Beah Richards
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.
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Movies
Beloved
Baby Suggs
Out of Darkness
Mrs. Cooper
One Special Victory
Cora Simms
Zora is My Name!
Drugstore Cowboy
Drug Counselor
Homer and Eddie
Linda Cervi
Big Shots
Miss Hanks
Inside Out
Verna
As Summers Die
Elvira Backus
Acceptable Risks
Sally Framm
Generation
Edna
And the Children Shall Lead
Miss Annie
A Christmas Without Snow
Wendell's Grandma
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Zazu (voice)
Ring of Passion
Lilly Brooks
Just an Old Sweet Song
Grandma
Mahogany
Florence
A Dream for Christmas
Grandma Bessie
Outrage!
Thelma
Footsteps
Jessie Blake
The Biscuit Eater
Charity Tomlin
The Great White Hope
Mama Tiny
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mrs. Prentice
In the Heat of the Night
Mama Caleba
Hurry Sundown
Rose Scott
Gone Are the Days!
Idella Landy
The Miracle Worker
Viney (uncredited)
Take a Giant Step
May Scott
The Mugger
Grecco Maid
TV Series
The Practice
Gertrude Turner
1 Episode
ER
Mae Benton
12 Episodes
The John Larroquette Show
Emma
1 Episode
Hearts Afire
Miss Lula
2 Episodes
Capital News
Etta Mays
1 Episode
Family Matters
Helen
1 Episode
Beauty and the Beast
5 Episodes
Frank's Place
1 Episode
CBS Summer Playhouse
Katherine
1 Episode
Designing Women
3 Episodes
L.A. Law
Eleanor Williams (Uncredited)
2 Episodes
Matlock
Martha Jordan
1 Episode
227
2 Episodes
Murder, She Wrote
Ola Mae
1 Episode
Highway to Heaven
1 Episode
Hunter
Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
2 Episodes
Punky Brewster
1 Episode
The Hitchhiker
Serita
1 Episode
St. Elsewhere
Regina
1 Episode
The Sophisticated Gents
Mae Porter
3 Episodes
Hill Street Blues
2 Episodes
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1 Episode
The Facts of Life
1 Episode
Roots: The Next Generations
Cynthia Palmer
2 Episodes
Vega$
1 Episode
The Magician
Mrs. Thatcher
1 Episode
Sanford and Son
2 Episodes
The Bill Cosby Show
Rose Kincaid
1 Episode
Room 222
1 Episode
Hawaii Five-O
Mama Grant
1 Episode
Ironside
1 Episode
The Big Valley
Hannah
2 Episodes
Dr. Kildare
Alice
1 Episode