Cicely Tyson
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ondine Burdett
1999
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
How to Get Away with Murder
Ophelia Harkness
2014
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
House of Cards
Doris Jones
2013
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Mission: Impossible
Alma Ross
1966
Series
Madam Secretary
Flo Avery
2014
Series
Emergency!
Mrs. Johnson
1972
Series
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
Series
Touched by an Angel
Abigail Peabody-Jackson
1994
Series
Steve
Self
2017
Series
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
Series
The Outer Limits
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
1995
Series
Gunsmoke
Rachel Biggs
1955
Series
Naked City
Darlene Knox
1958
Series
The F.B.I.
Julie Harmon
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Lainey Harber
1965
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Film '72
Self
1971
Film
The Help
Constantine Jefferson
2011
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
The Proud Family
Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
2001
Series
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Betty Kelly
1969
Series
Roots
Binta
1977
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Film
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
1991
Film
Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair
1997
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Mildred Hermosa
1969
Film
Alex Cross
Nana Mama
2012
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Series
B.L. Stryker
1989
Film
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
2005
Film
Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle
2006
Film
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
2013
Film
Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
2005
Film
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola
2010
Series
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
1989
Film
The Concorde... Airport '79
Elaine
1979
Series
East Side/West Side
1963
Series
King
Coretta Scott King
1978
Series
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Emily Lincoln
1999
Film
A Fall from Grace
Alice
2020
Series
A Woman Called Moses
Harriet Ross Tubman
1978
Series
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora
1998
Film
Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
2017
Series
Cowboy in Africa
Julie Anderson
1967
Series
Cherish the Day
Miss Luma Lee Langston
2020
Sweet Justice
1994
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marva Collins
1951
Film
The Blue Bird
Tylette
1976
Film
Sounder
Rebecca Morgan
1972
Film
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
1959
Film
Idlewild
Mother Hopkins
2006
Film
Marriage: Year One
Emma Teasley
1971
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
The Road to Galveston
Jordan Roosevelt
1996
Film
The Comedians
Marie Therese
1967
Film
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
1989
Film
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
Film
Bustin' Loose
Vivian Perry
1981
Film
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Portia Copeland
1968
Film
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Etta Mercer
1990
Film
Remembering Roots
Self
2002
Film
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Self - Introducer
1976
Film
A Man Called Adam
Claudia Ferguson
1966
Film
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Muriel
1986
Film
The Rosa Parks Story
Leona Edwards McCauley
2002
Series
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castalia
1994
Film
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
2016
Film
Always Outnumbered
Luvia
1998
Film
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castralia
1994
Film
The Other Boys of Summer
Narrator
2019
Film
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Jane Pittman
1974
Film
Duplicates
Dr. Randolph
1992
Film
Wilma
Blanche Rudolph
1977
Film
Heat Wave
Ruthana Richardson
1990
Film
Blessed Assurance
Vesta Lotte Battle
1997
Film
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Sweets
1977
Film
The Trip to Bountiful
Mrs. Watts
2014
Film
Free to Be… You and Me
Self
1974
Film
Carib Gold
Dottie
1956
Film
Showing Roots
Hattie
2016
Film
A Lesson Before Dying
Tante Lou
1999
Film
Intimate Encounters
Dr. Claire Dalton
1986
Film
The Marva Collins Story
Marva Collins
1981
Film
The Last Angry Man
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
1959
Film
Playing with Fire
Carol Phillips
1985
Film
Jewel
Cathedral
2001
Film
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Celine
2006
Film
Bridge of Time
Guardian
1997
Film
Riot
Maggie
1997
Film
When No One Would Listen
Sarah
1992
Film
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1969
Film
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997
Film
Acceptable Risks
Janet Framm
1986
Film
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
2021
Film
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
1998
Film
Benny's Place
Odessa
1982
Film
Relative Stranger
Pearl
2009
Film
The River Niger
Mattie Williams
1976
Film
House of Secrets
Evangeline
1993
Film
Just an Old Sweet Song
Priscilla Simmons
1976
A Morning For Jimmy
Sister
1960
Film
Neighbors
Vicky Gunther
1971