
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. 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.
TV Shows(42)

Cherish the Day
Miss Luma Lee Langston
2020

Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019

How to Get Away with Murder
Ophelia Harkness
2014

Madam Secretary
Flo Avery
2014

House of Cards
Doris Jones
2013

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005

The Proud Family
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
2001

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Emily Lincoln
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ondine Burdett
1999
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora
1998

The Outer Limits
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
1995

Touched by an Angel
Abigail Peabody-Jackson
1994
Sweet Justice
1994

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castalia
1994

The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
1989

B.L. Stryker
1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988

A Woman Called Moses
Harriet Ross Tubman
1978

King
Coretta Scott King
1978

Roots
Binta
1977

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975

People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975

Dinah!
Self
1974

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973

Emergency!
Mrs. Johnson
1972
Film '72
Self
1971

The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Betty Kelly
1969

The Bill Cosby Show
Mildred Hermosa
1969

Cowboy in Africa
Julie Anderson
1967

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Mission: Impossible
Alma Ross
1966

The F.B.I.
Julie Harmon
1965

East Side/West Side
1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961

Naked City
Darlene Knox
1958

Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956

Gunsmoke
Rachel Biggs
1955

The Oscars
Self
1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marva Collins
1951

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Movies(65)

How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
2021

A Fall from Grace
Alice
2020

The Other Boys of Summer
Narrator
2019

Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
2017

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
2016

Showing Roots
Hattie
2016

The Trip to Bountiful
Mrs. Watts
2014

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
2013

Alex Cross
Nana Mama
2012

The Help
Constantine Jefferson
2011

Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola
2010

Relative Stranger
Pearl
2009

Idlewild
Mother Hopkins
2006

Fat Rose and Squeaky
Celine
2006

Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle
2006

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
2005

Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
2005

The Rosa Parks Story
Leona Edwards McCauley
2002

Remembering Roots
Self
2002

Jewel
Cathedral
2001

A Lesson Before Dying
Tante Lou
1999

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
1998

Always Outnumbered
Luvia
1998

Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997

Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair
1997

Blessed Assurance
Vesta Lotte Battle
1997

Riot
Maggie
1997

Bridge of Time
Guardian
1997

The Road to Galveston
Jordan Roosevelt
1996

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castralia
1994

House of Secrets
Evangeline
1993

When No One Would Listen
Sarah
1992

Duplicates
Dr. Randolph
1992

Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
1991

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Etta Mercer
1990

Heat Wave
Ruthana Richardson
1990

The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
1989

Intimate Encounters
Dr. Claire Dalton
1986

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Muriel
1986

Acceptable Risks
Janet Framm
1986

Playing with Fire
Carol Phillips
1985

Benny's Place
Odessa
1982

Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982

The Marva Collins Story
Marva Collins
1981

Bustin' Loose
Vivian Perry
1981

The Concorde... Airport '79
Elaine
1979

Wilma
Blanche Rudolph
1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Sweets
1977

Just an Old Sweet Song
Priscilla Simmons
1976

Everybody Rides the Carousel
Self - Introducer
1976

The Blue Bird
Tylette
1976

The River Niger
Mattie Williams
1976

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Jane Pittman
1974

Free to Be… You and Me
Self
1974

Sounder
Rebecca Morgan
1972

Neighbors
Vicky Gunther
1971

Marriage: Year One
Emma Teasley
1971

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Portia Copeland
1968

The Comedians
Marie Therese
1967

A Man Called Adam
Claudia Ferguson
1966
A Morning For Jimmy
Sister
1960

The Last Angry Man
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
1959

Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
1959

Carib Gold
Dottie
1956