Cicely Tyson - 52 pictures

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem, New York City, where she was raised by her devoutly religious parents, from the Caribbean island of Nevis. Her mother, Theodosia, was a domestic, and her father, William Tyson, was a carpenter and painter. She was discovered by a fashion editor at Ebony magazine and, with her stunning looks, she quickly rose to the...

Born: December 19, 1933
Star sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Known for: The Help (2011), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Sounder (1972), The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
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Cicely Tyson at event of How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Cicely Tyson and Viola Davis at event of How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Cicely Tyson and Viola Davis at event of How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis and Peter Nowalk at event of How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Cicely Tyson and Viola Davis at event of How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Still of Cicely Tyson in Alex Cross (2012)

Still of Cicely Tyson and Maya Angelou in Roots (1977)

Still of Cicely Tyson in Tarnaite (2011)

Still of Cicely Tyson and Kimberly Elise in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

Still of Cicely Tyson in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

Still of Jeff Daniels, Eva Marie Saint, Cicely Tyson, B.J. Hopper, Courtney Jines, Dave Matthews, Luke Benward, Elle Fanning, Nick Price and AnnaSophia Robb in Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

Still of Louis Gossett Jr. and Cicely Tyson in Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)

Cicely Tyson at event of Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)

Cicely Tyson at event of Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)

Still of Mary-Louise Parker and Cicely Tyson in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Still of Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy and Cicely Tyson in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Cicely Tyson at event of The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

Cicely Tyson and Iman

Cicely Tyson and Ben Vereen at event of The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007)

Cicely Tyson at event of The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007)

Cicely Tyson and Billy Dee Williams

Still of Cicely Tyson in Idlewild (2006)

Clint Eastwood, Cicely Tyson and Ray Charles

Clint Eastwood, Cicely Tyson and Ray Charles

Still of Cicely Tyson in Hoodlum (1997)

Still of Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Cicely Tyson, Eddie Bo Smith Jr., J.W. Smith and Clarence Williams III in Hoodlum (1997)

Still of Laurence Fishburne, Cicely Tyson, Paul Benjamin and Eddie Bo Smith Jr. in Hoodlum (1997)

Laurence Fishburne and Cicely Tyson at event of Hoodlum (1997)

Cicely Tyson at event of Hoodlum (1997)

Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield

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