'Incredible and inspirational': Cicely Tyson remembered by Vanessa Williams by As Told To Chris Wiegand

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 …

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