CICELY TYSON
Country: Nevis and St. Kitts
Claim to Fame: Tony-award winning actress
Cicely Tyson has a career that has spanned five decades. In 2013, the accomplished became the oldest recipient of the Tony Award for Best Performance by An Actress in a Leading Role in a Play. She has played in several pivotal films such as Roots, Sounder and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.