Cicely Tyson, the admired Oscar-nominated actress who made television history while forging a sterling career out of portraying women of strength and substance, died Thursday.
She was 96. Her death was announced by her longtime manager, Larry Thompson. Tyson died two days after her memoir Just as I Am was published.
She gave her last interviews about the book, including a sit-down with Gayle King,this week. Saluted with an honorary Academy Award at the Governors Awards in November 2018, Tyson became the first African American to win a lead actress Emmy Award when she was recognized for her astonishing performance as a woman who ages from 23 to 110 — from the 1850s to the civil-rights era — in the 1974 CBS telefilm The Autobiography of Miss.
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