Tyson was born and raised in Harlem, New York, daughter of Theodosia, a domesticated, and William Tyson, a push cart operator. Here parents immigrants come fran island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West IndiesTyson portrayed a Feisty, unorthodox Southern lawyer named Carrie Grace Battle, a sign darling shaped by hearing and shadows of the legendary Washington, DC, civil rights and criminal defense lawyer Dovey Johnson Roundtree. In 05, Tyson co-star in the film because of Winn-Dixie and Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Shammah Hon year was honored by Oprah Winfrey in here Legends Ball.she was nominated for the Academy Award for best actress for this role in Critically acclaimed Sounder. In 1974
