Cicely Tyson

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Ondine Burdett

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 • as Self - Guest

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Host

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

Filmography

2021

How It Feels to Be Free

as Self (archival footage)

Movie - Released: 1/18/2021

2020

A Fall from Grace

as Alice

Movie - Released: 1/17/2020

Cherish the Day

as Miss Luma Lee Langston

TV - Released: 2/11/2020

2019

The Other Boys of Summer

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 6/19/2019

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2017

Last Flag Flying

as Mrs. Hightower

Movie - Released: 11/3/2017

2016

Showing Roots

as Hattie

Movie - Released: 4/23/2016

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

as Self

Movie - Released: 10/14/2016

2014

The Trip to Bountiful

as Mrs. Watts

Movie - Released: 3/8/2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 2/1/2014

How to Get Away with Murder

as Ophelia Harkness

TV - Released: 9/25/2014

Madam Secretary

as Flo Avery

TV - Released: 9/21/2014

2013

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

as Mama Kay

Movie - Released: 2/1/2013

House of Cards

as Doris Jones

TV - Released: 2/1/2013

2012

Alex Cross

as Nana Mama

Movie - Released: 10/18/2012

2011

The Help

as Constantine Jefferson

Movie - Released: 8/9/2011

2010

Why Did I Get Married Too?

as Ola

Movie - Released: 4/2/2010

2009

Relative Stranger

as Pearl

Movie - Released: 3/14/2009

2006

Idlewild

as Mother Hopkins

Movie - Released: 8/25/2006

Madea's Family Reunion

as Myrtle

Movie - Released: 2/24/2006

Fat Rose and Squeaky

as Celine

Movie - Released: 8/11/2006

2005

Because of Winn-Dixie

as Gloria Dump

Movie - Released: 2/18/2005

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

as Myrtle

Movie - Released: 2/25/2005

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

TV - Released: 8/8/2005

2002

The Rosa Parks Story

as Leona Edwards McCauley

Movie - Released: 2/24/2002

2001

Jewel

as Cathedral

Movie - Released: 2/7/2001

The Proud Family

as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)

TV - Released: 9/15/2001

1999

A Lesson Before Dying

as Tante Lou

Movie - Released: 5/22/1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Ondine Burdett

TV - Released: 9/20/1999

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

as Emily Lincoln

TV - Released: 11/14/1999

1998

Always Outnumbered

as Luvia

Movie - Released: 3/21/1998

Mama Flora's Family

as Mama Flora

TV - Released: 11/8/1998

1997

Hoodlum

as Stephanie St. Clair

Movie - Released: 8/27/1997

Ms. Scrooge

as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

Movie - Released: 12/10/1997

Blessed Assurance

as Vesta Lotte Battle

Movie - Released: 8/17/1997

1996

The Road to Galveston

as Jordan Roosevelt

Movie - Released: 1/24/1996

1995

The Outer Limits

as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst

TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as Castralia

Movie - Released: 5/1/1994

Sweet Justice

TV - Released: 9/15/1994

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as Castalia

TV - Released: 5/1/1994

Touched by an Angel

as Abigail Peabody-Jackson

TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

House of Secrets

as Evangeline

Movie - Released: 10/31/1993

1992

Duplicates

as Dr. Randolph

Movie - Released: 3/18/1992

1991

Fried Green Tomatoes

as Sipsey

Movie - Released: 12/27/1991

1990

Heat Wave

as Ruthana Richardson

Movie - Released: 8/13/1990

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

as Etta Mercer

Movie - Released: 12/14/1990

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

as Mrs. Browne

Movie - Released: 3/19/1989

The Women of Brewster Place

Movie - Released: 3/19/1989

B.L. Stryker

TV - Released: 2/13/1989

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1986

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

as Muriel

Movie - Released: 5/19/1986

Acceptable Risks

as Janet Framm

Movie - Released: 3/2/1986

Intimate Encounters

as Dr. Claire Dalton

Movie - Released: 9/28/1986

1985

Playing with Fire

as Carol Phillips

Movie - Released: 4/13/1985

1982

Benny's Place

as Odessa

Movie - Released: 5/31/1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Movie - Released: 3/8/1982

1981

Bustin' Loose

as Vivian Perry

Movie - Released: 5/22/1981

The Marva Collins Story

as Marva Collins

Movie - Released: 12/1/1981

1979

The Concorde... Airport '79

as Elaine

Movie - Released: 8/17/1979

1978

King

as Coretta Scott King

TV - Released: 2/12/1978

A Woman Called Moses

as Harriet Ross Tubman

TV - Released: 12/11/1978

1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

as Sweets

Movie - Released: 12/14/1977

Wilma

as Blanche Rudolph

Movie - Released: 12/19/1977

Roots

as Binta

TV - Released: 1/23/1977

1976

The River Niger

as Mattie Williams

Movie - Released: 4/14/1976

The Blue Bird

as Tylette

Movie - Released: 4/30/1976

Just an Old Sweet Song

as Priscilla Simmons

Movie - Released: 9/25/1976

1975

Everybody Rides the Carousel

as Self - Introducer

Movie - Released: 6/8/1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV - Released: 10/11/1975

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV - Released: 3/4/1975

1974

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

as Jane Pittman

Movie - Released: 1/31/1974

Free to Be… You and Me

as Self

Movie - Released: 3/11/1974

Dinah!

as Self

TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

Sounder

as Rebecca Morgan

Movie - Released: 9/24/1972

Emergency!

as Mrs. Johnson

TV - Released: 1/22/1972

1971

Marriage: Year One

as Emma Teasley

Movie - Released: 10/15/1971

Neighbors

Movie - Released: 11/18/1971

1970

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

TV - Released: 9/17/1970

1969

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

Movie - Released: 3/2/1969

The Bill Cosby Show

as Mildred Hermosa

TV - Released: 9/14/1969

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Betty Kelly

TV - Released: 9/17/1969

1968

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

as Portia Copeland

Movie - Released: 7/31/1968

1967

The Comedians

as Marie Therese

Movie - Released: 10/31/1967

Judd for the Defense

TV - Released: 9/8/1967

Cowboy in Africa

as Julie Anderson

TV - Released: 9/11/1967

1966

A Man Called Adam

as Claudia Ferguson

Movie - Released: 3/16/1966

Mission: Impossible

as Alma Ross

TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

The F.B.I.

as Julie Harmon

TV - Released: 9/19/1965

The F.B.I.

as Lainey Harber

TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1963

East Side/West Side

TV - Released: 9/23/1963

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

TV - Released: 12/11/1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Movie

A Morning For Jimmy

as Sister

Movie - Released: 1/1/1960

1959

Odds Against Tomorrow

as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 10/15/1959

The Last Angry Man

as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 10/22/1959

1958

Naked City

as Darlene Knox

TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1956

Carib Gold

as Dottie

Movie - Released: 9/30/1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

TV - Released: 4/1/1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host

TV - Released: 4/1/1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

Gunsmoke

as Rachel Biggs

TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1953

The Oscars

as Self

TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Marva Collins

TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV - Released: 1/20/1944