Cicely Tyson, the Emmy and Tony Award winning actress, has died. She was 96 years old.

E! News obtained a statement from her manager Larry Thompson announcing her passing on Thursday, Jan. 28. His statement read, "I have managed Miss Tyson's career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing." Thompson added, "Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life. Today she placed the last ornament, a Star, on top of the tree."