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Cicely Tyson Overview:

Actress, Cicely Tyson, was born on Dec 19, 1924 in New York City, NY. Tyson died at the age of 96 on Jan 28, 2021 in New York City, NY .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Tyson was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1972Best ActressSounderRebecca MorganNominated
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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Best Actress Oscar 1972
WINNER
Liza Minnelli
(as Sally Bowles)
in Cabaret
Nominee
Diana Ross
(as Billie Holiday)
in Lady Sings the Blues
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Maggie Smith
(as Aunt Augusta)
in Travels with My Aunt
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(as Rebecca Morgan)
in Sounder
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Liv Ullmann
(as Kristina)
in The Emigrants
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Cicely Tyson on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame

7080 Hollywood Blvd.


Ceremony Date: Aug 21, 1997
Category: Motion Pictures
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Cicely Tyson Facts
Tyson won a judgment entitling her to full payment ($750,000) for her appearance in the short-lived 1983 Broadway play "The Corn Is Green," An Appeals Court upheld an earlier ruling handed down in 1996 in favor of Tyson. She was under contract to producer 'Elizabeth Taylor' (I) to act in stage and screen versions of the classic play. After critics panned the play, Tyson was fired for taking a night off to attend a tribute to her then-husband, the late jazz musician Miles Davis. The play closed after less than two weeks. Tyson maintained she should be paid as negotiated in her contract, even though the show closed early and a planned TV video of the production was never made.
She was the Thursday night host for CBS Radio's "Sears Mystery Theater" (1979). She was still Thursday's host when it became "The Mutual Radio Theater" on Mutual Radio (1980).
In 1972 she and singer-actress Diana Ross were both nominated for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" Oscars for their performances in Lady Sings the Blues (1972) and Sounder (1972), respectively. This was only the second time in the history of the Academy Awards that African-American actresses were nominated in the "Best Actress" Oscar category. The first was Dorothy Dandridge's nomination for Carmen Jones (1954).
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