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.
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Fried Green Tomatoes
As Sipsey
The Women of Brewster Place
As Mrs. Browne
Hoodlum
As Stephanie St. Clair
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
As Portia Copeland
Bustin' Loose
As Vivian Perry
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
As Muriel
Odds Against Tomorrow
As Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Always Outnumbered
As Luvia
Idlewild
As Mother Hopkins
Why Did I Get Married Too?
As Ola
The Concorde... Airport '79
As Elaine
Sounder
As Rebecca Morgan
Madea's Family Reunion
As Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
As Gloria Dump
The Help
As Constantine Jefferson
A Lesson Before Dying
As Tante Lou
The River Niger
As Mattie Williams
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
As Jane Pittman
Alex Cross
As Nana Mama
The Blue Bird
As Tylette
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
As Sweets
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
As Mama Kay
A Morning For Jimmy
As Sister
Ms. Scrooge
As Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Jewel
As Cathedral
The Marva Collins Story
As Marva Collins
The Road to Galveston
As Jordan Roosevelt
A Man Called Adam
As Claudia Ferguson
The Trip to Bountiful
As Mrs. Watts
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
As Castralia
The Comedians
As Marie Therese
Heat Wave
As Ruthana Richardson
Free to Be… You and Me
As Self
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
As Etta Mercer
Wilma
As Blanche Rudolph
Showing Roots
As Hattie
Acceptable Risks
As Janet Framm
Relative Stranger
As Pearl
The Last Angry Man
As Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Marriage: Year One
As Emma Teasley
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
As Myrtle
Duplicates
As Dr. Randolph
Playing with Fire
As Carol Phillips
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
As Self
Intimate Encounters
As Dr. Claire Dalton
Last Flag Flying
As Mrs. Hightower
Fat Rose and Squeaky
As Celine
Blessed Assurance
As Vesta Lotte Battle
The Rosa Parks Story
As Leona Edwards McCauley
Neighbors
And the Oscar Goes To...
As Self (archive footage)
Just an Old Sweet Song
As Priscilla Simmons
Carib Gold
As Dottie
A Fall from Grace
As Alice
House of Secrets
As Evangeline
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
Benny's Place
As Odessa
How It Feels to Be Free
As Self (archival footage)
The Other Boys of Summer
As Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
As Self
The F.B.I.
As Julie Harmon
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
As Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
As Self - Guest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As Ondine Burdett
Naked City
As Darlene Knox
The Bill Cosby Show
As Mildred Hermosa
Gunsmoke
As Rachel Biggs
Mission: Impossible
As Alma Ross
Emergency!
As Mrs. Johnson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Marva Collins
East Side/West Side
Judd for the Defense
The Flip Wilson Show
As Self
Roots
As Binta
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
As Self
Sweet Justice
The Outer Limits
As Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
The Oscars
As Self
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
B.L. Stryker
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
As Betty Kelly
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
As Emily Lincoln
People's Choice Awards
As Self - Presenter
King
As Coretta Scott King
Mama Flora's Family
As Mama Flora
A Woman Called Moses
As Harriet Ross Tubman
Dinah!
As Self
Cowboy in Africa
As Julie Anderson
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
Cherish the Day
As Miss Luma Lee Langston
The Proud Family
As Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
How to Get Away with Murder
As Ophelia Harkness
House of Cards
As Doris Jones
Tony Awards
As Self - Host
Madam Secretary
As Flo Avery
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
As Castalia
Touched by an Angel
As Abigail Peabody-Jackson
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Presenter