Beah Richards

Known for: Acting

Born: 1920-07-12 – 2000-09-14 (aged 80)

From: 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.

Filmography (65)

MOVIE
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Beloved
1998
as Baby Suggs
TV★ 7.7
The Practice
1997
as Gertrude Turner
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Mae Benton
MOVIE★ 9.0
Out of Darkness
1994
as Mrs. Cooper
TV★ 6.8
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Emma
TV★ 7.8
Hearts Afire
1992
as Miss Lula
MOVIE★ 8.0
One Special Victory
1991
as Cora Simms
TV★ 6.5
Capital News
1990
as Etta Mays
MOVIE★ 10.0
Zora is My Name!
1990
MOVIE★ 7.1
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
as Drug Counselor
TV★ 6.8
Family Matters
1989
as Helen
MOVIE★ 5.6
Homer and Eddie
1989
as Linda Cervi
MOVIE★ 6.6
Big Shots
1987
as Miss Hanks
TV★ 7.4
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Narcissa
TV★ 6.1
Frank's Place
1987
MOVIE★ 5.6
Inside Out
1987
as Verna
TV★ 7.0
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Katherine
TV★ 6.8
Designing Women
1986
TV★ 7.1
L.A. Law
1986
as Eleanor Williams
MOVIE★ 6.7
As Summers Die
1986
as Elvira Backus
TV★ 7.1
Matlock
1986
as Martha Jordan
MOVIE★ 5.0
Acceptable Risks
1986
as Sally Framm
TV★ 6.8
227
1985
MOVIE★ 5.3
Generation
1985
as Edna
MOVIE★ 9.0
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
as Miss Annie
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Ola Mae
TV★ 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
TV★ 7.1
Hunter
1984
as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
TV★ 7.3
Punky Brewster
1984
TV★ 6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Serita
TV★ 5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Regina
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
TV★ 8.5
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
as Mae Porter
TV★ 7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
MOVIE★ 5.7
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
as Wendell's Grandma
TV★ 6.3
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
MOVIE★ 6.5
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979
as Zazu (voice)
TV★ 7.1
The Facts of Life
1979
TV★ 7.4
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Cynthia Palmer
TV★ 6.9
Vega$
1978
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ring of Passion
1978
as Lilly Brooks
MOVIE★ 7.0
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
as Grandma
MOVIE★ 5.9
Mahogany
1975
as Florence
MOVIE★ 7.3
A Dream for Christmas
1973
as Grandma Bessie
MOVIE★ 6.6
Outrage!
1973
as Thelma
TV★ 6.8
The Magician
1973
as Mrs. Thatcher
MOVIE★ 6.5
Footsteps
1972
as Jessie Blake
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Biscuit Eater
1972
as Charity Tomlin
TV★ 7.5
Sanford and Son
1972
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Great White Hope
1970
as Mama Tiny
TV★ 5.5
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Rose Kincaid
TV★ 6.1
Room 222
1969
TV★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Mama Grant
TV★ 7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Sister Martha Gowen
MOVIE★ 7.6
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as Mrs. Prentice
MOVIE★ 7.7
In the Heat of the Night
1967
as Mama Caleba
TV★ 6.9
Ironside
1967
MOVIE★ 6.4
Hurry Sundown
1967
as Rose Scott
TV★ 6.2
The Big Valley
1965
as Hannah
MOVIE★ 7.5
Gone Are the Days!
1963
as Idella Landy
MOVIE★ 7.9
The Miracle Worker
1962
as Viney (uncredited)
TV★ 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Alice
MOVIE★ 5.2
Take a Giant Step
1959
as May Scott
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Mugger
1958
as Grecco Maid