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Your First Look At Cicely Tyson's Final Appearance On 'How To Get Away With Murder'

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Iconic actress Cicely Tyson has been bringing us introspective portrayals of Black women for decades. And her role as Ophelia Harkness in the hit show, How To Get Away With Murder, is no exception.

Thankfully for fans, the 95-year-old Emmy-nominated actress will be returning for the ABC show’s final six episodes. And ESSENCE has an exclusive first-look at Tyson’s guest starring role, for which she’s sure to earn another Emmy Award nod.

The actress said in an exclusive statement to ESSENCE that portraying the mother of Viola Davis’ steely Annalise Keating has been a role of a lifetime. “When I was told that Viola Davis wanted for me to play her mother in her television series, How To Get Away With Murder, I went straight to bed,” recalled

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