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Most Recent Role: Martha Frazier (1966) on Guiding Light
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birth Name: Cicely Tyson
Born in New York City to immigrant parents from the Carribean, Cicely began her career as a fashion model and eventually moved to television and films in the 1950s and 1960s, including an appearance in the long-running soap opera Guiding Light . She later garnered critical acclaim and awards for her roles in the 1972 film Sounder and the 1974 television movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane...

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Guiding Light
Ep. #14758
Friday 23 September 2005 on CBS

Edmund enjoys family moments with Cassie and Hope while Jeffrey remains distant to protect them. Jonathan searches for Dinah and ends up questioning Marina about missing person cases. Jonathan follows Edmund and ends up at the recreated farmhouse. Marina tells Danny that Michelle plans to leave...

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In 1995 and 1997, Cicely was nominated for SAG Awards. In 1995, Cicely was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series" for Sweet Justice. She was also nominated that year for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" for Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All. In 1997, Cicely was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for The Road to Galveston. (edit)
Cicely Tyson is part of a 22-member commission designated to study and plan the design and construction of the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African American History and Culture. (edit)
In 1974, Cicely Tyson became a co-founder of the acclaimed Dance Theater of Harlem. (edit)
Cicely Tyson was once married to the late jazz legend Miles Davis. (edit)
In 1972, Cicely Tyson was nominated for an Oscar for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" for her portrayal of the character Rebecca Morgan in the film Sounder. (edit)

Quotes

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Cicely Tyson: (about what she thought to herself after having a conversation with a journalist) Cicely, you cannot afford the luxury of just being an actress! (edit)
Cicely Tyson: I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it. (edit)
Cicely Tyson: In my work, people say I'm strong. But I'm not aware of any of it. If I were conscious of it, that can only get in the way of future performances. (edit)
Cicely Tyson: (about acting) You are limiting yourself if you only do roles that are positive for black women. But I decided early on in my career I would only do those roles. I almost did a blaxploitation movie. I read the script and had to retch. I knew if I did it, I would have spent the money on a psychologist. (edit)
Cicely Tyson: (commenting for a Jet Magazine article) I went around promoting Sounder and realized much of America was very ignorant about Black people and particularly Black women. (edit)

Other Appearances

 
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East Side/West Side
Jane Foster
Guiding Light
Martha Frazier (1966)
Sweet Justice
Carrie Grace Battle
Guest Star
B.L. Stryker
Winner Takes All
Unknown
Cowboy in Africa
Tomorrow on the Wind
Julie Anderson
Emergency!
Crash
Mrs. Johnson
Film '72
Film '73 Episode 5
Herself
Film '72
Film '74 Episode 28
Herself
Gunsmoke
The Scavengers
Rachel Biggs
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