Hollywood Flashback: CicelyTyson won Emmys for 'Jane Pittman' in 1974
The actress, now 94, says of her role as a woman born into slavery who ultimately becomes part of the civil rights movement:"I never knew any of my grandparents. And to me, Jane was the grandparent who might have been."
Not only did Tyson win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama, but she also received the rarely given "actress of the year" award.'s review. "She dominates everything."
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