Cicely Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was a highly accomplished American film, television, and stage actress. A former model, she had a long, storied, and multi-awarded career. She first gained prominence playing Rebecca in Sounder, and later played many strong black historical and contemporary figures.
Film works:
- The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (1968) — Portia Copeland
- Sounder (1972) — Rebecca Morgan
- The River Niger (1976) — Mattie Williams
- Bustin Loose (1981) — Vivian Perry
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) — Sipsey
- Hoodlum (1997) — Stephanie St. Clair
- Because Of Winn Dixie (2005) — Gloria Dump
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) — Myrtle
- The Help (2011) — Constantine Jefferson
- Alex Cross (2012) — Regina Cross
Television works:
- East Side West Side (1963-64) — Jane Foster
- The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) — Jane Pittman
- King (1978) — Coretta Scott King
- A Woman Called Moses (1978) — Harriet Tubman
- The Marva Collins Story (1981) — Marva Collins
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) — Castralia
- How to Get Away with Murder (2015-present) — Ophelia Harkness
- House of Cards (US) (2016) — Doris Jones
