At 94 Cicely Tyson is a dynamic and legendary actress. Now Cicely Tyson travels from stage to page to bring the world an unprecedented peek into her closely guarded personal life and the grounding forces of family and faith that have informed her life. Ms Tyson delves into revelatory life lessons from each major role, lessons that are unexpected and profound, and that have helped her navigate her personal and public lives. From the years spent at her mother’s elbow and in the grounding, nurturing pews of her church family to delving into her ancestry with the help of genealogy experts, Ms Tyson’s spirit of curiosity rings true with poetic authenticity. Just As I Am is Cicely Tyson’s personal testimony of how nine decades of experiences—some magnificent, others sorrowful, some on screen, many away from it—that have given birth to the woman she is still becoming.