Beah Richards
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday12 July 1920
Died14 September 2000 (age 80)
Place of birthVicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Known credits65
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, …
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Beloved
1998 · Baby Suggs
The Practice
1997 · Gertrude Turner
ER
1994 · Mae Benton
Out of Darkness
1994 · Mrs. Cooper
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Emma
Hearts Afire
1992 · Miss Lula
One Special Victory
1991 · Cora Simms
Capital News
1990 · Etta Mays
Zora is My Name!
1990
Drugstore Cowboy
1989 · Drug Counselor
Family Matters
1989 · Helen
Homer and Eddie
1989 · Linda Cervi
Big Shots
1987 · Miss Hanks
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Narcissa
Frank's Place
1987
Inside Out
1987 · Verna
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 · Katherine
Designing Women
1986
L.A. Law
1986 · Eleanor Williams
As Summers Die
1986 · Elvira Backus
Matlock
1986 · Martha Jordan
Acceptable Risks
1986 · Sally Framm
227
1985
Generation
1985 · Edna
And the Children Shall Lead
1985 · Miss Annie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Ola Mae
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Emma Coop
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984 · Ella Mae Fuller
Hunter
1984 · Pockets
Punky Brewster
1984
The Hitchhiker
1983 · Serita
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Regina
American Playhouse
1982
The Sophisticated Gents
1981 · Mae Porter
Hill Street Blues
1981
A Christmas Without Snow
1980 · Wendell's Grandma
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979 · Zazu (voice)
The Facts of Life
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Cynthia Palmer
Vega$
1978
Ring of Passion
1978 · Lilly Brooks
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976 · Grandma
Mahogany
1975 · Florence
A Dream for Christmas
1973 · Grandma Bessie
Outrage!
1973 · Thelma
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