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Cicely Tyson
Birthdate: December 19, 1933

Cicely Tyson

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1960s
0.4542
2
total ranking of 0.4542
1970s
1.4422
5
total ranking of 1.4422
1980s
0.4416
1
total ranking of 0.4416
1990s
1.7362
3
total ranking of 1.7362
2000s
2.2524
5
total ranking of 2.2524
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Cicely Tyson is ranked overall as 1.9004 of of 4 stars1.9004

Cicely Tyson Movie Rankings

1
Cicely Tyson starring in Sounder
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 3.2267 out of 4 stars for Sounder3.2267
The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father, Nathan Lee Morgan, is convicted of a petty crime and sent to a prison camp. ...more about Sounder
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Actress
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actress
2
Cicely Tyson starring in Reign Over Me
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 2.7943 out of 4 stars for Reign Over Me2.7943
Five years after 9/11, former college roommates Charlie and Alan, incidentally run into each other on a street corner. Charlie is trying to put his life back together after his family is killed in the terrorist attacks and Charlie is struggling to blend work and family. ...more about Reign Over Me
3
Cicely Tyson starring in Fried Green Tomatoes
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 2.7539 out of 4 stars for Fried Green Tomatoes2.7539
Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. ...more about Fried Green Tomatoes
4
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 2.6267 out of 4 stars for Because of Winn-Dixie2.6267
A 10-year-old girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father, a preacher. While there, she adopts a stray dog whom she names after the local supermarket where he was found. ...more about Because of Winn-Dixie
5
Hoodlum (1997)
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 2.4802 out of 4 stars for Hoodlum2.4802
The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. ...more about Hoodlum
Actor Awards
  • Acapulco Black Film Festival - Best Actress
  • Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
6
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 2.2808 out of 4 stars for Diary of a Mad Black Woman2.2808
Helen McCarter has everything a woman wants: a nice house and rich husband. ...more about Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Actor Awards
  • BET Comedy Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film
  • Black Movie Awards - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Image Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
7
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 2.1369 out of 4 stars for Madea's Family Reunion2.1369
This seqeul to surprise hit Diary Of A Mad Black Woman, like the original, boasts more than its fair share of cross-dressing grannies. (We consider one to be "more than its fair share. ...more about Madea's Family Reunion
  • Not Available on DVD
8
Concorde: Airport '79, The (1979)
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 1.6683 out of 4 stars for Concorde: Airport '791.6683
This film is the last (so far) of the 'Airport' genre which stars George Kennedy again in his aviation-disaster struck role as Joe Patroni who has to contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over ...more about Concorde: Airport '79
9
Comedians, The (1967)
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 1.5834 out of 4 stars for Comedians1.5834
Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism. ...more about Comedians
10
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 1.3469 out of 4 stars for Bustin' Loose1.3469
Joe Braxton is an ex-con who has been given a second chance to freedom after violating his probation. He has been hired by a school teacher named Vivian Perry to repair and drive an old school bus and drive a group of Special kids to Ms. ...more about Bustin' Loose
11
Blue Bird, The (1976)
Cicely Tyson scores a combined 0.4879 out of 4 stars for Blue Bird0.4879
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. ...more about Blue Bird
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Fat Rose and Squeaky (2005)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Flight to Freedom (1995)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
14
Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, A (1978)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Man Called Adam, A (1966)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
16
River Niger, The (1976)
No Reviews Available