Cicely Tyson
ActorCicely 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.
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How It Feels to Be Free
2021
Self (archival footage)
A Fall from Grace
2020
Alice
The Other Boys of Summer
2019
Narrator
Last Flag Flying
2017
Mrs. Hightower
Showing Roots
2016
Hattie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Self
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
Mrs. Watts
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
2013
Mama Kay
Alex Cross
2012
Nana Mama
The Help
2011
Constantine Jefferson
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
Ola
Relative Stranger
2009
Pearl
Idlewild
2006
Mother Hopkins
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Myrtle
Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
Celine
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
Gloria Dump
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
Myrtle
The Rosa Parks Story
2002
Leona Edwards McCauley
Remembering Roots
2002
Self
Jewel
2001
Cathedral
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
Tante Lou
Always Outnumbered
1998
Luvia
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
Self
Hoodlum
1997
Stephanie St. Clair
Ms. Scrooge
1997
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Blessed Assurance
1997
Vesta Lotte Battle
Riot
1997
Maggie
Bridge of Time
1997
Guardian
The Road to Galveston
1996
Jordan Roosevelt
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994
Castralia
House of Secrets
1993
Evangeline
Duplicates
1992
Dr. Randolph
When No One Would Listen
1992
Sarah
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
Sipsey
Heat Wave
1990
Ruthana Richardson
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
Etta Mercer
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
Mrs. Browne
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
Muriel
Acceptable Risks
1986
Janet Framm
Intimate Encounters
1986
Dr. Claire Dalton
Playing with Fire
1985
Carol Phillips
Benny's Place
1982
Odessa
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Self
Bustin' Loose
1981
Vivian Perry
The Marva Collins Story
1981
Marva Collins
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
Elaine
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
Sweets
Wilma
1977
Blanche Rudolph
The River Niger
1976
Mattie Williams
The Blue Bird
1976
Tylette
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
Priscilla Simmons
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
Self - Introducer
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
Jane Pittman
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
Self
Sounder
1972
Rebecca Morgan
Marriage: Year One
1971
Emma Teasley
Neighbors
1971
Vicky Gunther
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
Portia Copeland
The Comedians
1967
Marie Therese
A Man Called Adam
1966
Claudia Ferguson
- A Morning For Jimmy
A Morning For Jimmy
1960
Sister
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
The Last Angry Man
1959
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Carib Gold
1956
Dottie
