Both on and off-screen, Cicely Tyson was a true legend. The actress, who died at the age of 96 on January 28, 2021, enjoyed an incredibly successful career as an actress and trailblazer.
From her Academy Honorary Award in 2018, to being a 5-time Emmy nominee for playing Viola Davis‘ mother on How To Get Away With Murder, Cicely made quite the impact in Hollywood.
She even dabbled in Broadway, and snagged the Best Actress in a Play award for The Trip to Bountiful. In addition to entertainment awards, Cicely was named the Kennedy Center honoree in 2015, and in 2016, she was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
But Cicely’s greatest accomplishment in life was being a mother to her daughter Joan, who is now 78. Here’s all you need to know
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