Cicely Tyson is one of the premiere actresses of our time, she raised the bar for the approach to emotional layers in acting, and paved the way for others to follow in her footsteps. Having appeared in groundbreaking acting pieces such as Miss Jane Pittman and Sounder. Though not praised as much as a Meryl Streep, Annette Bening,Susan Sarandon,Sally Field, Shirley McLaine, but clearly she's in that league of her peers.
Tyson was born and raised in Harlem, New York, the daughter of Theodosia, a domestic, and William Tyson, a pushcart operator. Her parents were immigrants from the island of Nevis of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies; her father arrived in New York City at the age of 21 and was processed at Ellis Island on August 4, 1919. Tyson married legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis on 26 November 1981; the ceremony was conducted by Atlanta mayor Andrew Young at the home of actor Bill Cosby. Tyson and Davis divorced in 1988. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. On May 17, 2009, Tyson received an honorary degree from Morehouse College, an all-male college.
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