Cicely Tyson Dead at 96

[MacMadame]

Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96

Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who earned an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has died

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[manhn]

A legend and pioneer. I loved her in Fried Green Tomatoes, and so many other works of art.

 

[Buzz]

May she Rest In Peace

 

[VGThuy]

I’m so happy I saw her on Broadway in The Gin Game with James Earl Jones. She was in her 90s but boy did she have tons of energy. She was moving across that stage and playing that character like an actress who was much younger. Gave a sensational performance with a totally different speaking voice than her normal one and everything.

 

[Jot the Dot Dot]

Awe, she was good. And a pioneer.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

Ms. Tyson was iconic in so many roles - I had no idea that she was in her 40s when she filmed Sounder, and her performance as Miss Jane Pittman was breathtaking. I remember being so moved by The Marva Collins Story as well.

As wonderful as Ruby Dee was in The Stand miniseries, I remember being surprised that Ms. Tyson didn't play Mother Abigail, as I had seen and heard her in my mind when reading that novel.

 

[paskatefan]

May she rest in peace. ?

 

[skatesindreams]

An icon, indeed.
RIP

 

[skatingfan5]

Even though it's been decades since I saw it, I still have vivid memories of her portrayal of Miss Jane Pittman. May she Rest In Peace.

 

[taf2002]

Even though it's been decades since I saw it, I still have vivid memories of her portrayal of Miss Jane Pittman. May she Rest In Peace.

Me too. It was the 1st I knew who she was & she's one of the actors that made me watch anything that they are in. Everything I saw her in was memorable.

 

[bardtoob]

The secret was definitely in the sauce. Rest in peace.

 

[Simone411]

This was the last interview with Cicely Tyson on Live with Kelly & Ryan which aired Friday, January 29th.

Live with Kelly and Ryan(29 January,2021)Naomi Watts; Cicely Tyson; how to adjust to a lower income. - YouTube

RIP, Cicely Tyson. She's a legend that we'll always remember. ??

ETA: The interview begins here:

https://youtu.be/yxKANIfL1Yc?t=1342

 

[MacMadame]

This is one of her last interview with a print journalist.

In Her Words: Cicely Tyson

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