Beah Richards

Beah Richards

1920-07-12 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA Female 64 Known Credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beah Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-07-12

Place of Birth

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Known Credits

64

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Beulah Elizabeth Richardson

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

Beloved

1998

Baby Suggs

Drugstore Cowboy

1989

Drug Counselor

The Miracle Worker

1962

Viney (uncredited)

Big Shots

1987

Miss Hanks

Hurry Sundown

1967

Rose Scott

Mahogany

1975

Florence

Inside Out

1987

Verna

Footsteps

1972

Jessie Blake

Acceptable Risks

1986

Sally Framm

The Mugger

1958

Grecco Maid

The Great White Hope

1970

Mama Tiny

As Summers Die

1986

Elvira Backus

Out of Darkness

1994

Mrs. Cooper

The Biscuit Eater

1972

Charity Tomlin

Homer and Eddie

1989

Linda Cervi

Ring of Passion

1978

Lilly Brooks

A Christmas Without Snow

1980

Wendell's Grandma

Take a Giant Step

1959

May Scott

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004

Self (archive footage)

One Special Victory

1991

Cora Simms

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Zazu (voice)

Outrage!

1973

Thelma

Gone Are the Days!

1963

Idella Landy

Generation

1985

Edna

A Dream for Christmas

1973

Grandma Bessie

TV Credits

ER

1994

Mae Benton (12 episodes)

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Ola Mae (1 episodes)

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Mama Grant (1 episodes)

Hill Street Blues

1981

(2 episodes)

Ironside

1967

(1 episodes)

The Practice

1997

Gertrude Turner (1 episodes)

The Facts of Life

1979

(1 episodes)

Matlock

1986

Martha Jordan (1 episodes)

L.A. Law

1986

Eleanor Williams (2 episodes)

St. Elsewhere

1982

Regina (1 episodes)

Hunter

1984

Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets (2 episodes)

Highway to Heaven

1984

(1 episodes)

Family Matters

1989

Helen (1 episodes)

The Big Valley

1965

Hannah (2 episodes)

Dr. Kildare

1961

Alice (1 episodes)

Room 222

1969

(1 episodes)

The Hitchhiker

1983

Serita (1 episodes)

Sanford and Son

1972

(2 episodes)

Designing Women

1986

(3 episodes)

Vega$

1978

(1 episodes)

Punky Brewster

1984

(1 episodes)

227

1985

(2 episodes)

The John Larroquette Show

1993

Emma (1 episodes)

It Takes a Thief

1968

Sister Martha Gowen (1 episodes)

Capital News

1990

Etta Mays (1 episodes)

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Cynthia Palmer (2 episodes)

Hearts Afire

1992

Miss Lula (2 episodes)

The Bill Cosby Show

1969

Rose Kincaid (1 episodes)

The Magician

1973

Mrs. Thatcher (1 episodes)

CBS Summer Playhouse

1987

Katherine (1 episodes)

Frank's Place

1987

(1 episodes)

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980

(1 episodes)

The Sophisticated Gents

1981

Mae Porter (3 episodes)

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Narcissa (5 episodes)

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