Cicely Tyson (

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Cicely Tyson

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Cicely Tyson

Birth Name:
Cicely Tyson

Date of Birth:
December 19, 1933,

Height:
5' 3½" (1.61 m)

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Cicely Tyson Biography

Cicely Tyson was raised in Harlem, New York by devoutly religious parents from the Caribbean island of Nevis. She was discovered by a fashion editor at Ebony magazine and, with her stunning looks, she quickly rose to the top of the modeling industry. In 1957, she began acting in Off-Broadway productions. She had small roles in feature films before she was cast as Portia in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) in 1968. Four years later, Cicely was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her sensational performance in the critically acclaimed film Sounder (1972). In 1974, she went on to portray a 110-year-old former slave in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) (TV), which earned her two Emmys. While Cicely has not appeared steadily onscreen because of her loyality to only portray strong, positive images of Black women, she is without a doubt one of the most talented, beautiful actresses to have ever graced the stage and screen.

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Cicely Tyson filmography

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1. Relative Stranger (2008)
TV Pearl

actress

2. The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
TV Leona Edwards McCauley

actress

3. Jewel (2001)
TV Cathedral

actress

4. The Price of Heaven (1997)
TV Vesta Battle

actress

5. The Road to Galveston (1996)
TV Jordan Roosevelt

actress

6. Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
TV Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave/Maid

actress

7. "Touched by an Angel" (1994)
Abby (1 episode, 2000)

actress

8. When No One Would Listen (1992)
TV Sarah

actress

9. Clippers (1991)
TV Donna

actress

10. Intimate Encounters (1986)
TV Dr. Claire Dalton

actress

11. Playing with Fire (1985)
TV Carol Phillips

actress

12. Benny's Place (1982)
TV Odessa

actress

13. The Body Human: Becoming a Woman (1981)
TV

actress

14. The Marva Collins Story (1981)
TV Marva Collins

actress

15. Bustin' Loose (1981)
Vivian Perry

actress

16. A Woman Called Moses (1978)
TV Harriet Ross Tubman

actress

17. A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978)
Sweets

actress

18. "King" (1978)
Coretta Scott King

actress

19. Wilma (1977)
TV Blanche Rudolph

actress

20. "Roots" (1977)
Binta (2 episodes, 1977)

actress

21. The Blue Bird (1976)
Tylette, The Cat

actress

22. Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
TV Priscilla Simmons

actress

23. Wednesday Night Out (1972)
TV

actress

24. Neighbors (1971)
TV

actress

25. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Portia

actress

26. A Man Called Adam (1966)
Claudia Ferguson

actress

27. "I Spy" (1965)
Princess Amara / (2 episodes, 1965-1966)

actress

28. "Naked City" (1958)
(1 episode, 1963)

actress

29. Carib Gold (1957)
uncredited

actress

30. "Frontiers of Faith"
Tony (1 episode)

actress

31. Alex Cross (2012)

32. The Haunting in Georgia (2012)

33. The Help (2011)

34. Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)

35. Rwanda Rising (2007)

36. The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007)
"30th Anniversary"

37. The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)

38. Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)

39. Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

40. Idlewild (2006)

41. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006)

42. Legends Ball (2006)

43. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)

44. The Making of 'Diary' (2005)

45. The Black Movie Awards (2005)

46. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

47. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

48. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

49. "Tavis Smiley" (2004)
2 episodes, 2005-2006

50. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002)

51. The Double Dutch Divas! (2001)
uncredited

52. Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)

53. A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

54. Mama Flora's Family (1998)

55. Always Outnumbered (1998)

56. CBS: The First 50 Years (1998)

57. Riot (1997)
segment "Homecoming Day"

58. Bridge of Time (1997)

59. Hoodlum (1997)

60. Ms. Scrooge (1997)

61. 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997)

62. Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996)

63. "A Century of Women" (1994)

64. "Sweet Justice" (1994)
unknown episodes, 1994-1995

65. House of Secrets (1993)

66. Duplicates (1992)

67. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

68. Heat Wave (1990)

69. The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)

70. The Women of Brewster Place (1989)

71. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988)

72. 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988)

73. 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987)

74. Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)

75. Acceptable Risks (1986)

76. Night of 100 Stars (1982)

77. The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980)

78. The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (1979)

79. The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979)

80. The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1979)

81. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978)

82. The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)

83. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977)

84. The River Niger (1976)

85. The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974)

86. Free to Be... You & Me (1974)

87. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974)

88. The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973)

89. Sounder (1972)

90. Marriage: Year One (1971)

91. The Comedians (1967)

92. "The F.B.I." (1965)
2 episodes, 1968-1969

93. "East Side/West Side" (1963)
26 episodes, 1963-1964

94. The Last Angry Man (1959)
uncredited

95. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
uncredited

96. "The Guiding Light" (1952)
unknown episodes, 1966

97. A Capitol Fourth (2004)
TV Herself

self

98. Remembering 'Roots' (2002)
V Herself - 'Binta Kinte'

self

99. 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002)
TV Herself

self

100. 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery (1998)
V Herself

self

101. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)
Herself (1 episode, 1997)

self

102. Flight to Freedom (1995)
Host

self

103. An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986)
TV Herself

self

104. The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984)
TV Herself

self

105. The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977)
TV Herself

self

106. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974)
TV Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography

self

107. "Intimate Portrait"
Narrator (1 episode, 2000)

self

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