Cicely Tyson Dies: Pioneering ‘Sounder’ Oscar Nominee & ‘Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman’ Emmy Winner Was 96 Deadline 1/29/2021
How to Get Away with Murder, died today. She was 96. Click on the picture above for a photo gallery of her career.
Tyson’s manager Larry Thompson confirmed the news but did not provide details of her death.
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“I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing,” Thompson said in a statement. “Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life. Today she placed the last ornament, a Star, on top of the tree.”