Beah Richards
Born July 12, 1920 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beah Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Notable Appearances
Movies
In the Heat of the Night
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Drugstore Cowboy
The Miracle Worker
Beloved
Hurry Sundown
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
The Biscuit Eater
Big Shots
Homer and Eddie
Out of Darkness
Take a Giant Step
Mahogany
Gone Are the Days!
Zora is My Name!
A Christmas Without Snow
As Summers Die
A Dream for Christmas
The Great White Hope
Generation
One Special Victory
And the Children Shall Lead
Just an Old Sweet Song
The Mugger
Acceptable Risks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Ring of Passion
Outrage!
Footsteps
Inside Out
TV Shows
Ironside
Dr. Kildare
L.A. Law
Family Matters
St. Elsewhere
Hawaii Five-O
Hill Street Blues
Hunter
American Playhouse
Matlock
Highway to Heaven
The Big Valley
The Hitchhiker
The John Larroquette Show
Designing Women
Sanford and Son
Room 222
Vega$
Punky Brewster
227
It Takes a Thief
Hearts Afire
Roots: The Next Generations
The Bill Cosby Show
CBS Summer Playhouse
The Magician
Capital News
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Frank's Place
