Acclaimed actor Cicely Tyson was born December 19, 1933 in the Village of Harlem, New York City. She first pursued a modeling career, appearing on the covers of both "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar . As an actor she has worked on stage, film and television. For "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman", she won two Emmy awards. For her work in the movie "Sounder", she was named Best Actress by the National Society of Film and was nominated for an Academy Award.