Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson (born Cecily Louise Tyson; December 18, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress and fashion model. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for her performance as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder (1972). For this role she also won the NSFC Best Actress and NBR Best Actress Awards. She starred in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), for which she won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA Award.
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| Full name at birth | Cecily Louise Tyson
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| Claim to fame | Co-founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem
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| Date of birth | 19 December 1924
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| Place of birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 28 January 2021
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| Age | 96 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, model
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| Height | 5' 3½" (161 cm)
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| Talent agency | Paradigm Talent Agency
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- Is one of only 7 African-American actresses to receive the Best Actress Oscar nomination. The others in chronological order are: Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Ross, Diahann Carroll, Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett and Halle Berry.
- The Cicely Tyson High School of Performing and Fine arts was named in her honor is located in East Orange, New Jersey.
- Is the first African American Actress to win an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie for her performance in "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman".
- Aunt of Cathy Tyson.
- Honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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