Beah Richards
Birthday
1920/07/12
Day of death
2000/09/14 (80 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Also know as
Beulah Elizabeth Richardson
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...Read more
Acting
(1967) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Mrs. Prentice
(1967) In the Heat of the Night
as Mama Caleba
(1975) Mahogany
as Florence
(1972) Footsteps
as Jessie Blake
(1991) One Special Victory
as Cora Simms
(1990) Zora is My Name!
as ---
(1989) Homer and Eddie
as Linda Cervi
(1998) Beloved
as Baby Suggs
(1987) Inside Out
as Verna
(1979) Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Zazu (voice)
(1973) Outrage
as Thelma
(1987) Big Shots
as Miss Hanks
(1967) Hurry Sundown
as Rose Scott
(1985) Generation
as Edna
(1959) Take a Giant Step
as May Scott
(1963) Gone Are the Days!
as Idella Landy
(1994) Out of Darkness
as Mrs. Cooper
(1986) As Summers Die
as Elvira Backus
(1970) The Great White Hope
as Mama Tiny
(1986) Acceptable Risks
as Sally Framm
(1962) The Miracle Worker
as Viney (uncredited)
(1980) A Christmas Without Snow
as Wendell's Grandma
(2004) Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) The Biscuit Eater
as Charity Tomlin
(1989) Drugstore Cowboy
as Drug Counselor
(1973) A Dream for Christmas
as Grandma Bessie
(1985) And the Children Shall Lead
as Miss Annie
(1978) Ring of Passion
as Lilly Brooks
(1976) Just an Old Sweet Song
as Grandma
(1958) The Mugger
as Grecco Maid
(1982) St. Elsewhere
as ---
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Ola Mae
(1993) The John Larroquette Show
as Emma
(1986) Designing Women
as ---
(1986) L.A. Law
as Alberta Williams (uncredited)
(1979) The Facts of Life
as ---
(1986) Matlock
as ---
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Mama Grant
(1985) 227
as ---
(1987) Beauty and the Beast
as ---
(1987) Frank's Place
as ---
(1984) Highway to Heaven
as ---
(1969) Room 222
as ---
(1992) Hearts Afire
as Miss Lula
(1984) Punky Brewster
as ---
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as ---
(1969) The Bill Cosby Show
as Rose Kincaid
(1989) Family Matters
as ---
(1997) The Practice
as ---
(1967) Ironside
as ---
(1994) ER
as Mae Benton
(1978) Vega$
as ---
(1983) The Hitchhiker
as Serita
(1965) The Big Valley
as Hannah
(1979) Roots: The Next Generations
as Cynthia Palmer
(1980) Palmerstown, U.S.A.
as ---
(1961) Dr. Kildare
as Alice
(1973) The Magician
as Mrs. Thatcher
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Emma Coop
(1984) Hunter
as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
(1987) CBS Summer Playhouse
as Katherine
(1981) The Sophisticated Gents
as Mae Porter
(1990) Capital News
as Etta Mays