Of Roots, Tyson writes that despite having “played more than a hundred roles in my time… millions will forever know me as Binta.” As for its memorable opening scene, Tyson admits that they ...

On my very first day as a professional actor in “Roots,” Cicely Tyson, played my mother ... let alone about to act opposite her in a scene. We were on location in St. Simon’s Island ...

Long before Kerry Washington started handling her business in her Emmy-nominated role as Olivia Pope, actress Cicely Tyson ... accused of a crime. The scene in which Tyson runs down the dirt ...

(CBS News) Cicely Tyson is an actress whose latest ... And then there was "Roots," where Tyson played Kunta Kinte's mother. How big an impact did that have on her life and her career?

American actors Cicely Tyson (L) and Maya Angelou look lovingly at a baby in a scene from the television mini series ‘Roots,’ directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene ...

Cicely Tyson had a decades-long, on-again, off-again romance with trumpeter Miles Davis that peaked with their 1981 marriage and ended in a 1989 divorce. Behind the scenes it was a turbulent ...

If there were such a system, Cicely Tyson would have undoubtedly ... She ruled the TV scene for the next few years, appearing in “Roots” (1977), as Coretta Scott King in the miniseries ...

OWN honors the legacy of the late Miss Tyson ... Roots 35 Years Later." The Emmy and Tony-award-winning actress explains the surprising story of how she found her calling, shares behind-the-scenes ...

How many Broadway shows has Cicely Tyson been in? Cicely Tyson has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows. How many West End shows has Cicely Tyson been in? Cicely Tyson has not appeared in the West End.

If there were such a system, Cicely Tyson would have undoubtedly ... She ruled the TV scene for the next few years, appearing in “Roots” (1977), as Coretta Scott King in the miniseries ...