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Cicely Tyson

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Actress

The Resume

    (December 19, 1924-January 28, 2021)
    Raised in Harlem, New York
    Films include 'Carib Gold,' 'The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter,' 'Sounder,' 'Airport 79,' 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' 'Because of Winn-Dixie' and 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman'
    Television movies include 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,' 'Roots,' 'The Wilma Rudolph Story,' 'King,' 'A Woman Called Moses,' 'The Marva Collins Story,' 'The Women of Brewster Place,' 'Heat Wave' and 'A Lesson Before Dying'
    Won 2 Emmy Awards for 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)'
    Appeared on 'East Side/West Side' and 'Guiding Light'
    Host of Sears Mutual Radio Theatre

Why she might be annoying:

    She is too selective when accepting film roles.
    She was married in Bill Cosby's living room to jazz musician Miles Davis (1981).
    She later divorced Davis (1987).
    The breadth of her roles have been in 'made for TV' movies.
    She appeared on the daytime soap opera 'Guiding Light.'
    She has an honorary sorority membership.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar ('Sounder,' 1972).
    She holds the record for most NAACP Image Awards won.
    She turned down roles as drug addicts, prostitutes and servants because they portray negative images of black women.
    She tries to select film roles which are both educational and entertaining.
    She co-founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
    She lectured at over 500 college campuses on subjects ranging from humanitarianism to race relations.
    She was a UNICEF World Ambassador (1985).

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 25 Votes: 8.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 39 Votes: 2.56% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 256 Votes: 45.70% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 79 Votes: 43.04% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 68 Votes: 45.59% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 44 Votes: 47.73% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 34 Votes: 17.65% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 65 Votes: 49.23% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 63 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 211 Votes: 39.34% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 107 Votes: 48.60% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 165 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 163 Votes: 44.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 177 Votes: 41.24% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 133 Votes: 38.35% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 396 Votes: 43.69% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 373 Votes: 42.63% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 882 Votes: 42.74% Annoying