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Beah Richards

Beah Richards

ActingBorn: July 12, 1920in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USADied: September 14, 2000

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.

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Beloved

Beloved

as Baby Suggs

The Practice

The Practice

as Gertrude Turner

ER

as Mae Benton

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

as Mrs. Cooper

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

as Emma

Hearts Afire

Hearts Afire

as Miss Lula

One Special Victory

One Special Victory

as Cora Simms

Capital News

Capital News

as Etta Mays

Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

as Unknown

Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy

as Drug Counselor

Family Matters

Family Matters

as Helen

Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie

as Linda Cervi

Big Shots

Big Shots

as Miss Hanks

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

as Narcissa

Frank's Place

Frank's Place

as Unknown

Inside Out

Inside Out

as Verna

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

as Katherine

Designing Women

Designing Women

as Unknown

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as Eleanor Williams

As Summers Die

As Summers Die

as Elvira Backus

Matlock

Matlock

as Martha Jordan

Acceptable Risks

Acceptable Risks

as Sally Framm

227

227

as Unknown

Generation

Generation

as Edna

And the Children Shall Lead

And the Children Shall Lead

as Miss Annie

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Ola Mae

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Emma Coop

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

as Unknown

Hunter

Hunter

as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets

Punky Brewster

Peacock Premium

Punky Brewster

as Unknown

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as Serita

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as Regina

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

as Unknown

The Sophisticated Gents

The Sophisticated Gents

as Mae Porter

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as Unknown

A Christmas Without Snow

A Christmas Without Snow

as Wendell's Grandma

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

as Unknown

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

as Zazu (voice)

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

as Unknown

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

as Cynthia Palmer

Vega$

Vega$

as Unknown

Ring of Passion

Ring of Passion

as Lilly Brooks

Just an Old Sweet Song

Just an Old Sweet Song

as Grandma

Mahogany

Mahogany

as Florence

A Dream for Christmas

A Dream for Christmas

as Grandma Bessie

Outrage!

Outrage!

as Thelma

The Magician

The Magician

as Mrs. Thatcher

Footsteps

Footsteps

as Jessie Blake

The Biscuit Eater

The Biscuit Eater

as Charity Tomlin

Sanford and Son

Peacock Premium

Sanford and Son

as Unknown

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

as Mama Tiny

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

as Rose Kincaid

Room 222

Room 222

as Unknown

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Mama Grant

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as Sister Martha Gowen

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

as Mrs. Prentice

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as Mama Caleba

Ironside

Ironside

as Unknown

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

as Rose Scott

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as Hannah

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

as Idella Landy

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

as Viney (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Alice

Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

as May Scott

The Mugger

The Mugger

as Grecco Maid