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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Cicely Tyson was raised in Harlem, New York by devoutly religious parents... more
Trivia:
Worked as a secretary and model while establishing herself as an actress more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
18 wins
&
20 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
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US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actress:
- Why Did I Get Married Too (2010) (filming) .... Ola
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Ondine Burdett (1 episode, 2009)
... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
- Hell (2009) TV episode .... Ondine Burdett - Relative Stranger (2009) (TV) .... Pearl
- Idlewild (2006) .... Mother Hopkins
- Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006) .... Celine
- Madea's Family Reunion (2006) .... Myrtle
... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title) - The Making of 'Diary' (2005) (V)
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) .... Myrtle
... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA: complete title)
... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA: DVD box title) - "Higglytown Heroes" .... Great Aunt Shirley Hero (1 episode, 2005)
- Wayne's 100 Special Somethings (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Great Aunt Shirley Hero - Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) .... Gloria
- The Rosa Parks Story (2002) (TV) .... Leona Edwards McCauley
- Jewel (2001) (TV) .... Cathedral
- "The Outer Limits" .... Justice Gretchen Parkhurst (1 episode, 2000)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Final Appeal (2000) TV episode .... Justice Gretchen Parkhurst - "Touched by an Angel" .... Abby (1 episode, 2000)
- Living the Rest of My Life (2000) TV episode .... Abby - Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) (TV) .... Emily Lincoln
... aka Aftershock - Das große Beben (Germany)
... aka Erdbeben-Inferno: Wenn die Welt untergeht (Germany: rerun title)
... aka New York - Der jüngste Tag (Germany: DVD title) - A Lesson Before Dying (1999) (TV) .... Tante Lou
- Mama Flora's Family (1998) (TV) .... Mama Flora
- Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) .... Luvia
... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA: DVD title) - Ms. Scrooge (1997) (TV) .... Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
- Hoodlum (1997) .... Stephanie St. Clair
- The Price of Heaven (1997) (TV) .... Vesta Battle
... aka Blessed Assurance (USA: syndication title) - Riot (1997) (TV) .... Maggie (segment "Homecoming Day")
... aka Riot in the Streets (video title) - Bridge of Time (1997) (TV) .... Guardian
... aka Aux frontières du temps (Canada: French title) - The Road to Galveston (1996) (TV) .... Jordan Roosevelt
- "Sweet Justice" (1994) TV series .... Carrie Grace Battle (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) (TV) .... Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave/Maid
- House of Secrets (1993) (TV) .... Evangeline
... aka Conspiracy of Terror - When No One Would Listen (1992) (TV) .... Sarah
- Duplicates (1992) (TV) .... Dr. Randolph
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) .... Sipsey
... aka Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (UK) - Clippers (1991) (TV) .... Donna
- Heat Wave (1990) (TV) .... Ruthana Richardson
- "B.L. Stryker" .... Ruth Hastings (1 episode, 1990)
- Winner Takes All (1990) TV episode .... Ruth Hastings - The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) (TV) .... Etta
- The Women of Brewster Place (1989) (TV) .... Mrs. Browne
- Intimate Encounters (1986) (TV) .... Dr. Claire Dalton
... aka Encounters in the Night - Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV) .... Muriel
- Acceptable Risks (1986) (TV) .... Janet Framm
- Playing with Fire (1985) (TV) .... Carol Phillips
- Benny's Place (1982) (TV) .... Odessa
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Marva Collins (1 episode, 1981)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Marva Collins Story (1981) TV episode .... Marva Collins - The Body Human: Becoming a Woman (1981) (TV)
- Bustin' Loose (1981) .... Vivian Perry
- The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979) .... Elaine
... aka Airport '79 (USA: short title)
... aka Airport '80: The Concorde (Philippines: English title)
... aka Airport 1979 (International: English title: informal title)
... aka Airport 1980 (International: English title: informal title)
... aka The Concorde (USA: short title) - A Woman Called Moses (1978) (TV) .... Harriet Ross Tubman
- "King" .... Coretta Scott King (3 episodes, 1978)
- Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Coretta Scott King
- Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode .... Coretta Scott King
- Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode .... Coretta Scott King - A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978) .... Sweets
- Wilma (1977) (TV) .... Blanche Rudolph
- "Roots" .... Binta (2 episodes, 1977)
... aka Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
- Episode #1.1 (1977) TV episode .... Binta
- Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode .... Binta - Just an Old Sweet Song (1976) (TV) .... Priscilla Simmons
... aka Down Home - The River Niger (1976) .... Mattie Williams
- The Blue Bird (1976) .... Tylette, The Cat
... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title) - The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) (TV) .... Jane Pittman
- Sounder (1972) .... Rebecca Morgan
- Wednesday Night Out (1972) (TV)
- "Emergency!" .... Mrs. Johnson (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
- Crash (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Johnson - Neighbors (1971) (TV)
- Marriage: Year One (1971) (TV) .... Emma Teasley
- "Insight" (1 episode, 1971)
- The Bird of the Mast (1971) TV episode - "Gunsmoke" .... Rachel Biggs (1 episode, 1970)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Scavengers (1970) TV episode .... Rachel Biggs - "Mission: Impossible" .... Alma Ross (1 episode, 1970)
- Death Squad (1970) TV episode .... Alma Ross - "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Mildred Hermosa (1 episode, 1970)
- Blind Date (1970) TV episode .... Mildred Hermosa - "Here Come the Brides" .... Princess Lucenda (1 episode, 1970)
- A Bride for Obie Brown (1970) TV episode .... Princess Lucenda - "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" .... Betty Kelly (1 episode, 1969)
- Guess Who's Coming for Lunch (1969) TV episode .... Betty Kelly - "The F.B.I." .... Julie Harmon / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- Silent Partners (1969) TV episode .... Lainey Harber
- The Enemies (1968) TV episode .... Julie Harmon - "Medical Center" .... Susan Wiley (1 episode, 1969)
- The Last 10 Yards (1969) TV episode .... Susan Wiley - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) .... Portia
- "Judd for the Defense" .... Lucille Evans (1 episode, 1967)
- Commitment (1967) TV episode .... Lucille Evans - "Cowboy in Africa" .... Julie Anderson (1 episode, 1967)
- Tomorrow on the Wind (1967) TV episode .... Julie Anderson - The Comedians (1967) .... Marie Therese
... aka Les comédiens (France) - "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1966)
... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title) - "I Spy" .... Princess Amara / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
- Trial by Treehouse (1966) TV episode .... Vickie Harmon
- So Long, Patrick Henry (1965) TV episode .... Princess Amara - A Man Called Adam (1966) .... Claudia Ferguson
- "Slattery's People" .... Sarah Brookman (1 episode, 1965)
- Question: Who You Taking to the Main Event, Eddie? (1965) TV episode .... Sarah Brookman - "East Side/West Side" .... Jane Foster (26 episodes, 1963-1964)
- Here Today (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
- The Givers (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
- Nothing But the Half Truth (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
- The Name of the Game (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
- Takes Sides with the Sun (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
(21 more) - "Naked City" .... Darlene Knox (1 episode, 1963)
- Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle (1963) TV episode .... Darlene Knox - "The Nurses" .... Betty Ann Warner (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
- Frieda (1962) TV episode .... Betty Ann Warner - The Last Angry Man (1959) (uncredited) .... Girl Left on Porch
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) (uncredited) .... Jazz Club bartender
- Carib Gold (1957) (uncredited)
- "Frontiers of Faith" .... Tony (1 episode)
- The Bitter Cup (????) TV episode .... Tony
Soundtrack:
- "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1979)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (1979) TV episode (performer: "I Loves You Porgy" (uncredited))
Thanks:
- Remembering 'Roots' (2002) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- The 40th NAACP Image Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 22 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself - The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself
- The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Winner ("30th Anniversary")
- Rwanda Rising (2007) .... Voice of Jeanette Nyirabagarwa
- The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Episode dated 23 February 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 25 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself - The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- A Capitol Fourth (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- Remembering 'Roots' (2002) (V) .... Herself - 'Binta Kinte'
- "Today" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 25 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself - The Double Dutch Divas! (2001) (uncredited) .... Herself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2000)
- Harriet Tubman (2000) TV episode .... Narrator - The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself
- 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery (1998) (V) .... Herself
- CBS: The First 50 Years (1998) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode dated 7 April 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself - 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) (TV)
- Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV) .... Herself
- Flight to Freedom (1995) .... Host
... aka Flight to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (USA: video box title) - "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series (voice)
- "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
- Episode dated 29 April 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself - The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988) (TV) .... Herself
- 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala (1987) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV) .... Herself
- "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Herself (1 episode, 1986)
- Episode dated 7 February 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Herself - An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986) (TV) .... Herself
- "Star Search" .... Herself - Judge (1 episode, 1985)
- Episode #2.25 (1985) TV episode .... Herself - Judge - The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) .... Herself
- The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1983) (TV) .... Herself
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
- The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (1979) (TV)
- The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1979) (TV) .... Herself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1979)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (1979) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Various - The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself
- The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself
- The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter: Best Director
- "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series .... Co-host - part IV
- "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 8 December 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV) .... Herself
- The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host
- The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
- The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974) (TV) .... Herself
- Free to Be... You & Me (1974) (TV) .... Herself
- The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
- "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode #3.20 (1973) TV episode .... Herself - "Soul!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode dated 13 December 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself - "Soul Train" .... Guest (1 episode, 1972)
- The Temptations/King Floyd (1972) TV episode .... Guest - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 26 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself - "Girl Talk" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 4 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
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Provides the voice of 'Great Aunt Shirley' for the children's show "Higglytown Heroes" on the Disney Channel.
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