Hollywood and the fans of Cicely Tyson are grieving her passing. Ms. Tyson, was a multiple award winning actress. Cicely Tyson has passed away at the age of 96. She was born December 19, 1924, she was an actress and fashion mode. She worked for more than seven decades. She was the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, one Tony Award, an honorary Academy Award, and a Peabody Award.
In 1963, Ms. Tyson was the first black person to star in a Television series. She played Jane Foster in Eastside Westside. She was the first black woman to win an Emmy as a lead actor the Autobiography of Miss. Jane Pitman. Ms. Tyson started in numerous roles. She will be greatly missed.