Public Person
Cicely Tyson
Age: 100 years
Gender: Female
Birthday: December 19, 1924
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography: 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 portraya...
Known for: Acting
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Known for
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Fried Green Tomatoes
as Sipsey
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The Women of Brewste...
as Mrs. Browne
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Hoodlum
as Stephanie St. Clair
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The Heart Is a Lonel...
as Portia Copeland
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Bustin' Loose
as Vivian Perry
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Samaritan: The Mitch...
as Muriel
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Odds Against Tomorro...
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
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Always Outnumbered
as Luvia
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Idlewild
as Mother Hopkins
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Why Did I Get Marrie...
as Ola
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The Concorde... Airp...
as Elaine
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Sounder
as Rebecca Morgan
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Madea's Family Reuni...
as Myrtle
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Because of Winn-Dixi...
as Gloria Dump
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The Help
as Constantine Jefferson
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A Lesson Before Dyin...
as Tante Lou
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The River Niger
as Mattie Williams
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The Autobiography of...
as Jane Pittman
5.0
Alex Cross
as Nana Mama
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The Blue Bird
as Tylette
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A Hero Ain't Nothin'...
as Sweets
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The Haunting in Conn...
as Mama Kay
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A Morning For Jimmy
as Sister
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Ms. Scrooge
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
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Jewel
as Cathedral
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The Marva Collins St...
as Marva Collins
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The Road to Galvesto...
as Jordan Roosevelt
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A Man Called Adam
as Claudia Ferguson
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The Trip to Bountifu...
as Mrs. Watts
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Oldest Living Confed...
as Castralia
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The Comedians
as Marie Therese
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Heat Wave
as Ruthana Richardson
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Free to Be… You and ...
as Self
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The Kid Who Loved Ch...
as Etta Mercer
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Wilma
as Blanche Rudolph
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Showing Roots
as Hattie
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Acceptable Risks
as Janet Framm
5.0
Relative Stranger
as Pearl
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The Last Angry Man
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
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Marriage: Year One
as Emma Teasley
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Diary of a Mad Black...
as Myrtle
5.0
Duplicates
as Dr. Randolph
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Playing with Fire
as Carol Phillips
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Maya Angelou: And St...
as Self
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Intimate Encounters
as Dr. Claire Dalton
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Last Flag Flying
as Mrs. Hightower
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Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Celine
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The Women of Brewste...
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Blessed Assurance
as Vesta Lotte Battle
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The Rosa Parks Story
as Leona Edwards McCauley
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Neighbors
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And the Oscar Goes T...
as Self (archive footage)
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Just an Old Sweet So...
as Priscilla Simmons
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Carib Gold
as Dottie
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A Fall from Grace
as Alice
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House of Secrets
as Evangeline
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To Be Young, Gifted ...
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Benny's Place
as Odessa
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How It Feels to Be F...
as Self (archival footage)
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The Other Boys of Su...
as Narrator
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Night of 100 Stars
as Self
5.0
The F.B.I.
as Julie Harmon
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The Situation Room W...
5.0
LIVE with Kelly and ...
as Self - Guest
5.0
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
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Law & Order: Special...
as Ondine Burdett
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Naked City
as Darlene Knox
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The Bill Cosby Show
as Mildred Hermosa
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Gunsmoke
as Rachel Biggs
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Mission: Impossible
as Alma Ross
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Emergency!
as Mrs. Johnson
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Hallmark Hall of Fam...
as Marva Collins
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East Side/West Side
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Judd for the Defense
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The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
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Roots
as Binta
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The American Film In...
as Self
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Sweet Justice
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The Outer Limits
as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
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The Oscars
as Self
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
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B.L. Stryker
5.0
The F.B.I.
as Lainey Harber
6.0
The Courtship of Edd...
as Betty Kelly
6.0
Aftershock: Earthqua...
as Emily Lincoln
8.0
People's Choice Awar...
as Self - Presenter
6.0
King
as Coretta Scott King
7.0
Mama Flora's Family
as Mama Flora
7.0
A Woman Called Moses
as Harriet Ross Tubman
6.0
Dinah!
as Self
5.0
Cowboy in Africa
as Julie Anderson
5.0
The Mike Douglas Sho...
as Self
5.0
The Mike Douglas Sho...
as Self - Co-Host
7.0
The Tonight Show Sta...
as Self
7.0
Cherish the Day
as Miss Luma Lee Langston
7.0
The Proud Family
as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
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How to Get Away with...
as Ophelia Harkness
8.0
House of Cards
as Doris Jones
4.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
6.0
Madam Secretary
as Flo Avery
4.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Co-Host
5.0
Oldest Living Confed...
as Castalia
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Touched by an Angel
as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
6.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
4.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter