NY fans will get a chance to say goodbye to Cicely Tyson

NY fans will get a chance to say goodbye to Cicely Tyson

Actress Cicely Tyson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is pictured, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Los Angeles. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has died. She was 96. Tyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

NEW YORK (AP) — People wishing to pay their final respects to legendary actor Cicely Tyson will get a chance during a public viewing at a famed Manhattan church. The viewing for the actor, who died last week at age 96, will be held on Monday, Feb. 15, at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. According to a statement by her family through her manager Larry Thompson, the viewing will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and COVID-19 protocols will be in place, with masks and social distancing requirements. No photographs will be allowed.

Photo: Actress Cicely Tyson’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is pictured, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)