One of America's most respected dramatic actresses, Cicely Tyson has worked steadily as a television, film, and stage actress since making her stage debut in a Harlem YMCA production of Dark of the Moon in the 1950s. Read Full Biography
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The Help
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Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too
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Relative Stranger
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Rwanda Rising
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Idlewild
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman
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A Man Called Adam
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The Rosa Parks Story
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Jewel
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A Lesson Before Dying
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The Comedians
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Always Outnumbered
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Mama Flora's Family
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Hoodlum
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Ms. Scrooge
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Riot in the Streets
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The Grass Harp
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The Road to Galveston
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Jefferson In Paris
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Odds Against Tomorrow
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The Price of Heaven
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 2011 | Screen Actors Guild | Best Ensemble | The Help | Won |
| 2009 | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Relative Stranger | Nominated |
| 1972 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actress | Sounder | Nominated |
| 1972 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Sounder | Nominated |
| 1972 | National Board of Review | Best Supporting Actress | Sounder | Won |
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