Queen Latifah has a memory of Cicely Tyson that stands out more than others: Tyson “checked” for speaking too casually. On Monday, the Equalizer star shared her experience with the legendary actress on the People Every Day podcast. The interaction happened on a 2014 episode of The Queen Latifah Show with special guests Tyson, Vanessa Williams, and Blair Underwood. “I was doing …
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On Friday, singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz remembers his late Godmother Cicely Tyson in a lengthy emotional tribute. In a series of pictures on his Instagram of the two, Kravitz remembers Tyson as a woman “with inimitable style and grace.” “My dear Godmother Miss Cicely Tyson made her grand exit to the heavens. …
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Cicely Tyson, a pioneering black actress 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 Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96. The actress’s death was announced …
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After over 70 years in the entertainment industry, Cicely Tyson, 95, has been recognized for her hard work by receiving a Peabody Career Achievement Award. Well-known for her roles in Diary Of A Mad Black Woman, The Help, and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Tyson has established herself has …
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After decades of memorable roles, Cicely Tyson is finally set to receive an Oscar. An award many believe is long overdue. The news was announced by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. At 93-years-old Tyson will become the first Black Woman to be …
Read More »On behalf of Turner Classic Movies, iconic actress Cicely Tyson will be honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese theater in Hollywood. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On April 27, Tyson will join the likes of several legendary actors like Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and John Wayne on Hollywood’s …
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