Here's The Life Of Legendary Actor Cicely Tyson In Photos

Cicely Tyson attends the American Theatre Wing Gala at the Plaza Hotel on Sept. 26, 2016, in New York City.

Tyson poses for a portrait circa 1960.

From left: Mel Torme and Sammy Davis Jr. (back row), Ossie Davis, Tyson, and Louis Armstrong (front row), the stars of the film A Man Called Adam, 1966.

Tyson poses for a portrait in 1973.

Tyson holds two Emmy Awards that she won for her performance in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman on May 28, 1974, in Los Angeles.

Tyson poses for a portrait in 1976 in New York City.

From left: Tyson and Maya Angelou look lovingly at a baby in a scene from the 1977 television miniseries Roots.

Tyson is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard in 1977.

Tyson as Coretta Scott King and Paul Winfield as Martin Luther King Jr. star in the 1978 miniseries King.

Tyson and Richard Pryor star in the film Bustin' Loose, 1981.

Tyson poses in a June 1981 portrait.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks of Detroit shows off the Wonder Woman Foundation's special 1984 Eleanor Roosevelt Woman of Courage Award presented to her by Tyson on Nov. 14, 1984.

Mario Van Peebles, Tyson, and Melvin Van Peebles star in Riot, 1997.

From left: Mario Van Peebles, Cicely Tyson, Queen Latifah, and Blair Underwood, pose on the set of Mama Flora's Family, 1998.

Tyson reacts upon seeing a life-size bronze sculpture of Rosa Parks in the Rosa Parks Library and Museum on Dec. 1, 2000, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Tyson received the Distinguished Career Achievement Award at the TNT Black Movie Awards on Oct. 15, 2006.

Tyson poses on the runway at the fall 2009 Heart Truth show at Bryant Park in New York City.

Tyson and Lila Rogers star in The Help, 2011.

From left: Vanessa Williams, Tyson, and Cuba Gooding Jr. take the opening night curtain call for The Trip to Bountiful at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on April 23, 2013, in New York City.

The cast of The Trip to Bountiful attend the 100th Performance Celebration at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on July 23, 2013, in New York City.

Tyson, Maya Angelou, and Oprah Winfrey pose for a photo backstage at Angelou's portrait unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2014.

From left: CEO of BET Networks Debra Lee, Tyson, and first lady Michelle Obama attend the Black Girls Rock! BET special at NJPAC Prudential Hall on March 28, 2015, in Newark, New Jersey.

Tyson is greeted by former president Barack Obama after she was presented with an honorary degree during the 2016 commencement ceremony at Howard University, May 7, 2016, in Washington, DC.

Tyson attends the Juilliard School 111th commencement ceremony on May 20, 2016, in New York City.

Former president Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tyson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 22, 2016.

Honoree Tyson addresses the audience at the 2016 Ebony Power 100 Gala at the Beverly Hilton on Dec. 1, 2016, in Beverly Hills.

Tyson attends BET's 2017 American Black Film Festival Honors at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 17, 2017, in Beverly Hills.

Tyson receives the Legends Award from Bishop T.D. Jakes during MegaFest's International Faith and Family Film Festival at Omni Hotel on June 30, 2017, in Dallas.