Cicely Tyson

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 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.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Ondine Burdett

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

Touched by an Angel

Abigail Peabody-Jackson

Tony Awards

Self - Host

Tony Awards

Self - Co-Host

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2021	How It Feels to Be Free	Self (archival footage)
2020	A Fall from Grace	Alice
2019	The Other Boys of Summer	Narrator
2017	Last Flag Flying	Mrs. Hightower
2016	Showing Roots	Hattie
2016	Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise	Self
2014	The Trip to Bountiful	Mrs. Watts
2014	And the Oscar Goes To...	Self (archive footage)
2013	The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia	Mama Kay
2012	Alex Cross	Nana Mama
2011	The Help	Constantine Jefferson
2010	Why Did I Get Married Too?	Ola
2009	Relative Stranger	Pearl
2006	Idlewild	Mother Hopkins
2006	Madea's Family Reunion	Myrtle
2006	Fat Rose and Squeaky	Celine
2005	Because of Winn-Dixie	Gloria Dump
2005	Diary of a Mad Black Woman	Myrtle
2002	The Rosa Parks Story	Leona Edwards McCauley
2001	Jewel	Cathedral
1999	A Lesson Before Dying	Tante Lou
1998	Always Outnumbered	Luvia
1998	Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes	Self
1997	Hoodlum	Stephanie St. Clair
1997	Ms. Scrooge	Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997	Blessed Assurance	Vesta Lotte Battle
1996	The Road to Galveston	Jordan Roosevelt
1994	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All	Castralia
1993	House of Secrets	Evangeline
1992	Duplicates	Dr. Randolph
1991	Fried Green Tomatoes	Sipsey
1990	Heat Wave	Ruthana Richardson
1990	The Kid Who Loved Christmas	Etta Mercer
1989	The Women of Brewster Place	Mrs. Browne
1989	The Women of Brewster Place
1986	Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story	Muriel
1986	Acceptable Risks	Janet Framm
1986	Intimate Encounters	Dr. Claire Dalton
1985	Playing with Fire	Carol Phillips
1982	Benny's Place	Odessa
1982	Night of 100 Stars	Self
1981	Bustin' Loose	Vivian Perry
1981	The Marva Collins Story	Marva Collins
1979	The Concorde... Airport '79	Elaine
1977	A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich	Sweets
1977	Wilma	Blanche Rudolph
1976	The River Niger	Mattie Williams
1976	The Blue Bird	Tylette
1976	Just an Old Sweet Song	Priscilla Simmons
1975	Everybody Rides the Carousel	Self - Introducer
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	Jane Pittman
1974	Free to Be… You and Me	Self
1972	Sounder	Rebecca Morgan
1971	Marriage: Year One	Emma Teasley
1971	Neighbors
1969	To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
1968	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter	Portia Copeland
1967	The Comedians	Marie Therese
1966	A Man Called Adam	Claudia Ferguson
1960	A Morning For Jimmy	Sister
1959	Odds Against Tomorrow	Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
1959	The Last Angry Man	Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
1956	Carib Gold	Dottie

Year	TV Show	Role
2020	Cherish the Day	Miss Luma Lee Langston
2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Ophelia Harkness
2014	Madam Secretary	Flo Avery
2013	House of Cards	Doris Jones
2005	The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2001	The Proud Family	Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Ondine Burdett
1999	Aftershock: Earthquake in New York	Emily Lincoln
1998	Mama Flora's Family	Mama Flora
1995	The Outer Limits	Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
1994	Sweet Justice
1994	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All	Castalia
1994	Touched by an Angel	Abigail Peabody-Jackson
1989	B.L. Stryker
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1978	King	Coretta Scott King
1978	A Woman Called Moses	Harriet Ross Tubman
1977	Roots	Binta
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1975	People's Choice Awards	Self - Presenter
1974	Dinah!	Self
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...	Self
1972	Emergency!	Mrs. Johnson
1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self
1969	The Bill Cosby Show	Mildred Hermosa
1969	The Courtship of Eddie's Father	Betty Kelly
1967	Judd for the Defense
1967	Cowboy in Africa	Julie Anderson
1966	Mission: Impossible	Alma Ross
1965	The F.B.I.	Julie Harmon
1965	The F.B.I.	Lainey Harber
1963	East Side/West Side
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Co-Host
1958	Naked City	Darlene Knox
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Host
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Co-Host
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter
1955	Gunsmoke	Rachel Biggs
1953	The Oscars	Self
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Marva Collins
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Presenter