Beah Richards
Actor
Born July 12, 1920 in 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.
Filmography
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self (archive footage)
Beloved
Baby Suggs
The Practice
Gertrude Turner
ER
Mae Benton
Out of Darkness
Mrs. Cooper
The John Larroquette Show
Emma
Hearts Afire
Miss Lula
One Special Victory
Cora Simms
Capital News
Etta Mays
Zora is My Name!
Drugstore Cowboy
Drug Counselor
Family Matters
Helen
Homer and Eddie
Linda Cervi
Big Shots
Miss Hanks
Beauty and the Beast
Narcissa
Frank's Place
Inside Out
Verna
CBS Summer Playhouse
Katherine
Designing Women
L.A. Law
Eleanor Williams
As Summers Die
Elvira Backus
Matlock
Martha Jordan
Acceptable Risks
Sally Framm
227
Generation
Edna
And the Children Shall Lead
Miss Annie
Murder, She Wrote
Ola Mae
Highway to Heaven
Hunter
Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
Punky Brewster
The Hitchhiker
Serita
St. Elsewhere
Regina
American Playhouse
The Sophisticated Gents
Mae Porter
Hill Street Blues
A Christmas Without Snow
Wendell's Grandma
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Zazu (voice)
The Facts of Life
Roots: The Next Generations
Cynthia Palmer
Vega$
Ring of Passion
Lilly Brooks
Just an Old Sweet Song
Grandma
Mahogany
Florence
A Dream for Christmas
Grandma Bessie
Outrage!
Thelma
The Magician
Mrs. Thatcher
Footsteps
Jessie Blake
The Biscuit Eater
Charity Tomlin
Sanford and Son
The Great White Hope
Mama Tiny
The Bill Cosby Show
Rose Kincaid
Room 222
Hawaii Five-O
Mama Grant
It Takes a Thief
Sister Martha Gowen
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mrs. Prentice
In the Heat of the Night
Mama Caleba
Ironside
Hurry Sundown
Rose Scott
The Big Valley
Hannah
Gone Are the Days!
Idella Landy
The Miracle Worker
Viney (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare
Alice
Take a Giant Step
May Scott
The Mugger
Grecco Maid