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	Cicely Tyson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cicely Tyson (born December 19, 1933 in New York City) is an award-winning American actress.
		Her devoutly Christian parents came from the island of Nevis (Saint Kitts and Nevis) in the West Indies, but Cicely was born and raised in Harlem, New York.
		She was married in 1981 and divorced in 1988 from legendary trumpeter Miles Davis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cicely_Tyson (302 words)

	Cicely Tyson - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Tyson, Cicely, born in 1933, American stage, motion-picture, and television actor, known for portraying strong female characters.
		Cicely, also myrrh, anise fern, and sweet chervil, common name for an herb with leaves that smell strongly of anise or licorice, member of the...
		Tyson, Mike, born in 1966, American professional boxer who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20.
	encarta.msn.com /Cicely_Tyson.html (87 words)

	Cicely Tyson: A Positive Strong Black Woman
		Tyson is her unyielding determination not to belittle herself, the image of Black Women, or the Black community as a whole by accepting roles portraying negative images.
		Tyson, and probably her best-known role, is that of the title character in the television drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).
		Tyson, born in New York City and raised in Harlem as one of three children, was married to the late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1988.
	www.emergingminds.org /articles/2004/may04_cicely_tyson.html (635 words)

	Cicely Tyson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Cicely Tyson was born on December 19, 1933 in New York City.
		Cicely was a successful model before becoming an actress.
		In 1974 Cicely won an Emmy for her work in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and in 1994 for the miniseries Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/tyson.htm (140 words)

	Tyson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Tyson Jr, a District Attorney in Alabama
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tyson (324 words)

	Biography for Cicely Tyson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Cicely Tyson was raised in Harlem, New York by devoutly religious parents from the Caribbean island of Nevis.
		Tyson won a judgment entitling her to full payment ($750,000) for her appearance in the short-lived 1983 Broadway play "A Corn Is Green," An Appeals Court upheld an earlier ruling handed down in 1996 in favor of Tyson.
		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.
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0001807/bio (648 words)

	Cicely Tyson
		One of three children born to William and Fredricka Tyson, who emigrated from Nevis, the British West Indies, and settled in East Harlem, Tyson is committed to improving the human condition.
		Tyson also dedicates time to The Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts on Elmwood Avenue in East Orange, instilling a true spirit of performance and a sense of purpose in every activity in the school.
		In the early 1990s, Tyson was co-chairperson with Barbara Walters and Gloria Steinem for Meals on Wheels, a cause she continues to support.
	caribbeanhalloffame.tripod.com /CicelyTyson.htm (501 words)

	Cicely Tyson - MSN Encarta
		Born in New York City, she was educated at New York University and at the Actors Studio.
		Tyson received a 1972 Academy Award nomination for best actress for her performance in Sounder.
		She is best known for her role in the television movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), for which she won an Emmy Award for best actress, and for her work in the television miniseries Roots (1977), which was adapted from the book of the same title by American author Alex Haley.
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	Cicely Tyson \| Diary Of A Mad Black Woman Movie 2005 \| Biography, Pictures, News Headlines, Links
		Tyson got her first real break in 1963, playing a secretary to George C. Scott on the TV series East Side/West Side, and in 1966 signed on with the daytime soap The Guiding Light.
		Tyson subsequently had great success on television, particularly with her role in the legendary miniseries Roots (1977) and her work in The Women of Brewster Place (1989).
		Tyson is also a well-known lecturer, activist and humanitarian who sets aside one month out of every year to tour U.S. colleges, speaking about topics ranging from human rights, education and race relations to teen pregnancy.
	www.mytelevision.com /movie_stars/cicely_tyson.html (2243 words)

	Cicely Tyson - MovieActors.com
		Cicely Tyson was born on December 19, 1933 in New York, New York.
		Cicely Tyson co-founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem with Arthur Mitchell which is were she was raised.
		Cicely Tyson was the first African American Actress to win an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie, she won the award for her stunning performance in THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN portraying a 110-year-old slave who traces her life.
	www.movieactors.com /actors/cicelytyson.htm (368 words)

	A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Cicely Tyson \| PBS
		Tyson, the daughter of immigrants from the Caribbean island of Nevis, grew up in a devoutly religious household in Harlem.
		Because she was committed to presenting only positive images of fl women, Tyson did not have steady work in film and television.
		Tyson was honoured by the Congress of Racial Equality, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the National Council of Negro Women.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/cicely_tyson.html (295 words)

	February 2005 \| blackfilm.com \| features \| interview \| Cicely Tyson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As the woman who immortalized so many classic African-American characters, Tyson's career- and her life- has been marked by diversity and ambition; "Sounder" and "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" still resonate with the same importance they did when they first appeared on television more than 30 years ago.
		Appropriately, Tyson's latest character is one who has lived a life full of challenges and rewards; in "Because of Winn-Dixie" she plays a blind woman who finds a couple of new friends in a cheerful little girl and her dog.
		Tyson recently sat down with flfilm.com to discuss the project, her collaboration with stars past, present, and future, and her legacy as an actress who has left a mark as much in real life as on the silver screen.
	www.blackfilm.com /20050211/features/cicelytyson.shtml (2259 words)

	Cicely Tyson
		A regular part as the secretary on the 1963-64 TV series "East Side/West Side" won Tyson audience recognition, and she played the female lead in the pretentious fl drama, A Man Called Adam (1966), opposite Sammy Davis, Jr.
		Tyson's breakthrough role was that of a sharecropper's wife in Sounder (1972); this earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination.
		She followed that with a stunning starring performance in the TV drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), which won her an Emmy, portraying a fictional 110-year-old slave who traces her life from the Civil War through the beginning of the Civil Rights movement.
	www.nepulmonaryconf.com /cicely_tyson.htm (451 words)

	CNN.com - Trumpet Awards
		Tyson was working as a secretary at the Red Cross when her beautician suggested she model for a hair show.
		Tyson is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Jane Pittman in "The Autobiography of Jane Pittman." She received two Emmys for her role as a slave woman who ranges in age from 19 to 110.
		But Tyson is also an activist and humanitarian who does more than lend her name to causes, she also gives her time.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/fyi/news/02/20/trumpet/tyson.index.html (504 words)

	Johns Hopkins Gazette \| January 12, 2004
		Keynote speaker for the event is Tyson, a respected and honored talent in American theater and film, who has become an equally admired and dedicated activist and humanitarian.
		Tyson is perhaps best known for her performance in the title role of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, in which she played a slave woman ranging in age from 19 to 110 and for which she received an unprecedented two Emmy Awards.
		Tyson teaches a master class there, and says that she considers the naming one of her most meaningful accolades.
	www.jhu.edu /~gazette/2004/12jan04/12mlk-1.html (798 words)

	Cicely Tyson
		Cicely Tyson owes her career to a good haircut.
		Tyson made her stage debut in a mid-1950s YMCA production of Dark of the Moon, and her first film was an uncredited role in Carib Gold with Ethel Waters in 1957.
		Tyson sued the producers, maintaining that she was entitled to payment in full as stipulated in her contract, about $750,000.
	www.nndb.com /people/709/000023640 (357 words)

	Cicely Tyson @ Filmbug
		Cicely Tyson is a multiple Emmy Award winner and an Academy Award nominee.
		Tyson is a founder of the renowned Dance Theater of Harlem, now in its 30th year.
		Tyson holds a record 12 Image Awards as Best Actress and has been honored by the National Council of Negro Women, PUSH, CORE, SCLA and the Martin Luther King Jr.
	www.filmbug.com /db/60421 (585 words)

	Amazon.ca: Sounder: Video: Cicely Tyson,Paul Winfield,Martin Ritt,Kevin Hooks,Carmen Mathews,Taj Mahal,James Best,Eric ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Cicely Tyson brings grace and strength to her role, and director Martin Ritt pushes the story well past nostalgia toward an understated but obvious look at burgeoning self-determination among fls (even the roots of future militancy).
		The family consists of the oldest son, David Lee(Kevin Hooks), the father Nathan Lee, the mother Rebecca(Cicely Tyson), David's brother and sister, and of course, Sounder the family huntin' dog.
		this film still has strong quality and values in times of need.Cicely Tyson does a wonderful job at holding her family together.this is one of the best family films ever.it captures pain,struggle,joyandlove all at once.
	www.amazon.ca /Sounder-Cicely-Tyson/dp/6304310099 (1300 words)

	Cicely Tyson information at Celebrityinformation.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Browse through Cicely Tyson latest information, detailed biographies, much facts, good written articles, a lot of up-to-date news, long memorabilias, interesting stats, contact information, full written trivias and tons of other content about her.
		Find out where Cicely Tyson is credited alongside another name or discuss with other nice people about her latest appearance.
		Cicely Tyson latest information, detailed biographies, much facts, a lot of up-to-date news, long memorabilias and tons of other content about her at Celebrityinformation.net
	www.celebrityinformation.net /Women-T/Cicely-Tyson.html (323 words)

	Martin Luther King Celebration Features Cicely Tyson
		Headlining the annual tribute is keynote speaker Cicley Tyson, human rights activist, actress, and star of Roots, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Sounder.
		Tyson is a founding member of the Coalition for a Healthy and Active America.
		Among her many accolades is the Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts, a public school renamed in her honor, located in East Orange, N.J., for some 700 underprivileged students.
	www.hopkinsmedicine.org /Press_releases/2004/01_16_04.html (1052 words)

	African American Registry: Cicely Tyson, an inspiring actress!
		Cicely Tyson* was born on this date in 1933.
		Honored by the Congress of Racial Equality, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the National Council of Negro Women, Tyson was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1977.
		In 1994 she returned to television drama as a costar in the series “Equal Justice.” Tyson’s movie resume includes Always Outnumbered, Mama Flora's Family (1998), Aftershock: Earthquake in New York, A Lesson Before Dying (1999), Jewel (2001), and The Rosa Parks Story (2002).
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2267/Cicely_Tyson_an_inspiring_actress (285 words)

	Democracy Now! \| Oprah Winfrey, Cicely Tyson, Julian Bond, Dorothy Height & Others Pay Tribute to Civil Rights ...
		Cicely Tyson, award-winning African American actress, born and raised in Harlem, New York, also spoke.
		Cicely Tyson has played many acclaimed TV and movie roles, consistently portraying positive images of African American women.
		CICELY TYSON: I do believe that the reason why Rosa Parks did not move when ordered to do so was because she knew that King Jesus was her driver, and she was not to move.
	www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1518216 (4201 words)

	Cicely Tyson News
		News about Cicely Tyson continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		For Cicely Tyson, it's a good thing both she and Tyler Perry said 'yes'.
		"What has happened to us?" asks Cicely Tyson's character in the Tyler Perry movie, "Madea's Family Reunion." The lament of this fictional matriarch echoes the cries of many in the African American community as...
	www.topix.net /who/cicely-tyson (728 words)

	Saturday Night Live: Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads - TV.com
		Cicely tried to work without cue cards for most of the week.
		Cicely also rubbed SNL the wrong way, refusing to do several parts and blasting the writers for their mistreatment of Garrett Morris.
		Cicely Tyson hosts, and a Cryptic John Balushi Joke.
	tv.com /.../cicely-tysontalking-heads/episode/116144/summary.html (293 words)

	Cicely Tyson Current Month TV Schedule
		Cicely Tyson, Laurence Fishburne and Spike Lee are slated to receive special awards.
		Starring Gregory Harrison, Kim Greist, Cicely Tyson, Kevin McCarthy, Lane Smith, William Lucking.
		Starring Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa L Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride, Clarence Williams III, Richard Bradford, William Atherton, Queen Latifah.
	www.tv-now.com /stars/cicelyt.html (457 words)

	NPR : Cicely Tyson's Remarkable Career
		Cicely Tyson in a scene from Diary of a Mad Black Woman Lion's Gate Films © 2005
		Cicely Tyson in NPR's studios in Culver City, Calif.
		News & Notes, February 23, 2005 ·; The highlights of Cicely Tyson's life and career tell a story of personal excellence -- and interesting choices.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4509487 (392 words)

	The Celebrity Portal - Cicely Tyson pictures, photos, posters, cards, images, wallpapers and links about the female ...
		She was born in the year 1933 and has the nationality of USA.
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	Tyson - Movie Info - Moviefone
		Movies Tyson (1995): find the latest news, photos and trailers, as well as local showtimes/dvd info at Yahoo!
		Tyson (1995) (TV) If anyone does make a Mike Tyson movie it better not be like that.
		Tyson - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
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	Playbill News: Cicely Tyson to Star in West's Birdie at Williamstown, July 10
		Playbill News: Cicely Tyson to Star in West's Birdie at Williamstown, July 10
		Cicely Tyson to Star in West's Birdie at Williamstown, July 10
		Cicely Tyson and Charles Brown will star in a premiere workshop production of Birdie Blue, the latest by Cheryl West (Jar the Floor).
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