Acting credits
105
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Cicely Tyson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 64Series: 41
TMDB ID: 18249
IMDb ID: nm0001807
Known for: Acting
Born: December 19, 1924
Died: January 28, 2021
Age: 96
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2021
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q238081
Also known as
Сисели Тайсон
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Cicely Tyson.
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
2021 Movie
A Fall from Grace
as Alice
2020 Movie
The Other Boys of Summer
as Narrator
2019 Movie
Last Flag Flying
as Mrs. Hightower
2017 Movie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
2016 Movie
Showing Roots
as Hattie
2016 Movie
The Trip to Bountiful
as Mrs. Watts
2014 Movie
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
as Mama Kay
2013 Movie
Alex Cross
as Nana Mama
2012 Movie
The Help
as Constantine Jefferson
2011 Movie
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Ola
2010 Movie
Relative Stranger
as Pearl
2009 Movie
Idlewild
as Mother Hopkins
2006 Movie
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Celine
2006 Movie
Madea's Family Reunion
as Myrtle
2006 Movie
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Myrtle
2005 Movie
Because of Winn-Dixie
as Gloria Dump
2005 Movie
The Rosa Parks Story
as Leona Edwards McCauley
2002 Movie
Remembering Roots
as Self
2002 Movie
Jewel
as Cathedral
2001 Movie
A Lesson Before Dying
as Tante Lou
1999 Movie
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
1998 Movie
Always Outnumbered
as Luvia
1998 Movie
Ms. Scrooge
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
1997 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Cicely Tyson.
Cherish the Day
as Miss Luma Lee Langston • 7 eps
2020 Series
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
Steve
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
How to Get Away with Murder
as Ophelia Harkness • 10 eps
2014 Series
Madam Secretary
as Flo Avery • 1 eps
2014 Series
House of Cards
as Doris Jones • 3 eps
2013 Series
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
1 eps
2005 Series
The Proud Family
as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice) • 1 eps
2001 Series
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
as Emily Lincoln • 2 eps
1999 Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ondine Burdett • 1 eps
1999 Series
Mama Flora's Family
as Mama Flora • 2 eps
1998 Series
The Outer Limits
as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst • 2 eps
1995 Series
Touched by an Angel
as Abigail Peabody-Jackson • 1 eps
1994 Series
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Castalia • 2 eps
1994 Series
The Women of Brewster Place
as Mrs. Browne • 2 eps
1989 Series
B.L. Stryker
1 eps
1989 Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1988 Series
A Woman Called Moses
as Harriet Ross Tubman • 2 eps
1978 Series
King
as Coretta Scott King • 3 eps
1978 Series
Roots
as Binta • 1 eps
1977 Series
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 1 eps
1975 Series
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
1975 Series
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 2 eps
1973 Series