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Actress Finds TV Role Strikes Familiar Note Allen in my first stage play, 'Dark of the in Vinnette Carroll's production at the Harlem YMCA tn 1958. From that, I went into another stage production, 'Talent '59' and I haven't been out of a job since. I'm lucky," Miss Tyson concluded. By MATT When she was trying to get started as an actress, Cicely Tyson worked for a social agency in New York, as a secretary to the assistant director. Now an established and highly-praised performer, Miss Tyson is a regular member of the forthcoming "East Side, West Side" series (CBS-TV).

Her role: A secretary in a social agency, helping star George C. Scott. the series, I'm a sort of gal Friday, doing a little bit of everything. As Scott's secretary, I also go out on actual cases. Whenever I'm needed, I'm there," she explained.

How does the fictional role compare with her real life experiences "Well, it's different. In real life, I was never permitted to go out into the field. But I did get to interview people. I held the job, on and off, for about two years, before I was able to devote all of my time to acting. Fact ts.

Fiction "Social work is a fascinating thing. Actually, it is more dramatic than any script. No one can do it justice in a script it just wouldn't be entertainment," she said. This is her first work in a regular series, although she has appeared in many TV programs, including "The Nurses" and "Americans: A Portrait in Verses." However, emoting on a stage was responsible for her getting Cicely Tyaon Mother objected NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW YORK Latest breakthrough in contact fens wearing is here with Vent-Air's UF-8. the ultimate in invisible lenses.

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She has been honored with the Vernon Rice Award for her work in "The Blacks" and another off-Broadway drama, "Moon on a Rainbow Shawl." Started in 1956 Her acting career began with a role in a 1956 independently-produced movie. Other films in which she has appeared include "Odds Against Tomorrow" and On 'Camera' Ail Cflices Open 9 to 6 including Saturday Evenings As Indicated riL ill 1 I1L fell! 9 IflSA II Mil 7-TSPfl Mnn anrf Thurl tfl 8 6th Floor 7 W. 44th St Manhattan Brooklyn Jamaica Hemcstead Huntington Suite 734 1 DeKaib Ave. Suite 200 88-50 165th St. Suite 202 250 Fulton Ave.

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