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Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson (/ ˈ s ɪ s ə l iː /; December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career that spanned more than seven decades, she is known for her portrayals of complex and strong-willed African American women.
Tyson wrote about working several jobs to help support herself and her daughter. Hollywood legend, Cicely Tyson, who died on Thursday at the age of 96, ... (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in Set It Off (1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in Beloved (1998).
The miniseries starred Cicely Tyson as Flora Palmer, making it her second time performing in an adaptation of Haley's work. [6] Georgia Allen played Nana. Critical reception for the miniseries was mixed, with some reviewers comparing it unfavorably to Haley's Roots miniseries. [7] [8] [9] Tyson won an NAACP Image Award in 1999 for her role as ...
Cicely Tyson’s co-stars and admirers shared their remembrances of the late Emmy and Tony-winning actor, who died Thursday at 96. Viola Davis, who starred opposite Tyson, playing mother and ...
View Article The post 7 reasons Cicely Tyson deserves ALL of our respect appeared first on TheGrio. ... Nov. 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) She had ALL the game.
Tyson's career spanned seven decades with works such as "Sounder" and "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." Cicely Tyson, actress who captured the power and grace of Black women in America ...
Cicely Tyson as Marva Collins; Morgan Freeman as Clarence Collins; Roderick Wimberly as Martin Luther Jones; Mashaune Hardy as Cindy Collins; Brett Bouldin as Patrick Collins; Samuel Muhammad Jr. as Eric Collins