Cicely Tyson
Age: 96 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1924-12-19 03:21:30
Death: 2021-01-28 03:21:30
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 50
TV Involvements: 20
Most Famous Work
Biography
Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem, New York City, where she was raised by her devoutly religious parents, from the Caribbean island of Nevis. Her mother, Theodosia, was a domestic, and her father, William Tyson, was a carpenter and painter. 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). 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), which earned her two Emmy Awards. She also appeared in the television miniseries Roots (1977), King (1978) and A Woman Called Moses (1978). While Cicely has not appeared steadily onscreen because of her loyalty 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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Ondine Burdett
How to Get Away with Murder
(2014) Ophelia Harkness
Madam Secretary
(2014) Flo Avery
House of Cards
(2013) Doris Jones
The Help
(2011) Constantine Jefferson
Gunsmoke
(1955) Rachel Biggs
Roots
(1977) Binta
Tony Awards
(1956) Self - Co-HostActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Self (archival footage) | |
| 2020 | Miss Luma Lee Langston | |
| Alice | ||
| 2019 | Self - Guest | |
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2017 | Mrs. Hightower | |
| 2016 | Herself | |
| Hattie | ||
| 2014 | Ophelia Harkness | |
| Flo Avery | ||
| Mrs. Watts | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2013 | Mama Kay | |
| Doris Jones | ||
| 2012 | Nana Mama | |
| 2011 | Constantine Jefferson | |
| 2010 | Ola | |
| 2009 | Pearl | |
| 2006 | Mother Hopkins | |
| Celine | ||
| Myrtle | ||
| 2005 | N/A | |
| Myrtle | ||
| Gloria Dump | ||
| 2002 | Leona Edwards McCauley | |
| 2001 | Cathedral | |
| 1999 | Emily Lincoln | |
| Ondine Burdett | ||
| Tante Lou | ||
| 1998 | Mama Flora | |
| Luvia | ||
| 1997 | Ms. Ebenita Scrooge | |
| Stephanie St. Clair | ||
| Vesta Lotte Battle | ||
| 1996 | Jordan Roosevelt | |
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1994 | N/A | |
| Castalia | ||
| Castralia | ||
| 1993 | Evangeline | |
| 1992 | Dr. Randolph | |
| 1991 | Sipsey | |
| 1990 | Etta Mercer | |
| Ruthana Richardson | ||
| 1989 | N/A | |
| Mrs. Browne | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1988 | Self - Guest | |
| 1986 | Dr. Claire Dalton | |
| Muriel | ||
| Janet Framm | ||
| 1985 | Carol Phillips | |
| 1982 | Odessa | |
| Self | ||
| 1981 | Marva Collins | |
| Vivian Perry | ||
| 1979 | Elaine | |
| 1978 | Harriet Ross Tubman | |
| Coretta Scott King | ||
| Sweets | ||
| 1977 | Blanche Rudolph | |
| Binta | ||
| 1976 | Priscilla Simmons | |
| Mattie Williams | ||
| Tylette | ||
| 1975 | Self - Host / Wilma Bass / Various | |
| 1974 | Self | |
| Jane Pittman | ||
| 1973 | Self | |
| 1972 | Rebecca Morgan | |
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Emma Teasley | ||
| 1970 | Self | |
| 1969 | Mildred Hermosa | |
| N/A | ||
| 1968 | Portia Copeland | |
| 1967 | Marie Therese | |
| N/A | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| Claudia Ferguson | ||
| 1965 | Lainey Harber | |
| Julie Harmon | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| 1960 | Sister | |
| 1959 | Girl Left on Porch (uncredited) | |
| Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| 1958 | Darlene Knox | |
| 1957 | Dottie | |
| 1956 | Self - Co-Host | |
| Self - Host | ||
| 1955 | Rachel Biggs | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| 1951 | Marva Collins | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
