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Jan 29, 2021 · Pioneering Hollywood actress Cicely Tyson - who was known for portraying strong African-American characters - has died aged 96, her manager has said. No cause of the death was given. The former...
Jan 30, 2021 · Cicely Tyson, the pioneering black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role in Sounder, won a Tony award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in The Autobiography of Miss...
Actress: The Help. Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem, New York City, where she was raised by her devoutly religious parents, who had come from the Caribbean island of Nevis. Her mother Theodosia was a domestic worker and her her father William was a carpenter and painter.
