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- NAME: Cicely Tyson
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
- BIRTH DATE: December 19, 1933 (Age: 79)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
- ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
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Cicely Tyson is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning actress committed to presenting positive images of strong African American women.
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Cicely Tyson was born December 19, 1933, in Harlem, NY. Discovered by Ebony magazine, she rose to the top of the modeling world. She had minor roles in a few feature films before her role as Portia in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968). Tyson has won two Emmys, among other awards, over the course of her acting career. She was also inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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