Beah Richards
July 12, 1920 (104 years old) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2004 · Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Beloved as Baby Suggs
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1994 · ER as Mae Benton
- 1994 · Out of Darkness as Mrs. Cooper
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Emma
- 1992 · Hearts Afire as Miss Lula
- 1991 · One Special Victory as Cora Simms
- 1990 · Capital News as Etta Mays
- 1990 · Zora is My Name! as
- 1989 · Drugstore Cowboy as Drug Counselor
- 1989 · Family Matters as
- 1989 · Homer and Eddie as Linda Cervi
- 1987 · Big Shots as Miss Hanks
- 1987 · Beauty and the Beast as
- 1987 · Frank's Place as
- 1987 · Inside Out as Verna
- 1987 · CBS Summer Playhouse as Katherine
- 1986 · Designing Women as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Alberta Williams (uncredited)
- 1986 · As Summers Die as Elvira Backus
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1986 · Acceptable Risks as Sally Framm
- 1985 · 227 as
- 1985 · Generation as Edna
- 1985 · And the Children Shall Lead as Miss Annie
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Ola Mae
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Emma Coop
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as
- 1984 · Hunter as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
- 1984 · Punky Brewster as
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Serita
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1981 · The Sophisticated Gents as Mae Porter
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · A Christmas Without Snow as Wendell's Grandma
- 1980 · Palmerstown, U.S.A. as
- 1979 · Banjo the Woodpile Cat as Zazu (voice)
- 1979 · The Facts of Life as
- 1979 · Roots: The Next Generations as Cynthia Palmer
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · Ring of Passion as Lilly Brooks
- 1976 · Just an Old Sweet Song as Grandma
- 1975 · Mahogany as Florence
- 1973 · A Dream for Christmas as Grandma Bessie
- 1973 · Outrage as Thelma
- 1973 · The Magician as Mrs. Thatcher
- 1972 · Footsteps as Jessie Blake
- 1972 · The Biscuit Eater as Charity Tomlin
- 1972 · Sanford and Son as
- 1970 · The Great White Hope as Mama Tiny
- 1969 · The Bill Cosby Show as Rose Kincaid
- 1969 · Room 222 as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Mama Grant
- 1967 · Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Mrs. Prentice
- 1967 · In the Heat of the Night as Mama Caleba
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1967 · Hurry Sundown as Rose Scott
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Hannah
- 1963 · Gone Are the Days! as Idella Landy
- 1962 · The Miracle Worker as Viney (uncredited)
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Alice
- 1959 · Take a Giant Step as May Scott
- 1958 · The Mugger as Grecco Maid