Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 12, 1920
Place of Birth:
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
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Beah Richards
Biography
Beulah Elizabeth Richardson (July 12, 1920 – September 14, 2000), known professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress and writer.
Richards was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her supporting role in the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1968, as well as winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest roles in the television series Frank's Place in 1988 and The Practice in 2000. She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the 1965 production of The Amen Corner.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Beloved | Baby Suggs |
| 1994 | Out of Darkness | Mrs. Cooper |
| 1991 | One Special Victory | Cora Simms |
| 1990 | Zora is My Name! | |
| 1989 | Homer and Eddie | Linda Cervi |
| 1989 | Drugstore Cowboy | Drug Counselor |
| 1987 | Inside Out | Verna |
| 1987 | Big Shots | Miss Hanks |
| 1986 | As Summers Die | Elvira Backus |
| 1986 | Acceptable Risks | Sally Framm |
| 1985 | Generation | Edna |
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | Miss Annie |
| 1980 | A Christmas Without Snow | Wendell's Grandma |
| 1979 | Banjo the Woodpile Cat | Zazu (voice) |
| 1978 | Ring of Passion | Lilly Brooks |
| 1976 | Just an Old Sweet Song | Grandma |
| 1975 | Mahogany | Florence |
| 1973 | Outrage | Thelma |
| 1973 | A Dream for Christmas | Grandma Bessie |
| 1972 | Footsteps | Jessie Blake |
| 1972 | The Biscuit Eater | Charity Tomlin |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope | Mama Tiny |
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Mrs. Prentice |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night | Mama Caleba |
| 1967 | Hurry Sundown | Rose Scott |
| 1963 | Gone Are the Days! | Idella Landy |
| 1962 | The Miracle Worker | Viney (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Take a Giant Step | May Scott |
| 1958 | The Mugger | Grecco Maid |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Practice | |
| 1994 | ER | Mae Benton |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Emma |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire | Miss Lula |
| 1990 | Capital News | Etta Mays |
| 1989 | Family Matters | |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | |
| 1987 | Frank's Place | |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Katherine |
| 1986 | Designing Women | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Alberta Williams (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Matlock | |
| 1985 | 227 | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Ola Mae |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Emma Coop |
| 1984 | Hunter | Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Serita |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1981 | The Sophisticated Gents | Mae Porter |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Cynthia Palmer |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1973 | The Magician | Mrs. Thatcher |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | |
| 1969 | Room 222 | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Rose Kincaid |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Mama Grant |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Hannah |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Alice |