CicelyTysonwasraisedinHarlem,NewYorkCitybydevoutlyreligiousparentsfromtheCaribbeanislandofNevis.ShewasdiscoveredbyafashioneditoratEbonymagazineand,withherstunninglooks,shequicklyrosetothetopofthemodelingindustry.In1957,shebeganactinginOff-Broadwayproductions.ShehadsmallrolesinfeaturefilmsbeforeshewascastasPortiainTheHeartIsaLonelyHunter(1968).Fouryearslater,Cicely...(展开全部) CicelyTysonwasraisedinHarlem,NewYorkCitybydevoutlyreligiousparentsfromtheCaribbeanislandofNevis.ShewasdiscoveredbyafashioneditoratEbonymagazineand,withherstunninglooks,shequicklyrosetothetopofthemodelingindustry.In1957,shebeganactinginOff-Broadwayproductions.ShehadsmallrolesinfeaturefilmsbeforeshewascastasPortiainTheHeartIsaLonelyHunter(1968).Fouryearslater,CicelywasnominatedforanAcademyAwardforBestActressforhersensationalperformanceinthecriticallyacclaimedfilmSounder(1972).In1974,shewentontoportraya110-year-oldformerslaveinTheAutobiographyofMissJanePittman(1974)(TV),whichearnedhertwoEmmyAwards.Shealsoappearedinthetelevisionminiseries"Roots"(1977),"King"(1978)andAWomanCalledMoses(1978)(TV).WhileCicelyhasnotappearedsteadilyonscreenbecauseofherloyaltytoonlyportraystrong,positiveimagesofBlackwomen,sheiswithoutadoubtoneofthemosttalented,beautifulactressestohaveevergracedthestageandscreen.