Variety reports. “Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life.
Today she placed the last ornament, a star, on top of the tree. ”Born in New York in 1924, Tyson made her film debut with a minor appearance in Twelve Angry Men in 1957, but marked her first official movie role with Odds Against Tomorrow in 1959, per Variety.
She achieved acclaim years later with the 1972 drama, Sounder, where she famously played Rebecca Morgan—a role that earned her an Oscar nomination.
She also broke ground in theatre and on television, playing the starring role in the 1974 TV film, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and Binta in the 1977 miniseries Roots.
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