Tributes follow death of acting pioneer Cicely Tyson
She was known for playing strong African-American characters during a career spanning seven decades. …
TV producer Shonda Rhimes, whose shows include How to Get Away with Murder and Bridgerton, paid tribute to “an extraordinary person”, and said “her power and grace will be with us forever”, while actress and presenter Whoopi Goldberg praised “a tower of power, a pillar of strength, CLEAR about who she was, and how she was to be treated… and that never wavered”.
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