Actress Cicely Tyson has passed at 96. She was a pioneering black actress during the Civil Rights movement choosing dignified roles and refusing exploitation films which likely cost her film roles while waiting for her moment which was Sounder and an Oscar nomination. A flurry of projects came including Roots, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and more recently The Help. She won a Tony Award and three Emmy Awards among 16 nominations. In 2018 she received an honorary Oscar. Her many accomplishments off stage and screen were just as impressive. Ever hear of The Dance Theater of Harlem? Yes, she helped in its founding. With her memoir just published, she was active until the end.
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