Tyson, who has died aged 96, was the talk of Broadway in 2013 when she was in The Trip to Bountiful. Her co-star pays tribute to a calming mentor with an uproarious sense of humour I grew up watching Cicely Tyson on TV in my parents' bedroom. Her strength inspired me to become an actor. So when I got the chance to work with her I was nervous about meeting this legendary figure. It was a TV movie in 1990, The Kid Who …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM on January 29, 2021