Cicely Tyson
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cicely Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: December 19, 1924
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Benny's Place
Time begins to catches up to a tough factory worker who is feeling threatened by younger men at work and at play.
People's Choice Awards
An American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Help
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
House of Cards
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C.
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Emergency!
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
How to Get Away with Murder
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
East Side/West Side
East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season and was shown Monday nights on CBS. TV Guide ranked it #6 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
Filmography
as Self (archival footage)
as Miss Luma Lee Langston
as Alice
as Self - Guest
as Narrator
as Mrs. Hightower
as Hattie
as Ophelia Harkness
as Flo Avery
as Mrs. Watts
as Doris Jones
as Nana Mama
as Constantine Jefferson
as Pearl
as Mother Hopkins
as Celine
as Myrtle
as Myrtle
as Gloria Dump
as Leona Edwards McCauley
as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
as Cathedral
as Emily Lincoln
as Ondine Burdett
as Tante Lou
as Mama Flora
as Luvia
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
as Stephanie St. Clair
as Vesta Lotte Battle
as Maggie
as Guardian
as Jordan Roosevelt
as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
as Castralia
as Castalia
as Evangeline
as Sarah
as Dr. Randolph
as Sipsey
as Etta Mercer
as Ruthana Richardson
as Mrs. Browne
as Mrs. Browne
as Self - Guest
as Dr. Claire Dalton
as Muriel
as Janet Framm
as Carol Phillips
as Odessa
as Self
as Marva Collins
as Vivian Perry
as Elaine
as Harriet Ross Tubman
as Coretta Scott King
as Blanche Rudolph
as Sweets
as Binta
as Priscilla Simmons
as Self - Introducer
as Tylette
as Mattie Williams
as Self - Host
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Jane Pittman
as Self
as Rebecca Morgan
as Mrs. Johnson
as Vicky Gunther
as Emma Teasley
as Self
as Betty Kelly
as Mildred Hermosa
as Portia Copeland
as Marie Therese
as Julie Anderson
as Alma Ross
as Claudia Ferguson
as Julie Harmon
as Lainey Harber
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
as Darlene Knox
as Dottie
as Self - Host
as Self - Co-Host
as Self - Presenter
as Rachel Biggs
as Self
as Marva Collins
as Self - Presenter