Cicely Tyson
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.
Fried Green Tomatoes
(Sipsey)
The Women of Brewster Place
(Mrs. Browne)
Hoodlum
(Stephanie St. Clair)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
(Portia Copeland)
Bustin' Loose
(Vivian Perry)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
(Muriel)
Odds Against Tomorrow
(Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited))
Always Outnumbered
(Luvia)
Idlewild
(Mother Hopkins)
Why Did I Get Married Too?
(Ola)
The Concorde... Airport '79
(Elaine)
Sounder
(Rebecca Morgan)
Madea's Family Reunion
(Myrtle)
Because of Winn-Dixie
(Gloria Dump)
The Help
(Constantine Jefferson)
A Lesson Before Dying
(Tante Lou)
The River Niger
(Mattie Williams)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(Jane Pittman)
Alex Cross
(Nana Mama)
The Blue Bird
(Tylette)
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
(Sweets)
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
(Mama Kay)
A Morning For Jimmy
(Sister)
Ms. Scrooge
(Ms. Ebenita Scrooge)
Jewel
(Cathedral)
The Marva Collins Story
(Marva Collins)
The Road to Galveston
(Jordan Roosevelt)
A Man Called Adam
(Claudia Ferguson)
The Trip to Bountiful
(Mrs. Watts)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
(Castralia)
The Comedians
(Marie Therese)
Heat Wave
(Ruthana Richardson)
Free to Be… You and Me
(Self)
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
(Etta Mercer)
Wilma
(Blanche Rudolph)
Showing Roots
(Hattie)
Acceptable Risks
(Janet Framm)
Relative Stranger
(Pearl)
The Last Angry Man
(Girl Left on Porch (uncredited))
Marriage: Year One
(Emma Teasley)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
(Myrtle)
Duplicates
(Dr. Randolph)
Playing with Fire
(Carol Phillips)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
(Self)
Intimate Encounters
(Dr. Claire Dalton)
Last Flag Flying
(Mrs. Hightower)
Fat Rose and Squeaky
(Celine)
The Women of Brewster Place
Blessed Assurance
(Vesta Lotte Battle)
The Rosa Parks Story
(Leona Edwards McCauley)
Neighbors
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Just an Old Sweet Song
(Priscilla Simmons)
Carib Gold
(Dottie)
A Fall from Grace
(Alice)
House of Secrets
(Evangeline)
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
Benny's Place
(Odessa)
How It Feels to Be Free
(Self (archival footage))
The Other Boys of Summer
(Narrator)
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
The F.B.I.
(Julie Harmon)
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Tamron Hall
(Self - Guest)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Ondine Burdett)
Naked City
(Darlene Knox)
The Bill Cosby Show
(Mildred Hermosa)
Gunsmoke
(Rachel Biggs)
Mission: Impossible
(Alma Ross)
Emergency!
(Mrs. Johnson)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Marva Collins)
East Side/West Side
Judd for the Defense
The Flip Wilson Show
(Self)
Roots
(Binta)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self)
Sweet Justice
The Outer Limits
(Justice Gretchen Parkhurst)
The Oscars
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
B.L. Stryker
The F.B.I.
(Lainey Harber)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(Betty Kelly)
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
(Emily Lincoln)
People's Choice Awards
(Self - Presenter)
King
(Coretta Scott King)
Mama Flora's Family
(Mama Flora)
A Woman Called Moses
(Harriet Ross Tubman)
Dinah!
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Cowboy in Africa
(Julie Anderson)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self - Co-Host)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Cherish the Day
(Miss Luma Lee Langston)
The Proud Family
(Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice))
How to Get Away with Murder
(Ophelia Harkness)
House of Cards
(Doris Jones)
Tony Awards
(Self - Host)
Madam Secretary
(Flo Avery)
Tony Awards
(Self - Co-Host)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
(Castalia)
Touched by an Angel
(Abigail Peabody-Jackson)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)