US actress Cicely Tyson († 96), who starred in films such as “Green Tomatoes”, “The Help” and the TV series “Roots”, about the fate of slaves, is dead.
“With a heavy heart” her family announced the death of the actress on Thursday, said Tyson’s long-time manager. So far, he has not given any information about the cause of death.
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In 2016, Tyson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then US President Barack Obama Foto: imago images/ZUMA Press
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The native New Yorker, who initially worked as a model, was one of the first African American women to star in a TV series in the early 1960s. She played a secretary in the drama series “East Side / West Side”.
In 1973 she received an Oscar nomination for her leading role in the drama “The Year Without a Father”. The trophy went to Liza Minnelli for “Cabaret”.
Tyson was awarded the Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement by the Film Academy in 2018.
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Tyson 1973 – she was considered a film icon Foto: XJFM / AP
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The actress is considered to be a pioneer in efforts by African American women artists to gain recognition in the US film industry. Tyson often rejected roles in which she saw stereotypical images of black women reflected, such as roles of housemaids and prostitutes.
On the other hand, she played legendary African American women such as the anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman or Coretta Scott King, the wife of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martin Luther King.
She won several Emmy trophies, including starring in the television movie “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” (1974). Her appearance in the play “The Trip to Bountiful” earned her the coveted Tony trophy for best actress in 2013.
Until recently, the cinema star was in front of the camera for films and series. On Netflix, Tyson can currently be seen in a series hit: She played the mother of main character Annalize Keating (Viola Davis) in “How To Get Away With Murder”.
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“My heart is broken. I loved you so much You were everything for me. You made me feel loved, seen and appreciated, ”wrote Viola Davis emotionally on Instagram about the death of her colleague.
Former US President Barack Obama is also very moving about Tyson’s death: “She had a kind heart like no one else. She left a mark on the world for 96 years. Something few can say about themselves, ”Obama tweeted.
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And Michelle Obama wrote, also on Twitter: “What struck me every time I spent time with Cicely Tyson wasn’t necessarily her strength – although it was obvious – it was her humanity. When she walked into a room, she had this way of pushing everyone around her. “
