Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson ( born December 19, 1933, New York City, New York, USA) is an American film and theater actress, and former fashion model.

Life

Cicely Tyson, whose parents had immigrated from Nevis to the United States, grew up in a religiously influenced parents' home in Harlem, and was discovered as a young woman of Ebony, a trade magazine, will be displayed in the exclusively African-American women. In December 1959, Tyson could be required for the piece of Jolly 's Progress to Broadway, which meant for them a springboard into the world of acting. To be able to keep financially afloat, she worked as a secretary at this early stage.

Her film career that began in the mid-1950s, was initially limited to guest appearances on television series. Her first starring role was as the secretary Jane Foster in East Side / West Side. In addition to roles they had, among other things, 1970 in Cobra, accept and in the same year in Gunsmoke. It was not until the late 1970s, she could finally gain a foothold in the field of cinema and TV films. But in 1973 she was nominated for her performance in the film drama Sounder for the Academy Award for Best Actress and also for the Golden Globe Award.

Tyson, which has set itself the target to take only strong character roles, was a close friend of U.S. comedian Bill Cosby. In whose house they were on November 26, 1981 the musician Miles Davis tied the knot; In 1988, however, the marriage was divorced again.

Tyson now lives in Atlanta ( Georgia). In her honor, was founded in East Orange (New Jersey), the Cicely Tyson High School of Performing and Fine arts. She herself has no children; her niece is also nominated for a Golden Globe actress Cathy Tyson.

Your dedicated a star on the Walk of Fame.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Cicely Tyson won in the course of her career 19 film and television awards and was nominated for 20 more, as well as the spectacle Price Tony Award: