Cicely Tyson Net Worth
Cicely Tyson Net Worth is
$10 Million
Cicely Tyson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Cicely L. Tyson is an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for her performance as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder. For this role she also won the NSFC Best Actress and NBR Best Actress Awards. She starred in The Aut... | Full Name | Cicely Tyson |
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 19, 1933 |
| Place Of Birth | Harlem, New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.61 m) |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | New York University |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Miles Davis (m. 1981–1988), Billy Dee Williams (m. 1957–1957) |
| Parents | William Tyson, Theodosia Tyson |
| Siblings | Sandra Tyson, Issac Tyson, Sandra Tyson, Issac Tyson |
| Nicknames | Cicley Tysson , Cicely L. Tyson |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actress, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television... |
| Movies | The Help, Sounder, Madea's Family Reunion, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Fried Green Tomatoes, Hoodlum, Because of Winn-Dixie, Why Did I Get Married Too?, Alex Cross, The Women of Brewster Place, A Woman Called Moses, The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia, Bustin' Loose, Idlewild, The Heart... |
| TV Shows | Sweet Justice, King, East Side/West Side, How to Get Away with Murder, Roots, Sweet Justice, King, East Side/West Side, How to Get Away with Murder, Roots |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have. |
| 2 | How do you project a character if you don't have a sense of where she is from? I've always just gotten on a plane to go to the area to get a sense of what it is like, to smell it, feel the earth, hear people talk, go to the marketplaces. Being there [in Texas] I understood very clearly why my character [Carrie Watts in "The Trip to Bountiful"] longed to return because I was myself mesmerized by the beauty of the place and the tender enfolding of the gulf wind. |
| 3 | [of 'trances' she seems to occupy to prepare for roles] I'm looking inside myself. Inside of me is where this character is coming from, and I was feeling a sense of who this woman can be... I am the character [on set] until I go home. |
| 4 | One lady told me that before she saw Sounder (1972), she didn't believe black people could love each other, have deep relationships in the same way as white people. |
| 5 | [on her commitment to choose only positive images] Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch -- what make you go beyond the norm. The choices of roles I made had to do with educating and entertaining. And as a result, I found myself working only every two or three years. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was misreported as being a decade younger than she actually was until The New York Times found out her real age in 2013. The newspaper claimed Tyson was born in 1924 and that she did not dispute it when they checked with her before printing the date. |
| 2 | Pictured on a $3.25 postage stamp issued by the island of Nevis on 1 January 2014. |
| 3 | Inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1977. |
| 4 | Was considered for the role of Mags in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), which went to Lynn Cohen. |
| 5 | According to the New York Times, when Ms. Tyson won a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for "The Trip to Bountiful" on June 9, 2013, she became the oldest person ever to win an acting Tony. |
| 6 | Has been a vegetarian since the 1960s. |
| 7 | She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 21, 1997. |
| 8 | Is one of 10 African-American actresses to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. The others in chronological order are: Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Ross, Diahann Carroll, Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Gabourey Sidibe, Viola Davis and Quvenzhané Wallis. |
| 9 | Tyson won a judgment entitling her to full payment ($750,000) for her appearance in the short-lived 1983 Broadway play "The Corn Is Green". An Appeals Court upheld an earlier ruling handed down in 1996 in favor of Tyson. She was under contract to producer Elizabeth Taylor to act in stage and screen versions of the classic play. After critics panned the play, Tyson was fired for taking a night off to attend a tribute to her then-husband, the late jazz musician Miles Davis. The play closed after less than two weeks. Tyson maintained she should be paid as negotiated in her contract, even though the show closed early and a planned TV video of the production was never made. |
| 10 | The Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing & Fine Arts was named in her honor is located in East Orange, New Jersey. She visits the school frequently, and occasionally teaches a master class in acting. |
| 11 | In 1972, she and singer-actress Diana Ross were both nominated for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" Oscars for their performances in Sounder (1972) and Lady Sings the Blues (1972), respectively. This was only the second time in the history of the Academy Awards that African-American actresses were nominated in the "Best Actress" Oscar category. The first was Dorothy Dandridge's nomination for Carmen Jones (1954). |
| 12 | Is the first-African American actress to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie for her performance in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974). |
| 13 | Is an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. |
| 14 | Aunt of Cathy Tyson. |
| 15 | She was the Thursday night host for CBS Radio's "Sears Mystery Theater" (1979). She was still Thursday's host when it became "The Mutual Radio Theater" on Mutual Radio (1980). |
| 16 | Currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 17 | She was married to Miles Davis by Andrew Young in the home of Bill Cosby. Bill Cosby was the best man, and gave away the bride. |
| 18 | Co-founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem with Arthur Mitchell. |
| 19 | Will only portray strong images of women. |
| 20 | Worked as a secretary and model while establishing herself as an actress. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showing Roots | 2016 | Hattie | |
| How to Get Away with Murder | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Ophelia Hartness |
| House of Cards | 2016 | TV Series | Doris Jones |
| The Trip to Bountiful | 2014 | TV Movie | Mrs. Watts |
| The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia | 2013 | Mama Kay | |
| Alex Cross | 2012 | Nana Mama | |
| The Help | 2011 | Constantine Jefferson | |
| Why Did I Get Married Too? | 2010 | Ola | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2009 | TV Series | Ondine Burdett |
| Relative Stranger | 2009 | TV Movie | Pearl |
| Idlewild | 2006 | Mother Hopkins | |
| Fat Rose and Squeaky | 2006 | Celine | |
| Madea's Family Reunion | 2006 | Aunt Myrtle | |
| Diary of a Mad Black Woman | 2005 | Myrtle | |
| Higglytown Heroes | 2005 | TV Series | Great Aunt Shirley Hero |
| Because of Winn-Dixie | 2005 | Gloria | |
| The Proud Family | 2002 | TV Series | Mrs. Maureen Parker |
| The Rosa Parks Story | 2002 | TV Movie | Leona Edwards McCauley |
| Jewel | 2001 | TV Movie | Cathedral |
| The Outer Limits | 2000 | TV Series | Justice Gretchen Parkhurst |
| Touched by an Angel | 2000 | TV Series | Abby Peabody-Jackson |
| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | 1999 | TV Mini-Series | Emily Lincoln |
| A Lesson Before Dying | 1999 | TV Movie | Tante Lou |
| Always Outnumbered | 1998 | TV Movie | Luvia |
| Mama Flora's Family | 1998 | TV Mini-Series | Mama Flora |
| Ms. Scrooge | 1997 | TV Movie | Ms. Ebenita Scrooge |
| Hoodlum | 1997 | Stephanie St. Clair | |
| The Price of Heaven | 1997 | TV Movie | Vesta Lotte Battle |
| Riot | 1997 | TV Movie | Maggie (segment "Homecoming Day") |
| Bridge of Time | 1997 | TV Movie | Guardian |
| The Road to Galveston | 1996 | TV Movie | Jordan Roosevelt |
| Sweet Justice | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Carrie Grace Battle |
| Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | 1994 | TV Movie | Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave / Maid |
| House of Secrets | 1993 | TV Movie | Evangeline |
| When No One Would Listen | 1992 | TV Movie | Sarah |
| Duplicates | 1992 | TV Movie | Dr. Randolph |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | 1991 | Sipsey | |
| Clippers | 1991 | TV Short | Donna |
| The Kid Who Loved Christmas | 1990 | TV Movie | Etta |
| Heat Wave | 1990 | TV Movie | Ruthana Richardson |
| B.L. Stryker | 1990 | TV Series | Ruth Hastings |
| The Women of Brewster Place | 1989 | TV Series | Mrs. Browne |
| Intimate Encounters | 1986 | TV Movie | Dr. Claire Dalton |
| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | 1986 | TV Movie | Muriel |
| Acceptable Risks | 1986 | TV Movie | Janet Framm |
| Playing with Fire | 1985 | TV Movie | Carol Phillips |
| Benny's Place | 1982 | TV Movie | Odessa |
| The Marva Collins Story | 1981 | TV Movie | Marva Collins |
| The Body Human: Becoming a Woman | 1981 | TV Short | |
| Bustin' Loose | 1981 | Vivian Perry | |
| The Concorde... Airport '79 | 1979 | Elaine | |
| King | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Coretta Scott King |
| A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich | 1978 | Sweets | |
| A Woman Called Moses | 1978 | TV Series | Harriet Ross Tubman |
| Wilma | 1977 | TV Movie | Blanche Rudolph |
| Roots | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Binta |
| Just an Old Sweet Song | 1976 | TV Movie | Priscilla Simmons |
| The River Niger | 1976 | Mattie Williams | |
| The Blue Bird | 1976 | Tylette | |
| The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | 1974 | TV Movie | Jane Pittman |
| Sounder | 1972 | Rebecca Morgan | |
| Wednesday Night Out | 1972 | TV Movie | |
| Emergency! | 1972 | TV Series | Mrs. Johnson |
| Norman Corwin Presents | 1972 | TV Series | |
| Neighbors | 1971 | TV Movie | |
| Marriage: Year One | 1971 | TV Movie | Emma Teasley |
| Insight | 1971 | TV Series | Edna |
| Gunsmoke | 1970 | TV Series | Rachel Biggs |
| Mission: Impossible | 1970 | TV Series | Alma Ross |
| The Bill Cosby Show | 1970 | TV Series | Mildred Hermosa |
| Here Come the Brides | 1970 | TV Series | Princess Lucenda |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | 1969 | TV Series | Betty Kelly |
| The F.B.I. | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Lainey Harber / Julie Harmon |
| Medical Center | 1969 | TV Series | Susan Wiley |
| The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | 1968 | Portia | |
| Judd for the Defense | 1967 | TV Series | Lucille Evans |
| Cowboy in Africa | 1967 | TV Series | Julie Anderson |
| The Comedians | 1967 | Marie Therese | |
| I Spy | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Vickie Harmon / Princess Amara |
| Guiding Light | 1966 | TV Series | Martha Frazier |
| A Man Called Adam | 1966 | Claudia Ferguson | |
| Slattery's People | 1965 | TV Series | Sarah Brookman |
| East Side/West Side | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Jane Foster |
| Naked City | 1963 | TV Series | Darlene Knox |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | 1962 | TV Series | Betty Ann Warner |
| CBS Repertoire Workshop | 1960 | TV Series | Daughter |
| The Last Angry Man | 1959 | Girl Left on Porch (uncredited) | |
| Odds Against Tomorrow | 1959 | Jazz Club Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Carib Gold | 1957 | ||
| Frontiers of Faith | 1951 | TV Series | Tony |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trip to Bountiful | 2014 | TV Movie executive producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live | 1979 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remembering 'Roots' | 2002 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Search | 1985 | TV Series | Herself - Judge |
| The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The Annual Waldorf Gala Salute to Myrna Loy | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Love Boat Fall Preview Special | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself |
| Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special and Presenter |
| The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Favourite TV Drama |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 34th Annual Tony Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Play |
| The Television Annual: 1978/1979 | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1979 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Wilma Bass / Various |
| The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
| The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series & Presenter: Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Adaptation |
| The Stars Salute Israel at 30 | 1978 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Director |
| CBS: On the Air | 1978 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Co-host - part IV |
| Donahue | 1977 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 49th Annual Academy Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis | 1977 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Dinah! | 1976 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Actress |
| The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Drama and Actress of the Year - Special |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Host |
| The 46th Annual Academy Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney | 1974 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Free to Be... You & Me | 1974 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Helen Reddy Show | 1973 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 45th Annual Academy Awards | 1973 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Jack Paar Tonite | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| Flip | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| Black Omnibus | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| Soul! | 1972 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Soul Train | 1972 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1972 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Girl Talk | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| To Tell the Truth | 1963 | TV Series | Herself - Imposter |
| Actors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Black Girls Rock! | 2016 | TV Special | Herself |
| Today | 2001-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Maya Angelou and Still I Rise | 2016 | Documentary | Herself |
| 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | 2015 | TV Special | Herself - Honoree |
| Tavis Smiley | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| Oprah Goes to Broadway: The Color Purple | 2015 | Herself | |
| 2015 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
| Black Girls Rock! | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| Oprah's Master Class | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| TV One on One | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Good Morning America | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Winner: Best Leading Actress in a Play |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | 2012 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| Bebe Winans' America, America | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 43rd NAACP Image Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| The BET Honors | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| 42nd NAACP Image Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
| The BET Honors 2011 | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself - Honoree |
| 41st NAACP Image Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| The 40th NAACP Image Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Miniseries |
| The 5th Annual TV Land Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - Winner ("30th Anniversary") |
| Rwanda Rising | 2007 | Documentary | Jeanette Nyirabagarwa (voice) |
| The 2006 Black Movie Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Legends Ball | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Black Movie Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Making of 'Diary' | 2005 | Video short | Herself |
| A Capitol Fourth | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
| 2002 Trumpet Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Remembering 'Roots' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Herself / Binta Kinte |
| The Double Dutch Divas! | 2001 | Short documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Intimate Portrait | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself |
| 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery | 1998 | Video documentary | Herself |
| CBS: The First 50 Years | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Charlie Rose | 1997 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
| Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 18th Annual CableACE Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Flight to Freedom | 1995 | Documentary | Host |
| The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1990-1994 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| A Century of Women | 1994 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| The 1th Annual Minority Motion Picture Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
| The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special & Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
| The 12th Annual CableACE Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gregory Peck | 1989 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
| Without Borders | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Host |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
| Hour Magazine | 1983-1988 | TV Series | Herself |
| 20th NAACP Image Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself - Performer |
| 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Favourite Television Dramatic Program |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneers of Television | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Susan Wiley - episode of Medical Center |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | 2004 | Video documentary |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2015 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2015 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Gracie Allen Awards | ||
| 2015 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2015 | Gold Panda | Sichuan TV Festival | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2014 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2012 | Special Achievement Award | African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) | ||
| 2012 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | The Help (2011) |
| 2012 | NFCS Award | Nevada Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble Cast | The Help (2011) |
| 2012 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | BFCC Award | Black Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Ensemble of the Year | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | Special Achievement Award | Satellite Awards | Best Ensemble, Motion Picture | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | WFCC Award | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Women's Work/Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | ||
| 2007 | Anniversary Award | TV Land Awards | Roots (1977) | |
| 2006 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
| 2003 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress | The Rosa Parks Story (2002) |
| 2000 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress | A Lesson Before Dying (1999) |
| 1999 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series | Mama Flora's Family (1998) |
| 1999 | Muse Award | New York Women in Film & Television | ||
| 1997 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series | The Road to Galveston (1996) |
| 1997 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 21 August 1997. At 7080 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1996 | Lone Star Film & Television Award | Lone Star Film & Television Awards | Best TV Actress | The Road to Galveston (1996) |
| 1994 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) |
| 1991 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Heat Wave (1990) |
| 1988 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) |
| 1982 | Image Award | Image Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Series or Miniseries or Television Movie | The Marva Collins Story (1981) |
| 1982 | Crystal Award | Women in Film Crystal Awards | ||
| 1978 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978) |
| 1977 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | The River Niger (1976) |
| 1974 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Lead Actress in a Drama | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) |
| 1974 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Actress of the Year - Special | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) |
| 1972 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Sounder (1972) |
| 1972 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Actress | Sounder (1972) |
| 1972 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actress | Sounder (1972) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder (2014) |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder (2014) |
| 2015 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder (2014) |
| 2015 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Guest Actress | How to Get Away with Murder (2014) |
| 2015 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2014 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2014 | WIN Award | Women's Image Network Awards | Actress MFT Movie / Mini-Series | The Trip to Bountiful (2014) |
| 2012 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2012 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | The Help (2011) |
| 2010 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Relative Stranger (2009) |
| 2010 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Performance- Drama | Relative Stranger (2009) |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Relative Stranger (2009) |
| 2005 | BET Comedy Award | BET Comedy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Theatrical Film | Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
| 2005 | Black Movie Award | Black Movie Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
| 2000 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special | A Lesson Before Dying (1999) |
| 1999 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | A Lesson Before Dying (1999) |
| 1998 | Black Film Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Actress | Hoodlum (1997) |
| 1998 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Hoodlum (1997) |
| 1998 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Ms. Scrooge (1997) |
| 1997 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Riot (1997) |
| 1997 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | The Road to Galveston (1996) |
| 1996 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | The Road to Galveston (1996) |
| 1996 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sweet Justice (1994) |
| 1995 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sweet Justice (1994) |
| 1995 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) |
| 1995 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Sweet Justice (1994) |
| 1982 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | The Marva Collins Story (1981) |
| 1982 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming | The Body Human: Becoming a Woman (1981) |
| 1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | King (1978) |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Roots (1977) |
| 1975 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) |
| 1973 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sounder (1972) |
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Sounder (1972) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Sounder (1972) |
Known for movies
The Help (2011)
as Constantine Jefferson
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
as Sipsey
Sounder (1972)
as Rebecca Morgan
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
as Jane Pittman