Cicely Tyson’s last interview was an appropriate tribute to her mythical effect on pop culture.
Recorded Wednesday, a few hours before his death on Thursday at the age of 96, the most recent appearance by Hollywood icon and pioneering Friday’s exhibition with Kelly and Ryan presented a poignant discussion about life, career and his recently published memoir, Just As I Am.
Tyson began the interview with a story about an unknown woman predicting her long-term good fortune as a baby. “This woman stopped [my mom] and played with me, turned to my mom and said, ‘Take care of this child. has a sixth sense. She’ll make you feel very proud someday. She’ll take care of you in your old age. ‘”
She then spoke to presenters Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest about her widespread shyness as a child, which she said had led her to such an observant user and, as a result, a complete actress capable of naturally absorbing the characters. Rebecca in the 1972 film Sounder earned Tyson her first Oscar nomination at a festival in a stroke of fate.
“I never thought I’d be nominated for an Oscar. But, I used to see the occasion every year. One night I looked at him and said, ‘One day I’m going to be in the front row. ‘”And I actually ended up doing it,” Tyson said, explaining that the role came to her after a friend, Gloria Foster, passed her the part because she hadn’t been presented with enough money. “Meanwhile, however, I began to appear in the role of RebeccaArray . . . Finally, my manager, Larry, came up to me and said, “Well, someone else got the part. She refused. ” I said, “Because it doesn’t belong to him, it belongs to me. “
Tyson earned an honorary Oscar in 2019 for her pioneering Hollywood career that opened the door to black artists, adding remarkable twists on the autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the first black woman to play a recurring role in a drama series on the East Side/West Side. .
“I’m devastated. My center is broken. I really enjoyed you!!You were everything to me!” Tyson’s How to Get Away with Murder co-star Viola Davis wrote about the actress’ death in an Instagram post thursday. “You have made me feel enjoyed, noticed and valued in a world where there is still a layer of invisibility for us. girls in me. “
See the component of Tyson’s latest interview above.
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