Cicely Tyson
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cicely Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
2021How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
2020A Fall from Grace
Alice
2019The Other Boys of Summer
Narrator
2017Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
2016Showing Roots
Hattie
2016Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
2014The Trip to Bountiful
Mrs. Watts
2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
2012Alex Cross
Nana Mama
2011The Help
Constantine Jefferson
2010Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola
2009Relative Stranger
Pearl
2006Idlewild
Mother Hopkins
2006Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle
2006Fat Rose and Squeaky
Celine
2005Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
2005Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
2002The Rosa Parks Story
Leona Edwards McCauley
2002Remembering Roots
Self
2001Jewel
Cathedral
1999A Lesson Before Dying
Tante Lou
1998Always Outnumbered
Luvia
1998Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
1997Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair