Cicely Tyson, iconic award-winning actress, has died at 96 By Peter Martinez
January 29, 2021 / 6:47 AM / CBS News
Cicely Tyson, the award-winning actress who trailblazed a career across several decades and appeared in countless TV shows, films and Broadway plays, died Thursday at age 96, according to her manager. Tyson s role as a sharecropper s wife in the film Sounder landed her an Oscar nomination in 1973. With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon, Tyson s family said in a statement from her manager. At this time, please allow the family their privacy.
Tyson, who first entered the spotlight as a model, was well-known across the entertainment industry, earning two Emmy Awards best lead actress in a drama and best actress in a special for her role as a former slave in the 1974 TV drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. In a defining moment of the film, Pittman walks up and drink