Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Deceased · Born: Jul 12, 1920 · Died: Sep 14, 2000

1998
1985
1984
1977
1967

Personal Details

Born Jul 12, 1920 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Parents
  • Wesley Richardson
  • Beulah Eliza Morton
Relatives
  • Willie Arnette Richardson (Sibling)
  • Eliza Richardson (Sibling)

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.

Career

1998
Beloved
Beloved as Baby Suggs, aka Grandma Baby
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1994
Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness as Mrs. Cooper
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ER
ER as Mae Benton
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1992
Hearts Afire
Hearts Afire as Miss Lula
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1991
One Special Victory
One Special Victory as Cora Simms
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1990
American Playhouse
Family Matters
Family Matters
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1989
Homer and Eddie
Homer and Eddie as Linda Cervi
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Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy as Drug Counselor
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1987
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Ola Mae
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Hunter
Hunter as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
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1986
Inside Out
Inside Out as Verna
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As Summers Die
As Summers Die as Elvira Backus
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Acceptable Risks
Acceptable Risks as Sally Framm
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1985
And the Children Shall Lead
And the Children Shall Lead as Miss Annie
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227
227
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1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
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1980
A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow as Wendell's Grandma
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1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Banjo the Woodpile Cat as Zazu
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Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations as Cynthia Palmer
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1978
Ring of Passion
Ring of Passion as Lilly Brooks
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1976
Just an Old Sweet Song
Just an Old Sweet Song as Grandma
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1975
Mahogany
Mahogany as Florence
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1973
Outrage
Outrage as Thelma
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A Dream for Christmas
A Dream for Christmas as Grandma Bessie
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1972
The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater as Charity Tomlin
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Footsteps
Footsteps as Jessie Blake
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Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
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1970
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope as Mama Tiny
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1969
Ironside
Ironside
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1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O as Mama Grant
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1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Mrs. Prentice
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In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night as Mama Caleba
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1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley as Hannah
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1963
Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days! as Idella Landy
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1959
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step as May Scott
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1958
The Mugger
The Mugger as Grecco Maid
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2003
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks