Cicely Tyson biography

Profile

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.