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