Acting
Cicely Tyson
- Titles
- 61movies41TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 2020, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 32top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
East Side/West Side82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.2average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.5average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Spiritual3.6average 2.0
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.5, average 5.1
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Mystery2.9, average 4.1
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 8
- Character-Driven 6
- Character Study 6
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Southern Charm 3
- Civil Rights Movement 3
- American History 3
- Social Justice 3
- Socially Conscious 3
- Overcoming Adversity 2
- Historical Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kevin HooksActorSounder, Heat Wave, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, Just an Old Sweet Song
Blair UnderwoodActorMama Flora's Family, The Trip to Bountiful, Heat Wave
Paul WinfieldActorKing, Sounder, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Ossie DavisActorEast Side/West Side, King, A Man Called Adam
Vanessa WilliamsActorHoodlum, The Trip to Bountiful
Michael WarrenActorSweet Justice, The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Joe SenecaActorSamaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story, Wilma
James Earl JonesActorHeat Wave, The River Niger
Jason BernardActorA Woman Called Moses, Wilma
Diane LaneActorOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Louis Gossett Jr.ActorThe River Niger, Benny's Place
Glynn TurmanActorA Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, The River Niger
Movies and TV shows
812020s
2 titles · average score 66
64
as Alice
69
TV show · as Miss Luma Lee Langston
2010s
11 titles · average score 67
as Narrator
68
as Mrs. Hightower
as Hattie
as Mrs. Watts
79
TV show · as Ophelia Harkness
67
TV show · as Flo Avery
83
TV show · as Doris Jones
51
as Nana Mama
81
as Constantine Jefferson
2000s
10 titles · average score 59
57
as Pearl
59
as Mother Hopkins
as Celine
59
as Myrtle
64
as Gloria Dump
61
as Myrtle
72
as Leona Edwards McCauley
61
as Cathedral
60
TV show · as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
1990s
19 titles · average score 65
76
TV show · as Ondine Burdett
75
TV show · as Mama Flora
63
as Stephanie St. Clair
53
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
as Vesta Lotte Battle
as Jordan Roosevelt
60
TV show · as Castalia
TV show
77
as Sipsey
64
as Etta Mercer
65
as Ruthana Richardson
1980s
9 titles · average score 67
73
as Mrs. Browne
61
TV show
as Dr. Claire Dalton
as Janet Framm
as Carol Phillips
as Odessa
61
as Vivian Perry
75
as Marva Collins
1970s
13 titles · average score 67
74
TV show · as Coretta Scott King
74
TV show · as Harriet Ross Tubman
62
as Blanche Rudolph
78
TV show · as Binta
64
as Mattie Williams
53
as Tylette
as Priscilla Simmons
72
as Jane Pittman
75
as Rebecca Morgan
78
TV show · as Mrs. Johnson
as Emma Teasley
1960s
11 titles · average score 70
66
TV show · as Betty Kelly
57
TV show · as Mildred Hermosa
75
as Portia Copeland
62
as Marie Therese
TV show · as Julie Anderson
62
as Claudia Ferguson
77
TV show · as Alma Ross
TV show · as Julie Harmon / Lainey Harber
82
TV show
as Sister
1950s
6 titles · average score 74
71
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
68
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
TV show · as Darlene Knox
as Dottie
73
TV show · as Rachel Biggs
83
TV show · as Marva Collins