Cicely Tyson Biography

Cicely Tyson

Date of Birth: December 19, 1933

Cicely Tyson grew up in New York's Harlem area after her parents moved to America from the island of Nevis in the Caribbean. Raised in poverty, Cicelyused to earn extra money for her family by selling shopping bags on the street.

Her first big break came when she starred in the film Sounder and was nominated for an Oscar for her efforts.

Filmography

A Fall From Grace (2020)
Last Flag Flying (2017)
Showing Roots (2016)
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghost of Georgia (2013)
Alex Cross (2012)
The Help (2011)
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
Rwanda Rising (2007)
Idlewild (2006)
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Hoodlum (1997)
The Road to Galveston (1996)
Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All (1995)
Duplicates (1992)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Heat Wave (1990)
The Boy Who Loved Christmas (1990)
Acceptable Risks (1986)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
Bustin' Loose (1981)
The Concorde: Airport (1979)
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978)
King (1978)
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Roots (1977)
Wilma (1977)
The River Niger (1976)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Sounder (1972)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
A Man Called Adam (1966)A Fall From Grace (2020)
Last Flag Flying (2017)
Showing Roots (2016)
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghost of Georgia (2013)
Alex Cross (2012)
The Help (2011)
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
Rwanda Rising (2007)
Idlewild (2006)
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006)
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Hoodlum (1997)
The Road to Galveston (1996)
Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All (1995)
Duplicates (1992)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Heat Wave (1990)
The Boy Who Loved Christmas (1990)
Acceptable Risks (1986)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
Bustin' Loose (1981)
The Concorde: Airport (1979)
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978)
King (1978)
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Roots (1977)
Wilma (1977)
The River Niger (1976)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Sounder (1972)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
A Man Called Adam (1966)