Cicely Tyson - Actor Profile

Cicely Tyson

20Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cicely Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Top Rated Movies

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
1982 Benny's Place Odessa ★ 10.0 HIT
2011 The Help Constantine Jefferson ★ 8.2 HIT
2016 Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Self ★ 8.0 HIT
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes Sipsey ★ 7.7 HIT
1968 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Portia Copeland ★ 7.5 HIT
1972 Sounder Rebecca Morgan ★ 7.5 HIT
1981 The Marva Collins Story Marva Collins ★ 7.4 HIT
2002 The Rosa Parks Story Leona Edwards McCauley ★ 7.0 HIT
1976 Just an Old Sweet Song Priscilla Simmons ★ 7.0 HIT
2020 A Fall from Grace Alice ★ 7.0 HIT
1959 The Last Angry Man Girl Left on Porch (uncredited) ★ 6.9 HIT
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited) ★ 6.8 HIT
1976 The River Niger Mattie Williams ★ 6.8 HIT
2017 Last Flag Flying Mrs. Hightower ★ 6.8 HIT
1974 Free to Be… You and Me Self ★ 6.7 HIT
1982 Night of 100 Stars Self ★ 6.7 HIT
1989 The Women of Brewster Place Mrs. Browne ★ 6.6 HIT
1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Jane Pittman ★ 6.6 HIT
1990 The Kid Who Loved Christmas Etta Mercer ★ 6.6 HIT
1989 The Women of Brewster Place - ★ 6.6 HIT