Honoring Cicely Tyson: Zendaya, Gabrielle Union, and More Pay Tribute to the Iconic Actor

Emmy Awards for playing the 110-year-old former slave in the 1974 television drama “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and another Emmy 20 years later for “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.”At age 88, Tyson won a Tony Award for the revival of Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful” in 2013.President Barack Obama awarded her the Medal of Freedom in 2016.

Celebrities are paying tribute to Academy and Emmy award-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who died on Friday at the age of 91. Chris Evans, who starred alongside Plummer in 2019’s "Knives Out," said that the loss of Plummer is "truly heartbreaking." "This is truly heartbreaking.

Refresh for updates… As tributes and remembrances poured in from all over the world for Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer who died today at 91, director Ridley Scott shared his thoughts exclusively with Deadline.

Dustin Diamond is being remembered following his death. actor died on Monday, weeks after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, a member of his team confirmed to ET. He was 44. «Dustin Diamond was a character in and of himself: an unpredictable spitfire who always left us shocked, but never left us bored,» his team's statement said in part.

Dustin Diamond is being remembered following his death. actor died on Monday, weeks after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, a member of his team confirmed to ET. He was 44. «Dustin Diamond was a character in and of himself: an unpredictable spitfire who always left us shocked, but never left us bored,» his team's statement said in part.

Celebrities are paying tribute to "Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond, who died at the age of 44 on Monday after a battle with stage 4 small cell carcinoma cancer. "Dustin, you will be missed my man," wrote Diamond's former "Saved by the Bell" co-star Mario Lopez on Twitter.

Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay are sharing their emotional tributes after the tragic death of the legendary Cicely Tyson.Fans and friends of the multi-Emmy star took to social media to honor the life of Cicely, with Oprah posting one of her most iconic interviews.The TV star also captioned the post by describing Tyson’s career, adding that her beauty “may have gotten her noticed at a young age, but it‘s her talent that made her the living legend she is.“.@IAmCicelyTyson's iconic beauty may have

Debbie Allen is praising the late Cicely Tyson. ET's Kevin Frazier speaks to Allen on Friday's episode of Entertainment Tonight, one day after the death of her longtime friend.

Barrier breaking actress Cicely Tyson has sadly passed away at the age of 96.

In the wake of Cicely Tyson's death on Thursday, Shonda Rhimes, Zendaya, Rosario Dawson and more took to social media to pay tribute to the actresswho made television history while forging a sterling career out of portraying women of strength and substance. Tyson died Thursday at 96, according to her longtime manager, Larry Thompson.Tyson died two days after her memoir Just as I Am was published.

Legendary actress Cicely Tyson passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday. A pioneer of women's rights and smashing stereotypes, Cicely Tyson was a trailblazer for black women in the entertainment industry in the West.

died on Thursday at the age of 96.«With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon,» Tyson's family said, via her manager, Larry Thompson. «At this time, please allow the family their privacy.  A formal statement and details will follow.»As news broke of her death, Shonda Rhimes, who worked with Tyson on tweeted, «I really need this not to be true.» She also retweeted Netflix's message, which reads: «A force in her industry who opened the door

Refresh for updates: The death of Cicely Tyson today saw a profuse outpouring of praise and reminiscence across the generations for the regal Roots and Sounder star.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAmerica doesn’t have a system of knights or dames, as Britain, Australia and New Zealand do. If there were such a system, Cicely Tyson would have undoubtedly been honored.

Cicely Tyson, the trailblazing actress who won countless awards during her seven-plus-decade career, died on Thursday, January 28. She was 96.

The tributes are pouring out for the late actress Cicely Tyson after her death at the age of 96.