Actor

Cicely Tyson

Birthday: December 19, 1924

Born in: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movie Credits

How It Feels to Be Free (2021) as Self (archival footage)
Age: 96
A Fall from Grace (2020) as Alice
Age: 95
The Other Boys of Summer (2019) as Narrator
Age: 94
Last Flag Flying (2017) as Mrs. Hightower
Age: 92
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016) as Self
Age: 91
Showing Roots (2016) as Hattie
Age: 91
The Trip to Bountiful (2014) as Mrs. Watts
Age: 89
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013) as Mama Kay
Age: 88
Alex Cross (2012) as Nana Mama
Age: 87
The Help (2011) as Constantine Jefferson
Age: 86
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) as Ola
Age: 85
Relative Stranger (2009) as Pearl
Age: 84
Idlewild (2006) as Mother Hopkins
Age: 81
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006) as Celine
Age: 81
Madea's Family Reunion (2006) as Myrtle
Age: 81
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) as Myrtle
Age: 80
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) as Gloria Dump
Age: 80
The Rosa Parks Story (2002) as Leona Edwards McCauley
Age: 77
Jewel (2001) as Cathedral
Age: 76
A Lesson Before Dying (1999) as Tante Lou
Age: 74
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (1998) as Self
Age: 73
Always Outnumbered (1998) as Luvia
Age: 73
Ms. Scrooge (1997) as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
Age: 72
Hoodlum (1997) as Stephanie St. Clair
Age: 72
Blessed Assurance (1997) as Vesta Lotte Battle
Age: 72
Riot (1997) as Maggie
Age: 72
Bridge of Time (1997) as Guardian
Age: 72
The Road to Galveston (1996) as Jordan Roosevelt
Age: 71
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) as Castralia
Age: 69
House of Secrets (1993) as Evangeline
Age: 68
When No One Would Listen (1992) as Sarah
Age: 67
Duplicates (1992) as Dr. Randolph
Age: 67
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) as Sipsey
Age: 67
The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) as Etta Mercer
Age: 65
Heat Wave (1990) as Ruthana Richardson
Age: 65
The Women of Brewster Place (1989) as Mrs. Browne
Age: 64
Intimate Encounters (1986) as Dr. Claire Dalton
Age: 61
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) as Muriel
Age: 61
Acceptable Risks (1986) as Janet Framm
Age: 61
Playing with Fire (1985) as Carol Phillips
Age: 60
Benny's Place (1982) as Odessa
Age: 57
Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
Age: 57
The Marva Collins Story (1981) as Marva Collins
Age: 56
Bustin' Loose (1981) as Vivian Perry
Age: 56
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) as Elaine
Age: 54
Wilma (1977) as Blanche Rudolph
Age: 53
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977) as Sweets
Age: 52
Just an Old Sweet Song (1976) as Priscilla Simmons
Age: 51
Everybody Rides the Carousel (1976) as Self - Introducer
Age: 51
The Blue Bird (1976) as Tylette
Age: 51
The River Niger (1976) as Mattie Williams
Age: 51
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) as Jane Pittman
Age: 49
Free to Be… You and Me (1974) as Self
Age: 49
Sounder (1972) as Rebecca Morgan
Age: 47
Neighbors (1971) as Vicky Gunther
Age: 46
Marriage: Year One (1971) as Emma Teasley
Age: 46
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words (1969)
Age: 44
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) as Portia Copeland
Age: 43
The Comedians (1967) as Marie Therese
Age: 42
A Man Called Adam (1966) as Claudia Ferguson
Age: 41
A Morning For Jimmy (1960) as Sister
Age: 35
The Last Angry Man (1959) as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
Age: 34
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 34
Carib Gold (1956) as Dottie
Age: 31