When Cicely Tyson accepted an Emmy in 1974 for her starring role in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” she smiled into the camera and spoke straight to her mother: “You see, Mom ...

Cicely Louise Tyson was an American actress. Her most notable films include 'Sounder' (1972), 'Fried Green Tomatoes' (1991), 'A Lesson Before Dying' (1999), 'Because of Winn-Dixie' (2005), 'The ...

The wisdom of Cicely Tyson: ‘I couldn’t be Black and not have it impact my career’ By Christi Carras Staff Writer Jan. 29, 2021 2:36 PM PT ...

Cicely Tyson, who died Thursday at 96, was celebrated by stars as both an actress and a person. Read Oprah, Viola Davis and Tyler Perry's tributes.

Through Cicely Tyson, Black women were represented robustly over seven decades on screens big and small. She died Thursday at age 96.

Cicely Tyson‘s co-stars and admirers shared their remembrances of the late Emmy and Tony-winning actor, who died Thursday at 96. Viola Davis, who starred opposite Tyson, playing mother and ...

Cicely Tyson, the iconic and incomparable screen and stage actress and Black American trailblazer, died on Thursday. She was 96. Tyson, whose acting career spanned more than six decades, broke ...

Cicely Tyson, award-winning actress and former fashion model, has died. She was 96 years old. Her death was announced by her manager, Larry Thompson. “With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely ...

Cicely Tyson attends the TIME 100 Gala in 2012. The famed actress died at the age of 96. Tyson inspired generations of African American actors who grew up watching her perform on stage and on screen.

Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtime manager Larry Thompson confirmed to CNN.

Tyson made this vow in 1972, a few years after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at the dawn of the so-called Blaxploitation filmmaking boom that didn’t fulfill her.