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