Acting

Cicely Tyson

Born 1924-12-19 · New York City, New York, USA

Died 2021-01-28

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.

Credits

Newest first

How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
2021
Cherish the Day
as Miss Luma Lee Langston
2020
A Fall from Grace
as Alice
2020
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The Other Boys of Summer
as Narrator
2019
Last Flag Flying
as Mrs. Hightower
2017
Steve
as Self
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
2016
Showing Roots
as Hattie
2016
How to Get Away with Murder
as Ophelia Harkness
2014
Madam Secretary
as Flo Avery
2014
The Trip to Bountiful
as Mrs. Watts
2014
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
as Mama Kay
2013
House of Cards
as Doris Jones
2013
Alex Cross
as Nana Mama
2012
The Help
as Constantine Jefferson
2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Ola
2010
Relative Stranger
as Pearl
2009
Idlewild
as Mother Hopkins
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Celine
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
as Myrtle
2006
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Myrtle
2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
as Gloria Dump
2005
The Rosa Parks Story
as Leona Edwards McCauley
2002
Remembering Roots
as Self
2002
The Proud Family
as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
2001
Jewel
as Cathedral
2001
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
as Emily Lincoln
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ondine Burdett
1999
A Lesson Before Dying
as Tante Lou
1999
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
1998
Mama Flora's Family
as Mama Flora
1998
Always Outnumbered
as Luvia
1998
Ms. Scrooge
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997
Hoodlum
as Stephanie St. Clair
1997
Blessed Assurance
as Vesta Lotte Battle
1997
Riot
as Maggie
1997
Bridge of Time
as Guardian
1997
The Road to Galveston
as Jordan Roosevelt
1996
The Outer Limits
as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
1995
Touched by an Angel
as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
1994
Sweet Justice
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Castralia
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Castalia
1994
House of Secrets
as Evangeline
1993
When No One Would Listen
as Sarah
1992
Duplicates
as Dr. Randolph
1992
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Sipsey
1991
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Etta Mercer
1990
Heat Wave
as Ruthana Richardson
1990
The Women of Brewster Place
as Mrs. Browne
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
as Mrs. Browne
1989
B.L. Stryker
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Intimate Encounters
as Dr. Claire Dalton
1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Muriel
1986
Acceptable Risks
as Janet Framm
1986
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
Playing with Fire
as Carol Phillips
1985
Benny's Place
as Odessa
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
The Marva Collins Story
as Marva Collins
1981
Bustin' Loose
as Vivian Perry
1981
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Elaine
1979
A Woman Called Moses
as Harriet Ross Tubman
1978
King
as Coretta Scott King
1978
Wilma
as Blanche Rudolph
1977
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Sweets
1977
Roots
as Binta
1977
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Priscilla Simmons
1976
Everybody Rides the Carousel
as Self - Introducer
1976
The Blue Bird
as Tylette
1976
The River Niger
as Mattie Williams
1976
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1975
Dinah!
as Self
1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Jane Pittman
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
1974