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Beah Richards

Acting

BornJuly 12, 1920
DiedSeptember 14, 2000 · 80
FromVicksburg, Mississippi, USA
GenderFemale

30

Movies

37

TV Shows

46

Years Active

★ 1

Popularity

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.

AKA Beulah Elizabeth Richardson

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

★ 6.61982

American Playhouse

1982★ 6.6
ER

ER

★ 7.81994

ER

1994★ 7.8

as Mae Benton

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

★ 7.51984

Murder, She Wrote

1984★ 7.5

as Ola Mae

The Practice

The Practice

★ 7.61997

The Practice

1997★ 7.6

as Gertrude Turner

Ironside

Ironside

★ 6.81967

Ironside

1967★ 6.8
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

★ 7.21969

Hawaii Five-O

1969★ 7.2

as Mama Grant

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

★ 7.61981

Hill Street Blues

1981★ 7.6
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

★ 7.01986

L.A. Law

1986★ 7.0

as Eleanor Williams

Photos (3)

Filmography

30 titles

In the Heat of the Night1967In the Heat of the Nightas Mama Caleba ★ 7.7 Watch Drugstore Cowboy1989Drugstore Cowboyas Drug Counselor ★ 7.1 Watch Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967Guess Who's Coming to Dinneras Mrs. Prentice ★ 7.6 Watch The Miracle Worker1962The Miracle Workeras Viney (uncredited) ★ 7.9 Watch Beloved1998Belovedas Baby Suggs ★ 5.8 Watch Zora is My Name!1990Zora is My Name! ★ 10.0 Watch Hurry Sundown1967Hurry Sundownas Rose Scott ★ 6.4 Watch The Great White Hope1970The Great White Hopeas Mama Tiny ★ 6.3 Watch Gone Are the Days!1963Gone Are the Days!as Idella Landy ★ 7.5 Watch Ring of Passion1978Ring of Passionas Lilly Brooks ★ 7.0 Watch A Christmas Without Snow1980A Christmas Without Snowas Wendell's Grandma ★ 5.7 Watch As Summers Die1986As Summers Dieas Elvira Backus ★ 6.4 Watch Homer and Eddie1989Homer and Eddieas Linda Cervi ★ 5.6 Watch One Special Victory1991One Special Victoryas Cora Simms ★ 8.0 Watch A Dream for Christmas1973A Dream for Christmasas Grandma Bessie ★ 7.3 Watch Out of Darkness1994Out of Darknessas Mrs. Cooper ★ 9.0 Watch The Biscuit Eater1972The Biscuit Eateras Charity Tomlin ★ 6.2 Watch Take a Giant Step1959Take a Giant Stepas May Scott ★ 5.2 Watch Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2004Beah: A Black Woman Speaksas Self (archive footage) Watch Banjo the Woodpile Cat1979Banjo the Woodpile Catas Zazu (voice) ★ 6.5 Watch Big Shots1987Big Shotsas Miss Hanks ★ 6.6 Watch Mahogany1975Mahoganyas Florence ★ 5.9 Watch Acceptable Risks1986Acceptable Risksas Sally Framm ★ 4.5 Watch Inside Out1987Inside Outas Verna ★ 5.6 Watch And the Children Shall Lead1985And the Children Shall Leadas Miss Annie ★ 9.0 Watch The Mugger1958The Muggeras Grecco Maid ★ 6.0 Watch Outrage!1973Outrage!as Thelma ★ 6.6 Watch Just an Old Sweet Song1976Just an Old Sweet Songas Grandma ★ 7.0 Watch Generation1985Generationas Edna ★ 5.3 Watch Footsteps1972Footstepsas Jessie Blake ★ 6.5 Watch

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