Tyson, who first entered the spotlight as a model, earned an honorary Oscar statuette, three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award in a career that spanned decades.

The pioneering, award-winning actress is today being remembered for her illustrious career that spanned seven decades.

Tyson appeared in a huge number of roles over the decades, including 1972’s Sounder, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and How to Get Away With Murder, among others

Former US president Barack Obama has led tributes to actress Cicely Tyson, who he said "left a mark on the world that few will ever match" following her death at the age of 96.

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Inducting Cicely Tyson into TV Academy's Hall of Fame, Shonda Rhimes said she "paved a black road through a thick, unyielding white male forest."

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I grew up with the grandmother that Tyler Perry be putting in his movies. The cicely Tyson’s. This generation grandparents be 37 years old https://t.co/0hI33We4lt

Tonight on TCM #TCM SOUNDER (1972) Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson and Kevin Hooks star in this beautiful family drama, with a script by Lonne Elder III, from a novel by William Armstrong. Great music by Taj Mahal. Majestic cinematography by John Alonzo. Direction by Martin Ritt. https://t.co/efuuI43eBg

#WhoopiGoldberg is my favorite black actress after Cicely Tyson. I start watching their movies in the 80's and just love them. I love black women who are proud of and represent their blackness.

RT @splashisglobal: Nobody listened when Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson was on that porch. Look at us now. https://t.co/Qg8AgoErnu

A Hero Ain’t Nothing But A Sandwich. This movie just touched my black heart for real. Depicted the struggle very vividly. RIP CICELY TYSON, PAUL WINFIELD AND HELEN MARTIN. Larry B Scott put on the best child acting performance I’ve ever seen.

RT @splashisglobal: Nobody listened when Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson was on that porch. Look at us now. https://t.co/Qg8AgoErnu

RT @splashisglobal: Nobody listened when Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson was on that porch. Look at us now. https://t.co/Qg8AgoErnu

RT @splashisglobal: Nobody listened when Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson was on that porch. Look at us now. https://t.co/Qg8AgoErnu

RT @splashisglobal: Nobody listened when Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson was on that porch. Look at us now. https://t.co/Qg8AgoErnu

the synthetic wig on top of the Cicely Tyson fit… https://t.co/bHeaH9ZkKn https://t.co/vSkOm8c04G

RT @CicelyFans: @bmichaelAmerica @TheAcademy @TelevisionAcad @nytimesbooks @BET @tcm @HarperCollinsUK @alroker @AppleBooks @BroadwayWorld @…

RT @CicelyFans: @bmichaelAmerica @TheAcademy @TelevisionAcad @nytimesbooks @BET @tcm @HarperCollinsUK @alroker @AppleBooks @BroadwayWorld @…

RT @EmAndAhr: Cicely Tyson with Miles at the 86 grammys. #milesdavis https://t.co/cjGEPUmzpO https://t.co/UiOjyzLDly