Cicely Tyson
Tyson in 2007, photo by Prphotos.com
Date of Birth: December 19, 1924
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: January 28, 2021
Place of Death: Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-Nevisian, African-Barbadian
Cicely Tyson was an American actress and fashion model.
Her parents, Frederica/Fredericka Theodosia (Huggins) and William Augustine Wilkes/Tyson, were from Nevis, an island in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. She was raised in East Harlem, Manhattan. Cicely had a daughter.
Cicely’s paternal grandfather was named John Edward Tyson (the son of William Tyson).
Cicely’s paternal grandmother was named Caroline/Carolina Wilkes.
Cicely’s maternal grandfather was named Charles Huggins.
Cicely’s maternal grandmother was named Mary Jane Sergeant. Mary Jane was from Barbados.
Sources: Genealogy of Cicely Tyson – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Cicely’s parents – https://familysearch.org
In her autobiography, she says her maternal grandmother, Mary Jane Sergeant, emigrated to Nevis from Barbados.
Gorgeous woman
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24WF-2WB
So she really is of West Indies ancestry, interesting
Looks like the black version of Carrie Fisher.