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