Just days after the release of her memoir Just As I Am, Cicely Tyson died at 96, following a long life of achievement in Hollywood.
In one of her last public appearances before she died, the late actress sat down for an interview on Live With Kelly and Ryan.
The interview was taped on Wednesday for a planned Friday airing and after Tyson died, Live chose to proceed with airing the interview, albeit with a few onscreen notes about when the segment was recorded and a new video tribute from host Kelly Ripa at the top of the show. “To say Cicely Tyson was an American legend would be too great an understatement,” a somber Ripa, wearing black, said via video before the pre-taped episode began.
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