Filmography by type for
Cicely Tyson

Actress - TV:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Relative Stranger (2008) (TV) (post-production) .... Pearl
   
   
2. "Higglytown Heroes" .... Great Aunt Shirley Hero (1 episode, 2005)
       - Wayne's 100 Special Somethings (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Great Aunt Shirley Hero
3. The Rosa Parks Story (2002) (TV) .... Leona Edwards McCauley
4. Jewel (2001) (TV) .... Cathedral
5. "The Outer Limits" .... Justice Gretchen Parkhurst (1 episode, 2000)
   ... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
       - Final Appeal (2000) TV episode .... Justice Gretchen Parkhurst
6. "Touched by an Angel" .... Abby (1 episode, 2000)
       - Living the Rest of My Life (2000) TV episode .... Abby
   
   
7. Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) (TV) .... Emily Lincoln
   ... aka Aftershock - Das große Beben (Germany)
   ... aka Erdbeben-Inferno: Wenn die Welt untergeht (Germany: rerun title)
   ... aka New York - Der jüngste Tag (Germany: DVD title)
8. A Lesson Before Dying (1999) (TV) .... Tante Lou
9. Mama Flora's Family (1998) (TV) .... Mama Flora
10. Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) .... Luvia
    ... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA: DVD title)
11. Ms. Scrooge (1997) (TV) .... Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
12. The Price of Heaven (1997) (TV) .... Vesta Battle
    ... aka Blessed Assurance (USA: syndication title)
13. Riot (1997) (TV) .... Maggie (segment "Homecoming Day")
    ... aka Riot in the Streets (video title)
14. Bridge of Time (1997) (TV) .... Guardian
15. The Road to Galveston (1996) (TV) .... Jordan Roosevelt
16. "Sweet Justice" (1994) TV series .... Carrie Grace Battle (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
17. Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) (TV) .... Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave/Maid
18. House of Secrets (1993) (TV) .... Evangeline
    ... aka Conspiracy of Terror
19. When No One Would Listen (1992) (TV) .... Sarah
20. Duplicates (1992) (TV) .... Dr. Randolph
21. Clippers (1991) (TV) .... Donna
22. Heat Wave (1990) (TV) .... Ruthana Richardson
23. "B.L. Stryker" .... Ruth Hastings (1 episode, 1990)
        - Winner Takes All (1990) TV episode .... Ruth Hastings
24. The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) (TV) .... Etta
    
    
25. The Women of Brewster Place (1989) (TV) .... Mrs. Browne
26. Intimate Encounters (1986) (TV) .... Dr. Claire Dalton
    ... aka Encounters in the Night
27. Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV) .... Muriel
28. Acceptable Risks (1986) (TV) .... Janet Framm
29. Playing with Fire (1985) (TV) .... Carol Phillips
30. Benny's Place (1982) (TV) .... Odessa
31. The Marva Collins Story (1981) (TV) .... Marva Collins
32. The Body Human: Becoming a Woman (1981) (TV)
    
    
33. A Woman Called Moses (1978) (TV) .... Harriet Ross Tubman
34. "King" (1978) TV mini-series .... Coretta Scott King
35. Wilma (1977) (TV) .... Blanche Rudolph
36. "Roots" .... Binta (2 episodes, 1977)
        - Episode #1.1 (1977) TV episode .... Binta
        - Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode .... Binta
37. Just an Old Sweet Song (1976) (TV) .... Priscilla Simmons
    ... aka Down Home
38. Free to Be... You & Me (1974) (TV) .... Young Girl
39. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) (TV) .... Jane Pittman
40. Wednesday Night Out (1972) (TV)
41. "Emergency!" .... Mrs. Johnson (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
        - Crash (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Johnson
42. Neighbors (1971) (TV)
43. Marriage: Year One (1971) (TV) .... Emma Teasley
44. "Gunsmoke" .... Rachel Biggs (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scavengers (1970) TV episode .... Rachel Biggs
45. "Mission: Impossible" .... Alma Ross (1 episode, 1970)
        - Death Squad (1970) TV episode .... Alma Ross
46. "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Mildred Hermosa (1 episode, 1970)
        - Blind Date (1970) TV episode .... Mildred Hermosa
47. "Here Come the Brides" .... Princess Lucenda (1 episode, 1970)
        - A Bride for Obie Brown (1970) TV episode .... Princess Lucenda
    
    
48. "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" .... Betty Kelly (1 episode, 1969)
        - Guess Who's Coming for Lunch (1969) TV episode .... Betty Kelly
49. "The F.B.I." .... Julie Harmon / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Silent Partners (1969) TV episode .... Lainey Harber
        - The Enemies (1968) TV episode .... Julie Harmon
50. "Medical Center" .... Susan Wiley (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Last 10 Yards (1969) TV episode .... Susan Wiley
51. "Judd for the Defense" .... Lucille Evans (1 episode, 1967)
        - Commitment (1967) TV episode .... Lucille Evans
52. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Julie Anderson (1 episode, 1967)
        - Tomorrow on the Wind (1967) TV episode .... Julie Anderson
53. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Martha Frazier (unknown episodes, 1966)
    ... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
54. "I Spy" .... Princess Amara / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Trial by Treehouse (1966) TV episode .... Vickie Harmon
        - So Long, Patrick Henry (1965) TV episode .... Princess Amara
55. "Slattery's People" .... Sarah Brookman (1 episode, 1965)
        - Question: Who You Taking to the Main Event, Eddie? (1965) TV episode .... Sarah Brookman
56. "East Side/West Side" .... Jane Foster (26 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Here Today (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
        - The Givers (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
        - Nothing But the Half Truth (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
        - The Name of the Game (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
        - Takes Sides with the Sun (1964) TV episode .... Jane Foster
          (21 more)
57. "Naked City" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle (1963) TV episode
58. "The Nurses" .... Betty Ann Warner (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - Frieda (1962) TV episode .... Betty Ann Warner
    
    
59. "Frontiers of Faith" .... Tony (1 episode)
        - The Bitter Cup (????) TV episode .... Tony
    

Actress:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Idlewild (2006) .... Mother Hopkins
2. Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006) .... Celine
3. Madea's Family Reunion (2006) .... Myrtle
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
4. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) .... Myrtle
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA: complete title)
   ... aka Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
5. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) .... Gloria
   
   
6. Hoodlum (1997) .... Stephanie St. Clair
7. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) .... Sipsey
   ... aka Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (UK)
   
   
8. Bustin' Loose (1981) .... Vivian Perry
   
   
9. The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979) .... Elaine
   ... aka Airport '79 (USA: short title)
   ... aka Airport '80: The Concorde (Philippines: English title)
   ... aka Airport 1979 (International: English title: informal title)
   ... aka Airport 1980 (International: English title: informal title)
   ... aka The Concorde (USA: short title)
10. A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978) .... Sweets
11. The River Niger (1976) .... Mattie Williams
12. The Blue Bird (1976) .... Tylette, The Cat
    ... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title)
13. Sounder (1972) .... Rebecca Morgan
    
    
14. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) .... Portia
15. The Comedians (1967) .... Marie Therese
    ... aka Comédiens, Les (France)
16. A Man Called Adam (1966) .... Claudia Ferguson
    
    
17. The Last Angry Man (1959) (uncredited) .... Girl Left on Porch
18. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) (uncredited) .... Jazz Club bartender
19. Carib Gold (1957) (uncredited)
    

Actress - video:

1. The Making of 'Diary' (2005) (V)
   

Thanks:

1. Remembering 'Roots' (2002) (V) (special thanks)
   

Self - TV:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself
2. The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Winner ("30th Anniversary")
3. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
4. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) .... Herself
5. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
6. "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
       - Episode dated 23 February 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 25 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
7. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
8. A Capitol Fourth (2004) (TV) .... Herself
9. 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
10. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
11. "Today" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA)
        - Episode dated 25 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
12. "Intimate Portrait" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2000)
        - Harriet Tubman (2000) TV episode .... Narrator
    
    
13. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself
14. CBS: The First 50 Years (1998) (TV) .... Herself
15. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 7 April 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
16. 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) (TV)
17. Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV) .... Herself
18. "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series (voice)
19. "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode dated 29 April 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
20. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988) (TV) .... Herself
21. 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
22. 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
23. An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (1986) (TV) .... Herself
24. "Star Search" .... Herself - Judge (1 episode, 1985)
        - Episode #2.25 (1985) TV episode .... Herself - Judge
25. The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) .... Herself
26. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
27. The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
    
    
28. The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (1979) (TV)
29. The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1979) (TV) .... Herself
30. "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads (1979) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Various
31. The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself
32. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter: Best Director
33. "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series .... Co-host - part IV
34. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
35. The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV) .... Herself
36. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host
37. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
38. The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974) (TV) .... Herself
39. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #3.20 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
40. "Soul Train" .... Guest (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Temptations/King Floyd (1972) TV episode .... Guest
41. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 26 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
    

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Rwanda Rising (2007) .... Voice of Jeanette Nyirabagarwa
2. The Double Dutch Divas! (2001) (uncredited) .... Herself
   
   
3. Flight to Freedom (1995) .... Host
   ... aka Flight to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (USA: video box title)
   

Self - video:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Remembering 'Roots' (2002) (V) .... Herself - 'Binta Kinte'
   
   
2. 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery (1998) (V) .... Herself
   

Archive Footage:

1. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)