Cicely Tyson
Biography
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
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
The Help
2011 · 8.2
House of Cards
2013 · 8.0
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986 · 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
Emergency!
1972 · 7.9
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · 7.8
East Side/West Side
1963 · 7.8
The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7
The Proud Family
2001 · 7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967 · 7.7
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · 7.7
Mission: Impossible
1966 · 7.6
Mama Flora's Family
1998 · 7.6
Sounder
1972 · 7.5
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968 · 7.5
When No One Would Listen
1992 · 7.5
Cherish the Day
2020 · 7.4
The Marva Collins Story
1981 · 7.4
Roots
1977 · 7.4
Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2
Madam Secretary
2014 · 7.0
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999 · 7.0
A Woman Called Moses
1978 · 7.0
The Rosa Parks Story
2002 · 7.0
Neighbors
1971 · 7.0
A Fall from Grace
2020 · 7.0
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · 6.9
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · 6.9
The Last Angry Man
1959 · 6.9
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · 6.8
Heat Wave
1990 · 6.8
Last Flag Flying
2017 · 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955 · 6.7
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · 6.7
The River Niger
1976 · 6.7
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · 6.6
King
1978 · 6.6
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · 6.6
Wilma
1977 · 6.6
Hoodlum
1997 · 6.5
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · 6.5
A Man Called Adam
1966 · 6.5
Bridge of Time
1997 · 6.5
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · 6.5
Always Outnumbered
1998 · 6.4
Duplicates
1992 · 6.3
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · 6.3
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · 6.2
Bustin' Loose
1981 · 6.2
B.L. Stryker
1989 · 6.1
The Comedians
1967 · 6.1
Sweet Justice
1994 · 6.0
Cowboy in Africa
1967 · 6.0
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 · 6.0
Marriage: Year One
1971 · 6.0
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006 · 6.0
Playing with Fire
1985 · 6.0
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · 5.9
Ms. Scrooge
1997 · 5.8
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013 · 5.8
Naked City
1958 · 5.7
Idlewild
2006 · 5.7
The F.B.I.
1965 · 5.6
Jewel
2001 · 5.6
Showing Roots
2016 · 5.6
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · 5.5
Carib Gold
1956 · 5.5
The Blue Bird
1976 · 5.5
Riot
1997 · 5.4
Alex Cross
2012 · 5.1
A Lesson Before Dying
1999 · 5.0
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979 · 4.7
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · 4.5
Acceptable Risks
1986 · 4.5
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005 · 3.8
House of Secrets
1993 · 3.8
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986 · 0.0
The Other Boys of Summer
2019 · 0.0
A Morning For Jimmy
1960 · 0.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969 · 0.0