Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Acting

Born December 19, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA

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 portraya…

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

2014

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Acting(109)

2021How It Feels to Be FreeSelf (archival footage)

2020Cherish the DayMiss Luma Lee Langston

2020A Fall from GraceAlice

2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest

2019The Other Boys of SummerNarrator

2017Last Flag FlyingMrs. Hightower

2016Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseSelf

2016Showing RootsHattie

2014How to Get Away with MurderOphelia Harkness

2014Madam SecretaryFlo Avery

2014The Trip to BountifulMrs. Watts

2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of GeorgiaMama Kay

2013House of CardsDoris Jones

2012Alex CrossNana Mama

2011The HelpConstantine Jefferson

2010Why Did I Get Married Too?Ola

2009Relative StrangerPearl

2006IdlewildMother Hopkins

2006Fat Rose and SqueakyCeline

2006Madea's Family ReunionMyrtle

2005The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005Diary of a Mad Black WomanMyrtle

2005Because of Winn-DixieGloria Dump

2002The Rosa Parks StoryLeona Edwards McCauley

2002Remembering RootsSelf

2001The Proud FamilyMrs. Maureen Parker (voice)

2001JewelCathedral

1999Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkEmily Lincoln

1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitOndine Burdett

1999A Lesson Before DyingTante Lou

1998Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green TomatoesSelf

1998Mama Flora's FamilyMama Flora

1998Always OutnumberedLuvia

1997Ms. ScroogeMs. Ebenita Scrooge

1997HoodlumStephanie St. Clair

1997Blessed AssuranceVesta Lotte Battle

1997Bridge of TimeGuardian

1996The Road to GalvestonJordan Roosevelt

1995The Outer LimitsJustice Gretchen Parkhurst

1994Touched by an AngelAbigail Peabody-Jackson

1994Sweet Justice

1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastralia

1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastalia

1993House of SecretsEvangeline

1992When No One Would ListenSarah

1992DuplicatesDr. Randolph

1991Fried Green TomatoesSipsey

1990The Kid Who Loved ChristmasEtta Mercer

1990Heat WaveRuthana Richardson

1989The Women of Brewster PlaceMrs. Browne

1989The Women of Brewster PlaceMrs. Browne

1989B.L. Stryker

1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest

1986Intimate EncountersDr. Claire Dalton

1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryMuriel

1986Acceptable RisksJanet Framm

1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1985Playing with FireCarol Phillips

1982Benny's PlaceOdessa

1982Night of 100 StarsSelf

1981The Marva Collins StoryMarva Collins

1981Bustin' LooseVivian Perry

1979The Concorde... Airport '79Elaine

1978A Woman Called MosesHarriet Ross Tubman

1978KingCoretta Scott King

1977WilmaBlanche Rudolph

1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichSweets

1976Just an Old Sweet SongPriscilla Simmons

1976Everybody Rides the CarouselSelf - Introducer

1976The Blue BirdTylette

1976The River NigerMattie Williams

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host

1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter

1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanJane Pittman

1974Free to Be… You and MeSelf

1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self

1972SounderRebecca Morgan

1972Emergency!Mrs. Johnson

1971NeighborsVicky Gunther

1971Film '72Self

1971Marriage: Year OneEmma Teasley

1970The Flip Wilson ShowSelf

1969The Courtship of Eddie's FatherBetty Kelly

1969The Bill Cosby ShowMildred Hermosa

1969To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

1968The Heart Is a Lonely HunterPortia Copeland

1967The ComediansMarie Therese

1967Cowboy in AfricaJulie Anderson

1967Judd, for the Defense

1966Mission: ImpossibleAlma Ross

1966A Man Called AdamClaudia Ferguson

1965The F.B.I.Julie Harmon

1963East Side/West Side

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1960A Morning For JimmySister

1959The Last Angry ManGirl Left on Porch (uncredited)

1959Odds Against TomorrowJazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

1958Naked CityDarlene Knox

1956Carib GoldDottie

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host

1955GunsmokeRachel Biggs

1953The OscarsSelf

1951Hallmark Hall of FameMarva Collins

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter