Dec. 19, 1924 Cicely Tyson Credit: Wikipedia Three-time Emmy winner Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem, New York. She became the first Black actor to appear as a series regular on a prime-time dramatic television series and in 1974 became the first Black actress to win an Emmy. Raised by her Caribbean parents, she was discovered by a fashion editor at Ebony magazine. She became a top model and began acting. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1972 film, “Sounder.” And two years later, she received an Emmy Award for her portrayal of a 110-year-old former slave in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.” At age 88, she became the oldest pe
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