Cicely Tyson, Dead at 96

[Fiyah]

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Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96

Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96. Tyson's death was announced by...

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[Earle]

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Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96

Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96. Tyson's death was announced by...

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She blessed the world with her artistic abilities. For me, she first came to life in her extraordinary acting in "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." My condolescences to her family, and, again, I thank God for sharing her with the world.

 

[Olde Hornet]

What a great actress and citizen. She will be missed.

 

[JROCK]

RIP Legend

 

[LAW DAWG]

RIP Queen!