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Cicely Tyson

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.

Et billede af Cicely Tyson

Actor

1956

[ ] Carib Gold (Dottie)

1959

[ ] Odds Against Tomorrow (Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited))
[ ] The Last Angry Man (Girl Left on Porch (uncredited))

1960

[ ] A Morning For Jimmy (Sister)

1966

[ ] A Man Called Adam (Claudia Ferguson)

1967

[ ] The Comedians (Marie Therese)

1968

[ ] The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Portia Copeland)

1969

[ ] To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words (????)

1971

[ ] Marriage: Year One (Emma Teasley)
[ ] Neighbors (Vicky Gunther)

1972

[ ] Sounder (Rebecca Morgan)

1974

[ ] The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Jane Pittman)
[ ] Free to Be… You and Me (Self)

1976

[ ] The River Niger (Mattie Williams)
[ ] The Blue Bird (Tylette)
[ ] Just an Old Sweet Song (Priscilla Simmons)
[ ] Everybody Rides the Carousel (Self - Introducer)

1977

[ ] A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (Sweets)
[ ] Wilma (Blanche Rudolph)

1979

[ ] The Concorde... Airport '79 (Elaine)

1981

[ ] Bustin' Loose (Vivian Perry)
[ ] The Marva Collins Story (Marva Collins)

1982

[ ] Benny's Place (Odessa)
[ ] Night of 100 Stars (Self)

1985

[ ] Playing with Fire (Carol Phillips)

1986

[ ] Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (Muriel)
[ ] Acceptable Risks (Janet Framm)
[ ] Intimate Encounters (Dr. Claire Dalton)

1989

[ ] The Women of Brewster Place (Mrs. Browne)
[ ] The Women of Brewster Place (????)

1990

[ ] Heat Wave (Ruthana Richardson)
[ ] The Kid Who Loved Christmas (Etta Mercer)

1991

[ ] Fried Green Tomatoes (Sipsey)

1992

[ ] Duplicates (Dr. Randolph)
[ ] When No One Would Listen (Sarah)

1993

[ ] House of Secrets (Evangeline)

1994

[ ] Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (Castralia)

1996

[ ] The Road to Galveston (Jordan Roosevelt)

1997

[ ] Hoodlum (Stephanie St. Clair)
[ ] Ms. Scrooge (Ms. Ebenita Scrooge)
[ ] Blessed Assurance (Vesta Lotte Battle)
[ ] Riot (Maggie)
[ ] Bridge of Time (Guardian)

1998

[ ] Always Outnumbered (Luvia)
[ ] Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (Self)

1999

[ ] A Lesson Before Dying (Tante Lou)

2001

[ ] Jewel (Cathedral)

2002

[ ] The Rosa Parks Story (Leona Edwards McCauley)

2005

[ ] Because of Winn-Dixie (Gloria Dump)
[ ] Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Myrtle)

2006

[ ] Idlewild (Mother Hopkins)
[ ] Madea's Family Reunion (Myrtle)
[ ] Fat Rose and Squeaky (Celine)

2009

[ ] Relative Stranger (Pearl)

2010

[ ] Why Did I Get Married Too? (Ola)

2011

[ ] The Help (Constantine Jefferson)

2012

[ ] Alex Cross (Nana Mama)

2013

[ ] The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (Mama Kay)

2014

[ ] The Trip to Bountiful (Mrs. Watts)

2016

[ ] Showing Roots (Hattie)
[ ] Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (Self)

2017

[ ] Last Flag Flying (Mrs. Hightower)

2019

[ ] The Other Boys of Summer (Narrator)

2020

[ ] A Fall from Grace (Alice)

2021

[ ] How It Feels to Be Free (Self (archival footage))