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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 12, 1920
Died
September 14, 2000
Place of Birth
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Also Known As
- Beulah Elizabeth Richardson
Beah Richards
1.0 Popularity
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.
Known For
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
5.8
Baby Suggs
Beloved
1998
7.6
Gertrude Turner
The Practice
1997
7.8
Mae Benton
ER
1994
8.8
Mrs. Cooper
Out of Darkness
1994
6.7
Emma
The John Larroquette Show
1993
7.3
Miss Lula
Hearts Afire
1992
0.0
Cora Simms
One Special Victory
1991
6.0
Etta Mays
Capital News
1990
0.0
Zora is My Name!
1990
Credits
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self (archive footage)
2004
0.0
Beloved
as Baby Suggs
1998
5.8
The Practice
as Gertrude Turner
1997
7.6
ER
as Mae Benton
1994
7.8
Out of Darkness
as Mrs. Cooper
1994
8.8
The John Larroquette Show
as Emma
1993
6.7
Hearts Afire
as Miss Lula
1992
7.3
One Special Victory
as Cora Simms
1991
0.0
Capital News
as Etta Mays
1990
6.0
Zora is My Name!
1990
0.0
Drugstore Cowboy
as Drug Counselor
1989
7.1
Family Matters
as Helen
1989
6.7
Homer and Eddie
as Linda Cervi
1989
5.5
Big Shots
as Miss Hanks
1987
6.3
Beauty and the Beast
1987
7.4
Frank's Place
1987
5.6
Inside Out
as Verna
1987
5.0
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Katherine
1987
6.3
Designing Women
1986
6.8
L.A. Law
as Eleanor Williams (Uncredited)
1986
7.0
As Summers Die
as Elvira Backus
1986
6.2
Matlock
as Martha Jordan
1986
7.1
Acceptable Risks
as Sally Framm
1986
4.2
227
1985
6.7
Generation
as Edna
1985
4.5
And the Children Shall Lead
as Miss Annie
1985
10.0
Murder, She Wrote
as Ola Mae
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Emma Coop
1984
7.5
Highway to Heaven
1984
7.4
Hunter
as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
1984
7.1
Punky Brewster
1984
7.3
The Hitchhiker
as Serita
1983
6.1
St. Elsewhere
as Regina
1982
5.6
The Sophisticated Gents
as Mae Porter
1981
7.0
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
A Christmas Without Snow
as Wendell's Grandma
1980
5.6
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
5.5
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Zazu (voice)
1979
6.4
The Facts of Life
1979
7.1
Roots: The Next Generations
as Cynthia Palmer
1979
7.5
Vega$
1978
7.0
Ring of Passion
as Lilly Brooks
1978
7.0
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Grandma
1976
7.0
Mahogany
as Florence
1975
5.8
A Dream for Christmas
as Grandma Bessie
1973
6.0
Outrage!
as Thelma
1973
6.1
The Magician
as Mrs. Thatcher
1973
6.7
Footsteps
as Jessie Blake
1972
0.0
The Biscuit Eater
as Charity Tomlin
1972
6.2
Sanford and Son
1972
7.4
The Great White Hope
as Mama Tiny
1970
6.2
The Bill Cosby Show
as Rose Kincaid
1969
5.4
Room 222
1969
6.0
Hawaii Five-O
as Mama Grant
1968
7.1
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Mrs. Prentice
1967
7.6
In the Heat of the Night
as Mama Caleba
1967
7.7
Ironside
1967
6.8
Hurry Sundown
as Rose Scott
1967
6.4
The Big Valley
as Hannah
1965
6.1
Gone Are the Days!
as Idella Landy
1963
6.7
The Miracle Worker
as Viney (uncredited)
1962
7.9
Dr. Kildare
as Alice
1961
5.5
Take a Giant Step
as May Scott
1959
4.9
The Mugger
as Grecco Maid
1958
5.6