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ACTRESS CICELY TYSON RECIPIENT OF HONORARY OSCARS DIES AT AGE 96 (2907 hits)

What a career.


Posted By: Tanisha Grant
Thursday, January 28th 2021 at 10:47PM
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CICELY TYSON, Thank You for the Love you gave all of us through your powerful believable acting, you will be truly missed. Thank You.





Friday, January 29th 2021 at 12:02AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

Yes, a master and pioneer of the African American Cultural Actor.....Thank You....




Friday, January 29th 2021 at 8:12AM
robert powell
Cicely Tyson Actress

Cicely Tyson was an American actress and fashion model. In a career spanning more than seven decades, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. Tyson was the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, one Tony Award, an honorary Academy Award, and a Peabody Award.

Born: Dec 19, 1924

Lived: Dec 19, 1924 - Jan 28, 2021 (age 96)

Height: 5 feet 3 inches

Spouse: Miles Davis (m. 1981 - 1988)

Awards: Academy Awards (1) · Primetime Emmy Award (3) · Screen Actors Guild Award (1) · Other awards (18)

Siblings: Issac Tyson (Brother) · Sandra Tyson (Sister)

Tyson was best known for a pair of roles as strong southern women -- the mother of a boy in search of his father in 1972’s “Sounder,” and an ex-slave in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” a 1974 television movie. She won two Emmy awards for her portrayal of Pittman from teenager to centenarian, and a third for the 1994 TV miniseries “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.”

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