
Beah Richards
Acting • Born 1920-07-12 – Died 2000-09-14
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.
Filmography
64 credits
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Movie • 1967
Mrs. Prentice

In the Heat of the Night
Movie • 1967
Mama Caleba

Mahogany
Movie • 1975
Florence

Footsteps
Movie • 1972
Jessie Blake

One Special Victory
Movie • 1991
Cora Simms

Zora is My Name!
Movie • 1990

Homer and Eddie
Movie • 1989
Linda Cervi

Beloved
Movie • 1998
Baby Suggs

Inside Out
Movie • 1987
Verna

Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Movie • 1979
Zazu (voice)

Outrage!
Movie • 1973
Thelma

Big Shots
Movie • 1987
Miss Hanks

Hurry Sundown
Movie • 1967
Rose Scott

Generation
Movie • 1985
Edna

Take a Giant Step
Movie • 1959
May Scott

Gone Are the Days!
Movie • 1963
Idella Landy

Out of Darkness
Movie • 1994
Mrs. Cooper

As Summers Die
Movie • 1986
Elvira Backus

The Great White Hope
Movie • 1970
Mama Tiny

Acceptable Risks
Movie • 1986
Sally Framm

The Miracle Worker
Movie • 1962
Viney (uncredited)

A Christmas Without Snow
Movie • 1980
Wendell's Grandma

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)

The Biscuit Eater
Movie • 1972
Charity Tomlin

Drugstore Cowboy
Movie • 1989
Drug Counselor

A Dream for Christmas
Movie • 1973
Grandma Bessie

And the Children Shall Lead
Movie • 1985
Miss Annie

Ring of Passion
Movie • 1978
Lilly Brooks

Just an Old Sweet Song
Movie • 1976
Grandma

The Mugger
Movie • 1958
Grecco Maid

St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
Regina

Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Ola Mae

The John Larroquette Show
TV • 1993
Emma

Designing Women
TV • 1986

L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Eleanor Williams

The Facts of Life
TV • 1979

Matlock
TV • 1986
Martha Jordan

Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Mama Grant

227
TV • 1985

Beauty and the Beast
TV • 1987

Frank's Place
TV • 1987

Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984

Room 222
TV • 1969

Hearts Afire
TV • 1992
Miss Lula

Punky Brewster
TV • 1984

Sanford and Son
TV • 1972

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981

The Bill Cosby Show
TV • 1969
Rose Kincaid

Family Matters
TV • 1989
Helen

The Practice
TV • 1997
Gertrude Turner

Ironside
TV • 1967

ER
TV • 1994
Mae Benton

Vega$
TV • 1978

The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Serita

The Big Valley
TV • 1965
Hannah

Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
Cynthia Palmer

Palmerstown, U.S.A.
TV • 1980

Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Alice

The Magician
TV • 1973
Mrs. Thatcher

Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Emma Coop

Hunter
TV • 1984
Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets

CBS Summer Playhouse
TV • 1987
Katherine

The Sophisticated Gents
TV • 1981
Mae Porter

Capital News
TV • 1990
Etta Mays