Cicely Tyson

Filmography

87 credits

The 2020s

2 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average

Not on Cineora

Cherish the Day

2020

as Miss Luma Lee Langston · 7 episodes

Movie

A Fall from Grace

2020IMDb5.9

as Alice

The 2010s

11 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Not on Cineora

The Other Boys of Summer

2019

as Narrator

Movie

Last Flag Flying

2017IMDb6.9

as Mrs. Hightower

Not on Cineora

Showing Roots

2016

as Hattie

Series

How to Get Away with Murder

2014–2020IMDb8.1

as Ophelia Harkness · 10 episodes

Series

Madam Secretary

2014–2019IMDb7.8

as Flo Avery · 1 episode

Movie

The Trip to Bountiful

2014IMDb7.1

as Mrs. Watts

Movie

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

2013IMDb5.3

as Mama Kay

Series

House of Cards

2013–2018IMDb8.6

as Doris Jones · 3 episodes

The 2000s

10 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Not on Cineora

Relative Stranger

2009

as Pearl

Movie

Idlewild

2006IMDb6.2

as Mother Hopkins

Not on Cineora

Fat Rose and Squeaky

2006

as Celine

Movie

Madea's Family Reunion

2006IMDb5.4

as Myrtle

Not on Cineora

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005

1 episode

Movie

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005IMDb5.8

as Myrtle

Movie

Because of Winn-Dixie

2005IMDb6.4

as Gloria Dump

Movie

The Rosa Parks Story

2002IMDb7.2

as Leona Edwards McCauley

The 1990s

22 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

Series

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

1999IMDb5.4

as Emily Lincoln · 2 episodes

Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999–IMDb8.1

as Ondine Burdett · 1 episode

Movie

A Lesson Before Dying

1999IMDb6.7

as Tante Lou

Not on Cineora

Mama Flora's Family

1998

as Mama Flora · 2 episodes

Movie

Always Outnumbered

1998IMDb7.1

as Luvia

Movie

Ms. Scrooge

1997IMDb5.5

as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge

Movie

Hoodlum

1997IMDb6.3

as Stephanie St. Clair

Not on Cineora

Blessed Assurance

1997

as Vesta Lotte Battle

The 1980s

10 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Movie

The Women of Brewster Place

1989IMDb7.8

as Mrs. Browne

Not on Cineora

The Women of Brewster Place

1989

as Mrs. Browne · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

B.L. Stryker

1989

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Intimate Encounters

1986

as Dr. Claire Dalton

Not on Cineora

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

1986

as Muriel

Not on Cineora

Acceptable Risks

1986

as Janet Framm

Not on Cineora

Playing with Fire

1985

as Carol Phillips

Not on Cineora

Benny's Place

1982

as Odessa

The 1970s

14 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Movie

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979IMDb4.5

as Elaine

Not on Cineora

A Woman Called Moses

1978

as Harriet Ross Tubman · 2 episodes

Series

King

1978IMDb8.0

as Coretta Scott King · 3 episodes

Not on Cineora

Wilma

1977

as Blanche Rudolph

Movie

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977IMDb6.8

as Sweets

Series

Roots

1977IMDb8.4

as Binta · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Just an Old Sweet Song

1976

as Priscilla Simmons

Movie

The Blue Bird

1976IMDb5.4

as Tylette

The 1960s

12 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Series

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969–1972IMDb7.3

as Betty Kelly · 1 episode

Series

The Bill Cosby Show

1969–1971IMDb6.1

as Mildred Hermosa · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words

1969

Movie

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1968IMDb7.6

as Portia Copeland

Movie

The Comedians

1967IMDb6.3

as Marie Therese

Not on Cineora

Cowboy in Africa

1967

as Julie Anderson · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Judd, for the Defense

1967

1 episode

Series

Mission: Impossible

1966–1973IMDb7.9

as Alma Ross · 1 episode

The 1950s

6 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

Movie

The Last Angry Man

1959IMDb6.8

as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)

Movie

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959IMDb7.4

as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)

Series

Naked City

1958–1963IMDb8.2

as Darlene Knox · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Carib Gold

1956

as Dottie

Series

Gunsmoke

1955–1975IMDb8.1

as Rachel Biggs · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Marva Collins · 1 episode

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