
Cicely Tyson
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.

How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)

A Fall from Grace
Alice

The Other Boys of Summer
Narrator

Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self

Showing Roots
Hattie

The Trip to Bountiful
Mrs. Watts

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay

Alex Cross
Nana Mama

The Help
Constantine Jefferson

Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola

Relative Stranger
Pearl

Idlewild
Mother Hopkins

Fat Rose and Squeaky
Celine

Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle

Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump

The Rosa Parks Story
Leona Edwards McCauley

Remembering Roots
Self

Jewel
Cathedral

A Lesson Before Dying
Tante Lou

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self

Always Outnumbered
Luvia

Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair

Blessed Assurance
Vesta Lotte Battle

Riot
Maggie

Bridge of Time
Guardian

The Road to Galveston
Jordan Roosevelt

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castralia

House of Secrets
Evangeline

When No One Would Listen
Sarah

Duplicates
Dr. Randolph

Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Etta Mercer

Heat Wave
Ruthana Richardson

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne

Intimate Encounters
Dr. Claire Dalton

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Muriel

Acceptable Risks
Janet Framm

Playing with Fire
Carol Phillips

Benny's Place
Odessa

Night of 100 Stars
Self

The Marva Collins Story
Marva Collins

Bustin' Loose
Vivian Perry

The Concorde... Airport '79
Elaine

Wilma
Blanche Rudolph

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Sweets

Just an Old Sweet Song
Priscilla Simmons

Everybody Rides the Carousel
Self - Introducer

The Blue Bird
Tylette

The River Niger
Mattie Williams

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Jane Pittman

Free to Be… You and Me
Self

Sounder
Rebecca Morgan

Neighbors
Vicky Gunther

Marriage: Year One
Emma Teasley

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Portia Copeland

The Comedians
Marie Therese

A Man Called Adam
Claudia Ferguson
A Morning For Jimmy
Sister

The Last Angry Man
Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

Carib Gold
Dottie







