In light of Cicely Tyson’s ... the legacy of the late Miss Tyson with this special conversation captured in 2012 at the taping of Oprah and The Legendary Cast of Roots 35 Years Later.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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?

She was Kunta Kinte’s mother in “Roots,” a numbers-running ... life one she played behind the scenes — as jazz legend Miles Davis’ wife. Cicely Tyson in 1985. Years before they were ...

Cicely Tyson, the multiple award winning actress on stage and screen, has passed away. She was 96 years old. Whether she was giving life to Kunta Kinte in Roots ... cabinet in a scene from an ...