Cicely Tyson
Birthday: 1924-12-19
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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The Women of Brewster Place
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Hoodlum
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Always Outnumbered
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Idlewild
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The Concorde... Airport '79
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The Help
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A Lesson Before Dying
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The River Niger
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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Alex Cross
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The Blue Bird
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
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The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
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A Morning For Jimmy
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Ms. Scrooge
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Jewel
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The Marva Collins Story
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The Road to Galveston
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Heat Wave
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The Kid Who Loved Christmas
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Wilma
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Showing Roots
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Relative Stranger
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The Last Angry Man
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Marriage: Year One
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman
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Duplicates
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
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The Women of Brewster Place
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Blessed Assurance
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House of Secrets
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Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
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