Cicely Tyson (Actor)

Reviews of Cicely Tyson Movies

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Movies starring Cicely Tyson have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 62%.

Free to Be… You and Me - released in 1974 - is Cicely Tyson's highest rated movie, with a score of 80% based on 12 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Cicely Tyson is The Concorde... Airport '79 - released in 1979 - with a score of 36% based on 55 reviews.

Actor Biography

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 top of the modeling industry. In 1957, she began acting in Off-Broadway productions. She had small roles in feature films before she was cast as Portia in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968). Four years later, Cicely was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her sensational performance in the critically acclaimed film Sounder (1972). In 1974, she went on to portray a 110-year-old former slave in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), which earned her two Emmy Awards. She also appeared in the television miniseries Roots (1977), King (1978) and A Woman Called Moses (1978). While Cicely has not appeared steadily onscreen because of her loyalty to only portray strong, positive images of Black women, she is without a doubt one of the most talented, beautiful actresses to have ever graced the stage and screen.

Cicely Tyson has acted in films with Tyler Perry, Laurence Fishburne, Paul Winfield and Louis Gossett Jr..

Cicely Tyson has worked with these film directors: Tyler Perry, John Korty, Michael Wilson and Richard Linklater.