Do you think old age gonna make you weak and not reliable to achieve commendable results? Then, you are totally wrong. Just see an example of the legendary actress Cicely Tyson, age 95, who received a Peabody Career Achievement Award on 9 June 2020. She garnered the achievement awards as Rita Moreno and Carol Burnett.
The Peabody Awards praised Cicely for 'transforming how African Americans are considered on and off-screen' and also called her the 'foundational figure in the advancement of meaningful programming and social change through her performances.'
The Peabody Awards canceled the 2020 edition of the award ceremony due to the outbreak of coronavirus. However, it did not stop to honor her with a video tribute that featured the messages from Regina King, Oprah Winfrey, Viola Davis, and Katie Couric.
They were four the beneficiaries of Cicely's over seventy-year long acting career. They spoke how Cicely's steps helped them to take their career forward.
Cicely Tyson is also a winner of three Emmys, one Tony Award, Screen Actors Guild Awards, one Kennedy Center Honor, as well as one Oscar.
How Much Is Cicely Tyson Net Worth?
Cicely Tyson, in her over seventy-year-long acting career, accumulated the net worth of $10 million.
She started her career as a model, but later, she went on to become an actress. She began appearing in the television via 'East Side/West Side' and 'The Guiding Light.'
Cicely Tyson during Alex Roots premiere (©: YouTube/MaximoTV)
In a longterm acting career, Cicely Tyson appeared in numerous movies and tv shows including Frontiers of Faith (1951), Naked City (1963), Here Come the Brides (1970), Wilma (1977), House of Secrets (1993), Alex Cross (2012), Cherish the Day (2020), and many more.
Who Is Cicely Tyson?
Cicely Tyson is an American actress with many notable movies throughout her seventy-year plus acting career. She was born in 1924 in New York City, New York, in the United States.
Both of her parents, William Augustine Tyson and Frederica Tyson, were immigrants as they came to the United States from the island of Nevis. She grew up with her two siblings named Issac Tyson and Sandra Tyson, in her family.
Cicely was previously married to the Jazz legend Miles Davis in 1981. But they divorced after seven years of their marriage.