Cicely Tyson At The Time 100 Gala In Manhattan In 2012 Editorial Image

Cicely Tyson arrives at the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan on April 24 2012.  Tyson was an Emmy Oscar and Tony winner whose career spanned over 70 years. She received an honorary Academy Award in 2018 and had been nominated decades earlier for her role in 'Sounder.'  More surprisingly at the age of 88 in 2013 she won the Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Play for 'The Trip to Bountiful.'  Tyson died on January 28 2021 in New York City at the age of 96.