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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.
Actress Cicely Tyson accepts her honorary Oscar onstage at the 2018 Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Los Angeles.
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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 ...
Hervey C. Calkin; Harry Carey; Charles A. Carleton; Diahann Carroll; Vernon and Irene Castle, well-known husband & wife dancing team, movie stars; Carrie Chapman Catt; Alfred C. Chapin
Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers ...
A Woman Called Moses is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marcy Heidish, about the life of Harriet Tubman, the escaped African American slave who led dozens of other African Americans from enslavement in the Southern United States to freedom in the Northern states and Canada.
Cicely Tyson, a trailblazing Black actress and former model, has died at age 96. Tyson’s family revealed the news of her passing Thursday evening via manager Larry Thompson. “With heavy heart ...