Cicely Tyson
Biography
Born in New York City to immigrant parents from the Carribean, Cicely began her career as a fashion model and eventually moved to television…moreBorn
New York, New YorkBirth Name
Cicely TysonGender
FemaleCredits
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Star (4)
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Guiding Light
Martha Frazier (1966)
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S 41:
Ep 150
Friday, February 5, 1993
2/5/03
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S 50:
Ep 2
Wednesday December 19, 2001
12/19/01
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S 50:
Ep 1
Wednesday December 5, 2001
12/5/01
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S 49:
Ep 4
Friday June 8, 2001
6/8/01
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S 49:
Ep 3
Wednesday May 30, 2001
5/30/01
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S 41:
Ep 150
Friday, February 5, 1993
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Sweet Justice
Carrie Grace Battle
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S 1:
Ep 22
The Sensational Six
8/12/95
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S 1:
Ep 21
Muddy Waters
4/22/95
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S 1:
Ep 20
Pledges
4/15/95
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S 1:
Ep 19
Broken Ties
4/8/95
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S 1:
Ep 18
Just Say Yes
4/1/95
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S 1:
Ep 22
The Sensational Six
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Roots: The Complete Miniseries
Binta
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East Side/West Side
Jane Foster
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S 1:
Ep 26
Here Today
4/27/64
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S 1:
Ep 25
The Givers
4/13/64
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S 1:
Ep 24
Nothing But the Half Truth
3/30/64
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S 1:
Ep 23
The Name of the Game
3/23/64
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S 1:
Ep 22
Take Sides with the Sun
3/16/64
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S 1:
Ep 26
Here Today
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Guiding Light
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Guest Star (38)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ondine Burdett
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S 10:
Ep 17
Hell
3/31/09
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S 10:
Ep 17
Hell
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Tavis Smiley
Herself
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S 2:
Ep 36
Jim Wallis, Cicely Tyson
2/25/05
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S 2:
Ep 36
Jim Wallis, Cicely Tyson
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Higglytown Heroes
Great Aunt Shirley
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S 1:
Ep 17
Wayne's Good Guess
2/6/05
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S 1:
Ep 16
Wayne's 100 Special Somethings
1/30/05
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S 1:
Ep 17
Wayne's Good Guess
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The Proud Family
Mrs. Maureen Parker
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S 2:
Ep 5
Behind Family Lines
12/13/02
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S 2:
Ep 5
Behind Family Lines
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The Outer Limits
Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
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S 6:
Ep 21
Final Appeal (1)
9/3/00
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S 6:
Ep 21
Final Appeal (1)
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The Outer Limits
Gretchen Parkhurst
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S 6:
Ep 22
Final Appeal (2)
9/3/00
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S 6:
Ep 22
Final Appeal (2)
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Touched By an Angel
Abigail Peabody-Jackson
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S 6:
Ep 21
Living the Rest of My Life
4/9/00
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S 6:
Ep 21
Living the Rest of My Life
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 183
Show #183
4/7/97
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S 1:
Ep 183
Show #183
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The Arsenio Hall Show
Herself
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S 6:
Ep 138
April 29, 1994
4/29/94
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S 2:
Ep 210
August 9, 1990
8/9/90
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S 6:
Ep 138
April 29, 1994
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The Primetime Emmy Awards
Herself - Presenter
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S 44:
Ep 1
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
8/30/92
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S 44:
Ep 1
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
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B.L. Stryker
Unknown
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S 2:
Ep 3
Winner Takes All
1/13/90
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S 2:
Ep 3
Winner Takes All
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The Pat Sajak Show
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 47
March 14, 1989
3/14/89
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S 1:
Ep 47
March 14, 1989
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Marva Collins
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S 31:
Ep 1
The Marva Collins Story
12/1/81
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S 31:
Ep 1
The Marva Collins Story
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Saturday Night Live
Herself
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S 4:
Ep 11
Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads
2/10/79
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S 4:
Ep 11
Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads
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Dinah!
Herself
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S 5:
Ep 61
December 8, 1978
12/8/78
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S 3:
Ep 53
December 6, 1976
12/6/76
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S 2:
Ep 139
April 9, 1976
4/9/76
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S 5:
Ep 61
December 8, 1978
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The Academy Awards
Herself - Presenter
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S 50:
Ep 1
The 50th Annual Academy Awards
4/3/78
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S 49:
Ep 1
The 49th Annual Academy Awards
3/28/77
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S 46:
Ep 1
The 46th Annual Academy Awards
4/2/74
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S 50:
Ep 1
The 50th Annual Academy Awards
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Roots: The Complete Miniseries
Binta
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S 1:
Ep 1
Part 1 Roots: The Saga of An American Family
1/23/77
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S 1:
Ep 1
Part 1 Roots: The Saga of An American Family
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The Mike Douglas Show
Herself
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S 14:
Ep 155
April 2, 1976
4/2/76
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S 12:
Ep 81
Week of December 24, 1973
12/24/73
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S 11:
Ep 42
October 31, 1972
10/31/72
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S 14:
Ep 155
April 2, 1976
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The Merv Griffin Show
Herself
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S 13:
Ep 132
March 24, 1976
3/24/76
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S 10:
Ep 92
February 5, 1973
2/5/73
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S 13:
Ep 132
March 24, 1976
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The Mike Douglas Show
Herself/Co-host
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S 13:
Ep 50
November 8, 1974
11/8/74
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S 13:
Ep 49
November 7, 1974
11/7/74
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S 13:
Ep 48
November 6, 1974
11/6/74
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S 13:
Ep 47
November 5, 1974
11/5/74
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S 13:
Ep 46
Week of November 4, 1974
11/4/74
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S 13:
Ep 50
November 8, 1974
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Film '72
Herself
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S 3:
Ep 28
Film '74 Episode 28
10/22/74
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S 2:
Ep 5
Film '73 Episode 5
2/13/73
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S 3:
Ep 28
Film '74 Episode 28
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Soul Train
herself
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S 2:
Ep 11
The Temptations / King Floyd / Cicely Tyson (cameo)
11/18/72
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S 2:
Ep 11
The Temptations / King Floyd / Cicely Tyson (cameo)
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The Dick Cavett Show
Herself
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S 7:
Ep 38
November 16, 1972
11/16/72
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S 7:
Ep 38
November 16, 1972
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Emergency!
Mrs. Johnson
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S 1:
Ep 11
Crash
4/15/72
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S 1:
Ep 11
Crash
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Gunsmoke
Rachel Biggs
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S 16:
Ep 10
The Scavengers
11/16/70
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S 16:
Ep 10
The Scavengers
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Mission: Impossible
Alma Ross
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S 4:
Ep 24
Death Squad
3/15/70
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S 4:
Ep 24
Death Squad
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The Bill Cosby Show
Mildred Hermosa
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S 1:
Ep 22
The Blind Date
3/1/70
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S 1:
Ep 22
The Blind Date
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Betty
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S 1:
Ep 7
Guess Who's Coming for Lunch?
10/29/69
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S 1:
Ep 7
Guess Who's Coming for Lunch?
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The F.B.I.
Elaine Harber
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S 5:
Ep 5
Silent Partners
10/12/69
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S 5:
Ep 5
Silent Partners
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Medical Center
Susan Wiley
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S 1:
Ep 1
The Last 10 Yards
9/24/69
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S 1:
Ep 1
The Last 10 Yards
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Camera Three
Guest Star
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S 14:
Ep 26
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
3/2/69
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S 14:
Ep 26
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
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The F.B.I.
Judy Harmon
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S 4:
Ep 6
The Enemies
11/3/68
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S 4:
Ep 6
The Enemies
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Cowboy in Africa
Julie Anderson
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S 1:
Ep 11
Tomorrow on the Wind
11/20/67
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S 1:
Ep 11
Tomorrow on the Wind
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Judd for the Defense
Lucille Evans
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S 1:
Ep 9
Commitment
11/3/67
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S 1:
Ep 9
Commitment
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I Spy
Vickie Harmon
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S 2:
Ep 6
Trial by Treehouse
10/19/66
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S 2:
Ep 6
Trial by Treehouse
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I Spy
Princess Amara
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S 1:
Ep 1
So Long, Patrick Henry
9/15/65
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S 1:
Ep 1
So Long, Patrick Henry
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Slattery's People
Sarah Brookman
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S 1:
Ep 22
Question: Who You Taking to the Main Event, Eddie?
3/12/65
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S 1:
Ep 22
Question: Who You Taking to the Main Event, Eddie?
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The Nurses (1962)
Betty Ann Warner
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S 1:
Ep 11
Frieda
12/6/62
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S 1:
Ep 11
Frieda
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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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.
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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.
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In 1974, Cicely Tyson became a co-founder of the acclaimed Dance Theater of Harlem.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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