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Born December 19, 1933, in New York, NY
Died January 28, 2021, in New York, NY
Cicely Tyson portrayed many heroic women on stage, screen, and television, and her courageous choice of roles had an impact far beyond her individual career. She won two Emmy awards in 1974 for her portrayal of Jane in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and she was nominated for an Academy Award in 1973 for her role in the film Sounder. She won a Tony Award in 2014 for her performance in the play The Trip to Bountiful. Tyson was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor in 2015, and the next year she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.