10 Facts About Cicely Tyson

1. On November 18, 2018, Cicely Tyson became the first African-American woman to receive an honorary Oscar.

2. In 1977, Cicely Tyson was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.

3. In 2013, Cicely Tyson played a supporting role in the horror film The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia.

4. At the 67th Tony Awards on June 9, 2013, Cicely Tyson won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Miss Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful.

5. In 2011, Cicely Tyson appeared in her first music video in Willow Smith's 21st Century Girl.

6. In 1974, Cicely Tyson played the title role in the television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

7. In 1972, Cicely Tyson played the role of Rebecca Morgan in the critically acclaimed film Sounder.

8. On March 25, 1963, Cicely Tyson appeared on the game show To Tell The Truth as a decoy contestant for Shirley Abicair.

9. In 1961, Cicely Tyson appeared in the original cast of French playwright Jean Genet's The Blacks, the longest running off-Broadway non-musical of the decade, running for 1,408 performances.

10. In November 2016, Cicely Tyson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian honor in the United States.