My first memory of Cicely Tyson was in “Sounder.” I only knew her from the screen back then. I was 9, and there were only a few television stations. I remember watching it at the foot of my parents’ bed because they had the big color TV. I was mesmerized by her strength and
acting ability.
I saw her in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” which again was an extraordinary transformation for her as an actor and a pivotal moment in terms of Black history.
I got to work with her on “The Trip to Bountiful” [in the 2013 Broadway revival and the 2014 TV movie film], and there’s this tremendous fortitude and presence when she entered a room. She was a social worker coming in, and she told me to “breathe” because I was completely gobsmacked by her, but she helped me focus.
I saw her at events. But when you do theater, you have a long period of rehearsal together,...
acting ability.
I saw her in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” which again was an extraordinary transformation for her as an actor and a pivotal moment in terms of Black history.
I got to work with her on “The Trip to Bountiful” [in the 2013 Broadway revival and the 2014 TV movie film], and there’s this tremendous fortitude and presence when she entered a room. She was a social worker coming in, and she told me to “breathe” because I was completely gobsmacked by her, but she helped me focus.
I saw her at events. But when you do theater, you have a long period of rehearsal together,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Vanessa Williams
- Variety Film + TV
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