Pioneering US entertainer Cicely Tyson dies at 96

Pioneering US entertainer Cicely Tyson dies at 96  Hollywood entertainer Cicely Tyson - who was known for depicting solid African-American characters - has died at 96, her chief has said. 

No reason for the passing was given. The previous style model had a lifelong that traversed seventy years. 

Tyson won two Emmys for her exhibition in the 1974 social liberties time film The Self-portrayal of Miss Jane Pittman. 

She likewise turned into the principal individual of color to take on a principle part in the television show East Side/West Side during the 1960s. 

Giving Tyson the Official Award of Opportunity in 2016, the then US President Sleeping shelter Obama said that separated from her accomplishments as an entertainer, she had additionally formed the course of history. 

Cicely Tyson turned down cliché jobs for people of color, concurring just to play characters that were solid, positive and sensible. 

"I have overseen Miss Tyson's vocation for more than 40 years, and every year was an advantage and gift," her chief Larry Thompson said in Thursday's assertion reporting her passing. 

"Cicely considered her new diary a Christmas tree brightened with all the adornments of her own and expert life. Today she put the keep going decoration, a star, on top of the tree," the director added. 

Tyson's journal Similarly As I'm was distributed on Tuesday. 

Honoring Cicely Tyson, US telecaster and entertainer Oprah Winfrey said: "She utilized her vocation to enlighten the humankind of Individuals of color. The jobs she played mirrored her qualities; she won't ever settle."