Cicely Tyson's career spanned more than six decades before she passed away on Thursday at the age of 96, but her journey began in New York City.

On my very first day as a professional actor in “Roots,” Cicely Tyson, played my mother. I could hardly believe I was in the presence of such a legend let alone about to act opposite her in a ...

First lady Betty Ford, chats with Emmy-award winning actress Cicely Tyson, right, as the two were among honored guests at a dinner held at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Ala., on ...

HARLEM, Manhattan -- Fans are wishing a final farewell to legendary actor Cicely Tyson during a public viewing at a famed Manhattan church Monday. Tyson, who was born and raised in Harlem, died ...

Cicely Tyson died on Jan. 28 at the age of 96, and the tributes that have poured in are a reminder of just how groundbreaking and powerful of a figure she was on stage, screen and beyond.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in "Sounder," a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV ...