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Cicely Tyson won a 2013 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Trip to Bountiful and was also nominated for an Emmy Award for the 2014 television movie version.

Best known for her ground-breaking double Emmy Award-winning performance as Jane in "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," Miss Tyson was also nominated for an Academy Award for Sounder. She then received her third Emmy Award for "The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All" and was also nominated for her performances in "Roots," "King," "Sweet Justice," "The Marva Collins Story" and "A Lesson Before Dying".

Her many film credits include the upcoming Showing Roots, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Fried Green Tomatoes, Because of Winn-Dixie, Hoodlum, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, Why Did I Get Married Too?, The Help, Alex Cross. Broadway credits include The Corn Is Green, Trumpets of the Lord, A Hand Is On The Gate, Cool World and Jolly's Progress.

Off-Broadway, she appeared in the long-running production of Jean Genet's The Blacks. Miss Tyson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1995, a middle school in East Orange, NJ was named for her. Following Miss Tyson's involvement in 2009, she was able to open a new $143 million state-of-the-art kindergarten through High School renamed the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts.

In 2018, Tyson received an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2016, Tyson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. Tyson has been a champion of civil liberties for decades and has been a recipient of top honors from the NAACP and the Kennedy Center.

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Cicely Tyson STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2015
Fonsia Dorsey

[Broadway]
2013
Carrie Watts

[Broadway]
1983
Miss Moffat

[Broadway]
Unknown, 1969
Rev. Marion Alexander

[Off-Broadway]
1969
Performer

[Broadway]
1968
Myrna Jessup

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1966
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1963
Rev. Marion Alexander

[Off-Broadway]
1963
Joan

[Broadway]
1962
Celeste Chipley

Performer (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
1961
Stephanie Virtue Diop

[Broadway]
1960
Girl

[Broadway]
1959
Jolly Rivers (Understudy)


Cicely Tyson Movies

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[ 1957 ] Dottie
A Man Called Adam
[ 1966 ] Claudia Ferguson
The Comedians
[ 1967 ] Marie Therese
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
[ 1968 ] Portia
Sounder
[ 1972 ] Rebecca
The Blue Bird
[ 1976 ] Tylette
The River Niger
[ 1976 ] Mattie Williams
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
[ 1977 ] Sweets
The Concorde... Airport '79
[ 1979 ] Elaine
Bustin' Loose
[ 1981 ] Vivian Perry
Fried Green Tomatoes
[ 1991 ] Sipsey
Hoodlum
[ 1997 ] Stephanie St. Clair
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
[ 2005 ] Myrtle
Because of Winn-Dixie
[ 2005 ] Gloria
Idlewild
[ 2006 ] Mother Hopkins
Fat Rose and Squeaky
[ 2006 ] Celine
Madea's Family Reunion
[ 2006 ] Aunt Myrtle
Rwanda Rising
[ 2007 ] Jeanette Nyirabagarwa
Why Did I Get Married Too?
[ 2010 ] Ola
The Help
[ 2011 ] Constantine Jefferson
Alex Cross
[ 2012 ] Nana Mama
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
[ 2013 ] Mama Kay
Showing Roots
[ 2016 ] Hattie
Last Flag Flying
[ 2017 ] Mrs. Hightower
A Fall from Grace
[ 2020 ] Alice

Cicely Tyson TV Shows

How to Get Away with Murder
Ophelia Harkness
I Spy
Vickie Harmon, Princess Amara
Sweet Justice
Carrie Grace Battle
The F.B.I.
Lainey Harber, Julie Harmon

Cicely Tyson Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Distinguished Performance Award

Cicely Tyson, The Gin Game

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Distinguished Performance Award

Michael Urie, Shows for Days

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful


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Cicely Tyson FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Cicely Tyson been in?

Cicely Tyson has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Cicely Tyson been in?

Cicely Tyson has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Cicely Tyson been nominated for?

Cicely Tyson has been nominated for several awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for "The Gin Game" and "Shows for Days." She was also nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Trip to Bountiful" and received a Distinguished Performance Award for the same production from the Drama League Awards. Additionally, Tyson was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Trip to Bountiful" and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for the same production. She also received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Performance for "Moon on a Rainbow Shawl."

What awards has Cicely Tyson won?

Cicely Tyson won the Drama Desk Award for Best Performance for her role in "Moon on a Rainbow Shawl."

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