In New York in the United States, hundreds of admirers paid tribute to actress Cicely Tyson.
On Monday, an intergenerational crowd flocked to the famous Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, the pioneer home district.
The death of the American actress who passed away on January 28 sparked a wave of emotions on social media, from celebrities. Also upset, his fans crossed the United States to be able to pay him a last tribute in compliance with sanitary rules:
“I’ve come all this way from Los Angeles, Calif. Just to be here for now. And my mate from Atlanta has come too, so it’s just remarkable. Great actress, I love all of her movies . I had to be here today. “
Cicely Tyson was 96 years old, she was the first black woman to have a recurring role in a dramatic television series, the 1963 drama “East Side, West Side”.
Her performance as a farmer’s wife in the 1972 film “Sounder” confirmed her fame and earned her an Oscar nomination.
She went on to win two Emmy Awards for her role as a 110-year-old former slave in the 1974 television series “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and another Emmy 20 years later for “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All”.
At 88, Tyson won a Tony Award for the cover of “The Trip to Bountiful” by Horton Foote in 2013.
President Barack Obama presented him with the Medal of Freedom in 2016.
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