Acting
Cicely Tyson
- Titles
- 64movies43TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 2020, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 33top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Marva Collins Story83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.2average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.8
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Wholesome5.0average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.7
- Spiritual3.6average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.2, average 4.9
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Historical Drama 9
- Social Commentary 8
- Character Study 6
- Coming-of-Age 5
- American History 4
- Family Saga 4
- Overcoming Adversity 3
- Southern Charm 3
- Socially Conscious 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Biographical Story 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kevin HooksActorSounder, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, Heat Wave, Just an Old Sweet Song
Blair UnderwoodActorMama Flora's Family, Heat Wave, The Trip to Bountiful
Paul WinfieldActorKing, Sounder, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Louis Gossett Jr.ActorRoots, The River Niger, Benny's Place
Ossie DavisActorEast Side/West Side, King, A Man Called Adam
Laurence FishburneActorHoodlum, Last Flag Flying, Always Outnumbered
Michael WarrenActorSweet Justice, The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Joe SenecaActorSamaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story, Wilma
James Earl JonesActorHeat Wave, The River Niger
Diane LaneActorOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Jason BernardActorA Woman Called Moses, Wilma
Vanessa WilliamsActorHoodlum, The Trip to Bountiful
Movies and TV shows
862020s
2 titles · average score 52
as Alice
TV show · as Miss Luma Lee Langston
2010s
11 titles · average score 61
as Narrator
as Mrs. Hightower
as Hattie
as Mrs. Watts
TV show · as Ophelia Harkness
TV show · as Flo Avery
TV show · as Doris Jones
as Nana Mama
as Constantine Jefferson
2000s
10 titles · average score 54
as Pearl
as Celine
as Mother Hopkins
as Myrtle
as Gloria Dump
as Myrtle
as Leona Edwards McCauley
as Cathedral
TV show · as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)
1990s
22 titles · average score 64
as Tante Lou
TV show · as Ondine Burdett
TV show · as Mama Flora
as Stephanie St. Clair
as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
TV show
TV show · as Castalia
as Dr. Randolph
as Sipsey
as Etta Mercer
as Ruthana Richardson
1980s
10 titles · average score 66
TV show
TV show · as Mrs. Browne
as Mrs. Browne
as Dr. Claire Dalton
as Janet Framm
as Carol Phillips
as Odessa
as Vivian Perry
as Marva Collins
1970s
14 titles · average score 61
TV show · as Harriet Ross Tubman
TV show · as Coretta Scott King
TV show · as Binta
as Blanche Rudolph
as Mattie Williams
as Tylette
as Priscilla Simmons
as Jane Pittman
as Rebecca Morgan
TV show · as Mrs. Johnson
as Vicky Gunther
1960s
11 titles · average score 67
TV show · as Betty Kelly
TV show · as Mildred Hermosa
as Portia Copeland
TV show · as Julie Anderson
as Marie Therese
as Claudia Ferguson
TV show · as Alma Ross
TV show · as Lainey Harber / Julie Harmon
TV show
as Sister
1950s
6 titles · average score 75
as Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)
as Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)
TV show · as Darlene Knox
as Dottie
TV show · as Rachel Biggs
TV show · as Marva Collins