CICELY TYSON

ACTING

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.

Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
The Women of Brewster Place 1989
Hoodlum 1997
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1968
Bustin' Loose 1981
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story 1986
Odds Against Tomorrow 1959
Always Outnumbered 1998
Idlewild 2006
Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010
The Concorde... Airport '79 1979
Sounder 1972
Madea's Family Reunion 2006
Because of Winn-Dixie 2005
The Help 2011
A Lesson Before Dying 1999
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 1974
Alex Cross 2012
The Blue Bird 1976
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich 1977
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia 2013
The Marva Collins Story 1981
A Man Called Adam 1966
The Trip to Bountiful 2014
The Comedians 1967
Heat Wave 1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas 1990
Wilma 1977
Showing Roots 2016
Relative Stranger 2009
The Last Angry Man 1959
Diary of a Mad Black Woman 2005
Intimate Encounters 1986
Last Flag Flying 2017
Blessed Assurance 1997
The Rosa Parks Story 2002
Carib Gold 1957
A Fall from Grace 2020
House of Secrets 1993
The F.B.I. 1965
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999
Naked City 1958
Gunsmoke 1955
Mission: Impossible 1966
Emergency! 1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951
Roots 1977
The Outer Limits 1995
The Courtship of Eddie's Father 1969
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York 1999
King 1978
Mama Flora's Family 1998
A Woman Called Moses 1978
Cowboy in Africa 1967
Cherish the Day 2020
The Proud Family 2001
How to Get Away with Murder 2014
House of Cards 2013
Madam Secretary 2014
Touched by an Angel 1994