via Joy105: Actress Cicely Tyson, composer Lalo Schifrin and publicist Martin Levy will be getting honorary Oscar statuettes this fall at the film academy’s Governors Awards, while producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will receive the Irving G.Thalberg Memorial Award. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the honorees Wednesday after a Tuesday night vote […]
via getupmornings: Cicely Tyson has reached another huge milestone in her career. The 93-year-old actress, rocking an ombre bob, was honored by Turner Classic Movies with a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday (April 28). ABC 7 News reported that during the ceremony, Tyson reveled in the fact that before […]
via BlackDoctor: At 92-years-old, award-winning actress and activist Cicely Tyson has done and almost seen it all. She has acted in films with some of the greatest, won numerous awards and accolades and has been a cover girl in her modeling days. But now, she adds a new covergirl to her list: Elle magazine. US […]
Cicely Tyson performed a Langston Hughes poem as she accepted a lifetime achievement award from Ebony magazine. Adding years and grit to her voice, Tyson recited “Mother to Son” from memory, telling the audience at the magazine’s annual Power 100 gala Thursday that “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” When she got to […]
Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimed billionaire rise to prominence on the strength of bombastic rhetoric, thinly veiled racially charged comments, and the idea that America is broken and needs to be made “great again.” The same election cycle that produced Donald Trump has also produced Hillary Clinton, who […]
Via JustJared.com: CeCe Winans hits the stage for an amazing performance during the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, which aired on Tuesday (December 29). The singer performed the classic song “Blessed Assurance” as a tribute to the legendary actress Cicely Tyson. Other stars who were involved in the tribute included Kerry Washington, Viola Davis, and Tyler […]
The incredible James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, both Tony-award winning legends of TV, film and the stage, are returning to Broadway to play opposite…
Cicely Tyson is a living legend who has won multiple awards throughout her illustrious career on Broadway, in film, and in television. With such unforgettable roles as Kunta Kinte’s mother in the epic miniseries “Roots,” or her ground-breaking performance in “Sounder. And even recently, with roles in Tyler Perry movies, her recent Kennedy Center Honor, Broadway […]
(Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty) Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson, 90, accepted a lifetime achievement award from the Alliance for Women in Media at its 40th annual Gracies Awards ceremony on Tuesday in Beverly Hills. “I actually feel like I have not really achieved that much,” she said, according to the Associated Press. “So I look at it […]
*L.A. Focus’ First Ladies High Tea held Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills was a tremendous success. Over 1,000 attendees were blessed to witness a dynamic acceptance speech from icon actress Cicely Tyson after receving the Legacy Award. This year’s event was co-hosted by Ambassador of Gospel Dr. Bobby Jones, […]
Hey Guys, A few years ago I was flying to Africa. I invited Ms. Cicely Tyson and Mr. Poitier to fly with me. I literally sat at their feet on the plane listening to them speak about their lives. I knew I was in the presence of two very amazing souls. I knew I was […]
Actress Cicely Tyson will receive an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from the American Film Insitute, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actress, who won a Tony Award last year for her work on the Broadway stage in the play The Trip to Bountiful will be honored for her “contribution of distinction to the art of the moving image.” […]
