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Cicely Tyson

Acting Born Dec 19, 1924 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

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.

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  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Ondine Burdett
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
  • Steve (2017) as Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
  • House of Cards (2013) as Doris Jones
  • How to Get Away with Murder (2014) as Ophelia Harkness
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Co-Host
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Alma Ross
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
  • Touched by an Angel (1994) as Abigail Peabody-Jackson
  • Emergency! (1972) as Mrs. Johnson
  • Madam Secretary (2014) as Flo Avery
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Rachel Biggs
  • Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
  • Naked City (1958) as Darlene Knox
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
  • The F.B.I. (1965) as Julie Harmon
  • The F.B.I. (1965) as Lainey Harber
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self