Actress Cicely Tyson, star of Sounder, The Help, dies aged 96
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Cicely Tyson has been remembered as a queen and a trailblazer indeed in the wake of her death. (Photo: AP: Matt Sayles)
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Cicely Tyson, the pioneering black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper s wife in Sounder and won a Tony Award at age 88 in 2013, has died aged 96.
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Cicely Tyson s memoir, Just As I Am, was only published earlier this week
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NEW YORK (AP) â Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper s wife in Sounder, won 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.
Tyson s death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon. At this time, please allow the family their privacy, according to a statement issued through Thompson.
A onetime model, Tyson began her screen career with bit parts but gained fame in the early 1970s when Black women were finally starting to get starring roles. Tyson refused to take parts simply for the paycheck, remaining choosey.