Legendary actress Cicely Tyson has died at age 96

Cicely Tyson, the award-winning actress who has appeared in countless TV shows, films and Broadway plays over several decades, died Thursday at age 96. Tyson's work landed her an Oscar nomination in 1973 for her role as a sharecropper's wife in "Sounder." CBS News' Chris Martinez reports.

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