ACTOR

Cicely Tyson

1924 - 2021

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Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson (; December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career which spanned more than seven decades, she was known for her portrayals of complex and strong-willed African-American women. She received several awards including three Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations a BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cicely Tyson has received more than 10,599,023 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Cicely Tyson is the 2,132nd most popular actor (down from 1,554th in 2019), the 3,434th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,671st in 2019) and the 983rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cicely Tyson ranks 2,132 out of 13,578. Before her are Rodrigo Santoro, Hyun Bin, Gustavo Rojo, Per Oscarsson, Thomas F. Wilson, and Néstor Pitana. After her are Tyga, Katherine Heigl, Dolores Costello, Leonid Bykov, Raymond Massey, and Bruce McGill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Cicely Tyson ranks 169. Before her are Alexander Matrosov, Friaça, Gilbert Simondon, Marcel Broodthaers, Aman Andom, and Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa. After her are Marjorie Boulton, Josef Škvorecký, Guillermo Rodríguez, Arthur Janov, István Nyers, and Johannes Mario Simmel. Among people deceased in 2021, Cicely Tyson ranks 197. Before her are Lou Ottens, Albert Vanhoye, Benigno Aquino III, Anne Buydens, Arlene Dahl, and Etel Adnan. After her are Benoît Sokal, Jovenel Moïse, Anerood Jugnauth, Françoise Arnoul, Vasily Lanovoy, and Alan Lancaster.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cicely Tyson ranks 3,434 out of 20,380. Before her are Kenneth Anger (1927), Leslie Easterbrook (1949), Thomas F. Wilson (1959), Evelyn McHale (1923), Alvin E. Roth (1951), and Barbara Kruger (1945). After her are Tyga (1989), Bill Nelson (1942), Katherine Heigl (1978), James J. Gibson (1904), Chaka Khan (1953), and Jay-Z (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Cicely Tyson ranks 983. Before her are Teri Garr (1944), Arlene Dahl (1925), Jill Clayburgh (1944), Kathryn Morris (1969), Leslie Easterbrook (1949), and Thomas F. Wilson (1959). After her are Tyga (1989), Katherine Heigl (1978), Dolores Costello (1903), Bruce McGill (1950), Julie Harris (1925), and Richard Belzer (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Help
Constantine Jefferson
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
Aug 9th 20118.2 / 10
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.
Dec 27th 19917.703 / 10
A Fall from Grace
Alice
When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.
Jan 17th 20207 / 10