Cicely is an herb, Myrrhis odorata Cicely may also refer to: Osmorhiza, a genus of plants referred to as cicely in North America People Cicely Mary Barker (1895–1973), English illustrator of books, greeting cards, and postcards noted for The Flower Fairies of the Spring Dame Cicely Courtneidge (1893–1980), English actress, comedian, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE); granddaughter of singer and actress Cicely Nott Cicely Hamilton (1872–1952), English actress, feminist, journalist, writer, and, most notably, suffragist Cicely Mayhew (1924–2016), first British woman diplomat Dame Cicely Saunders (1918–2005), English nurse, physician and writer, member of the Order of Merit and DBE Cicely Tyson (1924–2021), African-American actress known for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Roots, and Diary of a Mad Black Woman Cicely Pearl Blair (1926–2005), British dermatologist Other Cicely, Alaska, the fictional setting of the television series Northern Exposure The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Cicely. See also Cecily (disambiguation) Sicily (disambiguation)