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Cicely Tyson was raised in Harlem, New York by devoutly religious parents from the Caribbean island of Nevis. She was discovered by a fashion editor at Ebony magazine and, with her stunning looks, she quickly rose to the top of the modeling industry. In 1957, she began acting in Off-Broadway productions. She had small roles in feature films before she was cast as Portia in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter in 1968.

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Here you can learn about the movies Cicely Tyson acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Why Did I Get Married Too? - Ola	$20M	2010	$29.3M	$60.1M
Idlewild - Mother Hopkins	$15M	2006	$5.75M	$12.5M
The Concorde... Airport '79 - Elaine	$14M	1979
Because of Winn-Dixie - Gloria	$14M	2005	$13.2M	$32.6M
The Blue Bird - Tylette, The Cat	$12M	1976		$887K
Madea's Family Reunion - Myrtle	$6M	2006	$30M	$63.2M
Diary of a Mad Black Woman - Myrtle	$5.5M	2005	$21.9M	$50.4M
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter - Portia	$2M	1968
Hoodlum - Stephanie St. Clair		1997		$23.5M
Odds Against Tomorrow - Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited)		1959
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich - Sweets		1978
The Comedians - Marie Therese		1967
Bustin' Loose - Vivian Perry		1981
Carib Gold - Actress (uncredited)		1957
The Making of 'Diary' (video short) - Actress		2005
Sounder - Rebecca Morgan		1972
Fat Rose and Squeaky - Celine		2006
A Man Called Adam - Claudia Ferguson		1966
Remembering 'Roots' (video documentary short) - Herself - 'Binta Kinte', Special Thanks		2002
The Last Angry Man - Girl Left on Porch (uncredited)		1959