Portrait of Cicely Tyson

Acting

Cicely Tyson

Titles
61movies41TV shows
Career

Active from 1956 to 2020, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for East Side/West Side
East Side/West Side
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Cicely Tyson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 5.1
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Mystery
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.4, 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.

Movies and TV shows

28
TypeAllMovies53TV shows28
RoleAnyActing28Appearances13
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s31960s71970s41980s11990s72000s22010s32020s1
GenreAnyDrama23Action & Adventure6Crime5Mystery4Comedy3Family3War & Politics3Kids2Sci-Fi & Fantasy2Animation1Western1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

1 title · average score 69
GoodWatch69
Poster for Cherish the Day

TV show · as Miss Luma Lee Langston

2010s

3 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch79
Poster for How to Get Away with Murder

TV show · as Ophelia Harkness

GoodWatch67
Poster for Madam Secretary

TV show · as Flo Avery

GoodWatch83
Poster for House of Cards

TV show · as Doris Jones

2000s

2 titles · average score 51
GoodWatch60
Poster for The Proud Family

TV show · as Mrs. Maureen Parker (voice)

1990s

7 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch76
Poster for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV show · as Ondine Burdett

GoodWatch75
Poster for Mama Flora's Family

TV show · as Mama Flora

GoodWatch77
Poster for The Outer Limits

TV show · as Justice Gretchen Parkhurst

GoodWatch66
Poster for Touched by an Angel

TV show · as Abigail Peabody-Jackson

1980s

1 title · average score 61

1970s

4 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch74
Poster for King

TV show · as Coretta Scott King

GoodWatch74
Poster for A Woman Called Moses

TV show · as Harriet Ross Tubman

GoodWatch78
Poster for Roots

TV show · as Binta

GoodWatch78
Poster for Emergency!

TV show · as Mrs. Johnson

1960s

7 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch57
Poster for The Bill Cosby Show

TV show · as Mildred Hermosa

Poster for Cowboy in Africa

TV show · as Julie Anderson

GoodWatch77
Poster for Mission: Impossible

TV show · as Alma Ross

Poster for The F.B.I.

TV show · as Julie Harmon / Lainey Harber

1950s

3 titles · average score 78
Poster for Naked City

TV show · as Darlene Knox

GoodWatch73
Poster for Gunsmoke

TV show · as Rachel Biggs

GoodWatch83
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Marva Collins

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