The Best Cicely Tyson Movies

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List of the best Cicely Tyson movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Cicely Tyson's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Cicely Tyson movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Cicely Tyson movies will be at the top of the list. Cicely Tyson has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Cicely Tyson movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Cicely Tyson films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Cicely Tyson role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Cicely Tyson performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

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  • The Rosa Parks Story
    1
    Angela Bassett, Peter Francis James, Tonea Stewart
    28 votes
    • Released: 2002
    • Directed by: Julie Dash
    This biopic tells the story of civil rights activist Rosa Parks (Angela Bassett) from her days as a private-school student to her public battle against racism and segregation. As a secretary for the ...more
  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
    2
    Cicely Tyson, Odetta, Richard Dysart
    46 votes
    • Released: 1974
    • Directed by: John Korty
    Beginning during the racial turmoil of 1960s Louisiana, 110-year-old ex-slave Jane Pittman (Cicely Tyson) grants an interview to a persistent journalist and relates the remarkable story of her life. ...more

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  • The Help
    3
    Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard
    34 votes
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Tate Taylor
    In 1960s Mississippi, Southern society girl Skeeter (Emma Stone) returns from college with dreams of being a writer. She turns her small town on its ear by choosing to interview the Black women who ...more

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  • Fried Green Tomatoes
    4
    Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson
    26 votes
    • Released: 1991
    • Directed by: Jon Avnet
    On one of trapped housewife Evelyn Couch's (Kathy Bates) Wednesday nursing home visits, she encounters Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), a colorful old woman who brightens Evelyn's outlook by ...more
  • The Women of Brewster Place
    5
    Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson
    25 votes
    • Released: 1989
    • Directed by: Donna Deitch
    The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name ...more
  • Mama Flora's Family
    6

    Mama Flora's Family

    Queen Latifah, Shemar Moore, Cicely Tyson
    24 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Peter Werner
    Mama Flora's Family is a 1998 drama film directed by Peter Werner.