Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Cicely Tyson, who distinguished herself in theater, film and television, died on Thursday afternoon. She was 96. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, ...

Cicely Tyson was one of the most decorated actresses to ever live. Legendary actress Cicely Tyson died on Thursday afternoon (January 28th.) She was 96 years old. A cause of death has not been ...

When Cicely Tyson accepted an Emmy in 1974 for her starring role in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” she smiled into the camera and spoke straight to her mother: “You see, Mom,” she said, “it ...

It should come as no surprise that Cicely Tyson's career would begin near the start of the civil rights movement. She fought on screen and on the stage for the same humanity that activists fought for ...

Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The ...