Cicely Tyson

The Best Blacktresses - Collage of Diana Ross in 'Lady Sings the Blues'; Cicely Tyson in 'Sounder'; Diahann Carroll in 'Claudine' inside film strip
Diana Ross, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, and kicking open the Oscars' front door
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Women who made television history
Nanisca (Viola Davis) in TriStar Pictures' THE WOMAN KING. CR: Ilze Kitshoff/TriStar Pictures; HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: Cicely Tyson attends the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Denzel Washington at Dolby Theatre on June 06, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Viola Davis hopes The Woman King inspires Black girls the way Cicely Tyson inspired her