Cicely Tyson made her Broadway debut in Jolly’s Progress, paving the way for starring roles in Trumpets of the Lord, The Corn is Green and The Trip to Bountiful. Film and TV credits include Roots, The Help, Fried Green Tomatoes and Sounder, earning an Oscar nod. She won Emmy Awards for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.