16+ Cicely Tyson The Help Background. The help is one of my favorite films. Cicely tyson was born in harlem, new york city, where she was raised by her devoutly religious parents, from the caribbean island of nevis.

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Everything of the film is great such as the phenomenal viola davis, the great story teller. Paying tribute to cicely tyson, us broadcaster and actress oprah winfrey said: Tyson's work landed her an oscar nomination in 1973 for her role as a sharecropper's wife in sounder.

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More recently, tyson appeared in the help (2011) as maid constantine bates, for which. Younger audiences would know cicely from the help and fried green tomatoes. she also made her mark on broadway and won a tony for best actress in a play in 2013's the trip to. Cicely tyson was born in east harlem on dec. Cicely tyson's first acting project was a small role in a play in 1950.