Cicely tyson

THE Help and Fried Green Tomatoes actress Cicely Tyson has died at the age of 96. The groundbreaking Emmy and Tony winner was married to jazz trumpet legend Miles Davis from 1981 to 1988. Who was C…

Cicely Tyson, 1970′s

Actress Cicely Tyson is first generation American. Her parents immigrated from St. Kitts and Nevis.

Raised in Harlem, Tyson began her career as a model and a theater actress, appearing both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. After playing small roles in feature films and television, she was cast as Portia in “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” in 1968. Four years later, she received an Academy Award® nomination for her leading performance in “Sounder.” Her other notable film credits

Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in Sounder , won a Tony Awar...

Cicely Tyson photographed by Lord Snowdon wearing a dress by Bill Whitten in 1972.

Cecily Tyson BEAUTIFUL!! Wedding inspiration

From her short hairstyle on the television series 'East Side/West Side' to her cornrows in 'Sounder,' legendary actress Cicely Tyson's natural hair inspired a movement.

“Rest in Power to the lovely Cicely Tyson . 96 years old & an icon”