Jones
MovieAlex Cross
2012
as Nana Mama
MovieThe Help
2011
as Constantine Jefferson
MovieWhy Did I Get Married Too?
2010
as Ola
MovieRelative Stranger
2009
as Pearl
MovieIdlewild
2006
as Mother Hopkins
MovieFat Rose and Squeaky
2006
as Celine
MovieMadea's Family Reunion
2006
as Myrtle
TVThe Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
MovieDiary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
as Myrtle
MovieBecause of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Gloria Dump
MovieThe Rosa Parks Story
2002
as Leona Edwards McCauley
MovieRemembering Roots
2002
as Self
TVThe Proud Family
2001
as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
MovieJewel
2001
as Cathedral
TVAftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
as Emily Lincoln
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ondine Burdett
MovieA Lesson Before Dying
1999
as Tante Lou
MovieMoments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
as Self
TVMama Flora's Family
1998
as Mama Flora
MovieAlways Outnumbered
1998
as Luvia
MovieMs. Scrooge
1997
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
MovieHoodlum
1997
as Stephanie St. Clair
MovieBlessed Assurance
1997
as Vesta Lotte Battle
MovieRiot
1997
as Maggie
MovieBridge of Time
1997
as Guardian
MovieThe Road to Galveston
1996
as Jordan Roosevelt
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
Sweet Justice
1994
MovieOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
as Castralia
TVOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
as Castalia
MovieHouse of Secrets
1993
as Evangeline
MovieWhen No One Would Listen
1992
as Sarah
MovieDuplicates
1992
as Dr. Randolph
MovieFried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Sipsey
MovieThe Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Etta Mercer
MovieHeat Wave
1990
as Ruthana Richardson
MovieThe Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Mrs. Browne
TVThe Women of Brewster Place
1989
as Mrs. Browne
TVB.L. Stryker
1989
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieIntimate Encounters
1986
as Dr. Claire Dalton
MovieSamaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Muriel
MovieAcceptable Risks
1986
as Janet Framm
MoviePlaying with Fire
1985
as Carol Phillips
MovieBenny's Place
1982
as Odessa
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieThe Marva Collins Story
1981
as Marva Collins
MovieBustin' Loose
1981
as Vivian Perry
MovieThe Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Elaine
TVA Woman Called Moses
1978
as Harriet Ross Tubman
TVKing
1978
as Coretta Scott King
MovieWilma
1977
as Blanche Rudolph
MovieA Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
as Sweets
TVRoots
1977
as Binta
MovieJust an Old Sweet Song
1976
as Priscilla Simmons
MovieEverybody Rides the Carousel
1976
as Self - Introducer
MovieThe Blue Bird
1976
as Tylette
MovieThe River Niger
1976
as Mattie Williams
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Jane Pittman
MovieFree to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieSounder
1972
as Rebecca Morgan
TVEmergency!
1972
as Mrs. Johnson
MovieNeighbors
1971
as Vicky Gunther
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieMarriage: Year One
1971
as Emma Teasley
TVThe Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
TVThe Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Betty Kelly
TVThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mildred Hermosa
MovieTo Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
MovieThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
as Portia Copeland
MovieThe Comedians
1967
as Marie Therese
TVCowboy in Africa
1967
as Julie Anderson
TVJudd, for the Defense
1967
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Alma Ross
MovieA Man Called Adam
1966
as Claudia Ferguson
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Julie Harmon
TVEast Side/West Side
1963
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
A Morning For Jimmy
1960
as Sister
MovieThe Last Angry Man
1959
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
MovieOdds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
TVNaked City
1958
as Darlene Knox
MovieCarib Gold
1956
as Dottie
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Rachel Biggs
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Marva Collins
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
