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.

Cast

Fried Green Tomatoes

Sipsey

The Women of Brewster Place

Mrs. Browne, Unknown

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

Blessed Assurance

Vesta Lotte Battle

The Rosa Parks Story

Leona Edwards McCauley

Neighbors

Unknown

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

Unknown

Benny's Place

Odessa

How It Feels to Be Free

Self (archival footage)

The Other Boys of Summer

Narrator

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Everybody Rides the Carousel

Self - Introducer

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

Self