Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecroppers wife in Sounder, a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers hearts in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, died Thursday at age 96.from Top Movies News- News18.com https://www.news18.com/news/movies/cicely-tyson-groundbreaking-award-winning-actor-dead-at-96-3357692.html