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Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentJean Smart is Emmy-nominated for HBO’s “Watchmen,” playing an anti-vigilante FBI agent. It’s yet another of Smart’s surprising performances, tackling offbeat roles and making them distinct and memorable.Smart became a household name with her five-year run as Charlene on CBS’ “Designing Women,” starting in 1986.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterIt’s not hard to spot familiar names on the drama side of this year’s guest actor and actress Emmy ballot, whether that’s Ron Cephas Jones in NBC’s “This Is Us” or Cicely Tyson in ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder,” who have each recurred heavily over the course of several seasons.

Peter White Television EditorPopstar Alicia Keys is to exec produce a feature-length documentary about six iconic African American female entertainers for PBS.American Masters: How It Feels To Be Free will tell the story of Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier and how they challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.The doc, which will air in

Early in his career, Stan Winston had two major jobs on CBS TV movies that showcased his talents. One was for creating Satan's handymen in 1972's Gargoyles, the other for aging Cicely Tyson from 23 to 110 in 1974's The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

Cicely Tyson is the winner of this year’s Peabody Awards Career Achievement honour.

Cicely Tyson has been selected as this year's Peabody career achievement award recipient.

Cicely Tyson is reprising her role as Annalise Keating's (Viola Davis) well-intentioned but homicidal mother, Ophelia Harkness, when How To Get Away with Murder returns for the second half of its sixth and final season on April 2. Anne-Marie Johnson is also joining the drama as Michaela's (Aja Naomi King) high-profile defense attorney, Kenda Strauss, Deadline reports.

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