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Cicely Tyson
Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson was an American actress. In a career spanning seven decades, she portrayed complex and strong-willed African American women. She received several awards including three Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. She was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2015, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in…
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entertainment · American actress (1924–2021) · stage actor · film actor · television actor · model · voice actor · actor · also Cicely Tyson, Tyson
Born 19 December 1924 · Died 28 January 2021 · Q238081
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2026· 1 entry
2022· 1 entry
Was posthumously inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame in 2022
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2021· 3 entries
Died 2021-01-28.
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And she promoted the book during the last weeks of her life
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“I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.”
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2020· 4 entries
Awarded Television Hall of Fame (2020).
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Awarded Peabody Awards (2020).
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Starred in the popular movie A Fall From Grace which was featured on Netflix
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Received a Career Achievement Peabody Award
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2019· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Honorary Award (2019).
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2018· 3 entries
Tyson became the first African-American woman to receive an honorary Oscar
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With the inscription reading, "Whose unforgettable performances and personal integrity have inspired generations of filmmakers, actors and audiences
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Tyson was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame
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2017· 1 entry
Awarded Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series for How to Get Away with Murder (2017).
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2016· 4 entries
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for How to Get Away with Murder (2016).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Howard University (2016).
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2016).
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Was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama
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2015· 2 entries
Awarded Kennedy Center Honors (2015).
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The Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Honorary Academy Award in 2018
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2014· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate from Columbia University (2014).
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Tyson guest-starred on How to Get Away with Murder as Ophelia Harkness, the mother of main character Annalise Keating (Viola Davis); for this role, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actre
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Trip to Bountiful (2013).
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Tyson won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Miss Carrie Watts in the Broadway revival of the Horton Foote play The Trip to Bountiful
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Tyson played a supporting role in the horror film The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
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2011· 6 entries
Awarded Black Reel Award for Outstanding Ensemble for The Help (2011).
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Awarded Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast for The Help (2011).
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Awarded Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture for The Help (2011).
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Awarded National Board of Review Award for Best Cast for The Help (2011).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for The Help (2011).
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Tyson appeared in her first music video in Willow Smith's 21st Century Girl
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2010· 2 entries
Won Spingarn Medal (2010).
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Tyson appeared in Why Did I Get Married Too
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate presented by Morehouse College (2009).
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2005· 2 entries
Tyson was honored at Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball
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Tyson co-starred in Because of Winn-Dixie
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1997).
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Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994).
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1991· 1 entry
Tyson appeared in Fried Green Tomatoes as Sipsey
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1989· 1 entry
Tyson appeared in the television miniseries The Women of Brewster Place
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1988· 2 entries
Awarded Candace Award (1988).
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Tyson received a Candace Award for Distinguished Service from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women
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1984· 1 entry
Awarded honorary degree from Spelman College (1984).
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1982· 3 entries
Awarded Women in Film Honors (1982).
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Awarded Crystal Award (1982).
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Tyson was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award
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1981· 1 entry
In a ceremony conducted by Atlanta mayor Andrew Young at the home of actor Bill Cosby
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1980· 2 entries
Won Golden Plate Award (1980).
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Received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
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1978· 1 entry
Awarded Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year (1978).
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1977· 2 entries
Awarded Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1977).
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Tyson was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
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1974· 3 entries
Awarded 26th Primetime Emmy Awards for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).
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Tyson played the title role in the CBS television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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1972· 4 entries
Awarded National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Sounder (1972).
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Awarded National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for Sounder (1972).
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Awarded Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for Sounder (1972).
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Tyson played the role of Rebecca Morgan in the film Sounder
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1968· 1 entry
Tyson had a featured role in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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1967· 1 entry
That he intended to marry Tyson in March 1968 after his divorce was finalized, but instead he married singer Betty Mabry that September
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1963· 1 entry
Tyson appeared on the game show To Tell The Truth as an "imposter" for Australian singer Shirley Abicair, receiving two of the four possible votes
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1962· 1 entry
Became the first African American woman to wear an Afro on television in the United States
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1961· 1 entry
Made her television debut in the NBC series Frontiers of Faith
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1924· 2 entries
In the Bronx, New York City, but soon relocated with her family to East Harlem
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Born 1924-12-19.
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