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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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The roles that explain the career.
40 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | A Fall from Grace | Alice | Film |
| 2017 | Last Flag Flying | Mrs. Hightower | Film |
| 2013 | The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia | Mama Kay | Film |
| 2012 | Alex Cross | Nana Mama | Film |
| 2011 | The Help | Constantine Jefferson | Film |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Ola | Film |
| 2006 | Idlewild | Mother Hopkins | Film |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | Myrtle | Film |
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Myrtle | Film |
| 2005 | Because of Winn-Dixie | Gloria Dump | Film |
| 2002 | The Rosa Parks Story | Leona Edwards McCauley | Film |
| 2001 | Jewel | Cathedral | Film |
| 1999 | A Lesson Before Dying | Tante Lou | Film |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Luvia | Film |
| 1997 | Ms. Scrooge | Ms. Ebenita Scrooge | Film |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Stephanie St. Clair | Film |
| 1997 | Bridge of Time | Guardian | Film |
| 1996 | The Road to Galveston | Jordan Roosevelt | Film |
| 1992 | Duplicates | Dr. Randolph | Film |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Sipsey | Film |
| 1990 | Heat Wave | Ruthana Richardson | Film |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Mrs. Browne | Film |
| 1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | Muriel | Film |
| 1986 | Intimate Encounters | Dr. Claire Dalton | Film |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire | Carol Phillips | Film |
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose | Vivian Perry | Film |
| 1979 | The Concorde... Airport '79 | Elaine | Film |
| 1978 | A Woman Called Moses | Harriet Ross Tubman | TV |
| 1977 | Wilma | Blanche Rudolph | Film |
| 1977 | A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich | Sweets | Film |
| 1976 | The Blue Bird | Tylette | Film |
| 1976 | The River Niger | Mattie Williams | Film |
| 1974 | Free to Be… You and Me | Self | Film |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Jane Pittman | Film |
| 1972 | Sounder | Rebecca Morgan | Film |
| 1968 | The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | Portia Copeland | Film |
| 1967 | The Comedians | Marie Therese | Film |
| 1966 | A Man Called Adam | Claudia Ferguson | Film |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side | TV | |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man | Girl Left on Porch (uncredited) | Film |
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