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Actor Born: December 19, 1933 in New York City, NY Biography:One of America's most respected dramatic actresses, "Cicely Tyson" has worked steadily as a television, film, and stage actress since making her stage debut in a Harlem YMCA production of Dark of the Moon in the 1950s. The daughter of Caribbean immigrants, Tyson was raised in Harlem. After working as a secretary and a successful model, she became an actress, landed her first jobs in off-Broadway productions, and eventually made it to the Great White Way in the late '50s.
Tyson got her first real break in 1963, playing a secretary to "George C. Scott" on the TV series East Side/West Side, and in 1966 signed on with the daytime soap The Guiding Light. That same year, she made her credited screen debut starring opposite Sammy Davis Jr. in the drama "A Man Called Adam" (her first uncredited film role was in 1959's "Odds Against Tomorrow"). More film, television, and stage work followed, but Tyson did... Full Biography
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