Beah Richards

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

ER

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Ironside

The Practice

Hawaii Five-O

Hill Street Blues

L.A. Law

All Movies (30)

• Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• Beloved1998 · as Baby Suggs
• Out of Darkness1994 · as Mrs. Cooper
• One Special Victory1991 · as Cora Simms
• Zora is My Name!1990
• Drugstore Cowboy1989 · as Drug Counselor
• Homer and Eddie1989 · as Linda Cervi
• Big Shots1987 · as Miss Hanks
• Inside Out1987 · as Verna
• As Summers Die1986 · as Elvira Backus
• Acceptable Risks1986 · as Sally Framm
• Generation1985 · as Edna
• And the Children Shall Lead1985 · as Miss Annie
• A Christmas Without Snow1980 · as Wendell's Grandma
• Banjo the Woodpile Cat1979 · as Zazu (voice)
• Ring of Passion1978 · as Lilly Brooks
• Just an Old Sweet Song1976 · as Grandma
• Mahogany1975 · as Florence
• A Dream for Christmas1973 · as Grandma Bessie
• Outrage!1973 · as Thelma
• Footsteps1972 · as Jessie Blake
• The Biscuit Eater1972 · as Charity Tomlin
• The Great White Hope1970 · as Mama Tiny
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967 · as Mrs. Prentice
• In the Heat of the Night1967 · as Mama Caleba
• Hurry Sundown1967 · as Rose Scott
• Gone Are the Days!1963 · as Idella Landy
• The Miracle Worker1962 · as Viney (uncredited)
• Take a Giant Step1959 · as May Scott
• The Mugger1958 · as Grecco Maid

All TV Shows (35)

• The Practice1997 · as Gertrude Turner
• ER1994 · as Mae Benton
• The John Larroquette Show1993 · as Emma
• Hearts Afire1992 · as Miss Lula
• Capital News1990 · as Etta Mays
• Family Matters1989 · as Helen
• Beauty and the Beast1987 · as Narcissa
• Frank's Place1987
• CBS Summer Playhouse1987 · as Katherine
• Designing Women1986
• L.A. Law1986 · as Eleanor Williams
• Matlock1986 · as Martha Jordan
• 2271985
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Ola Mae
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Emma Coop
• Highway to Heaven1984
• Hunter1984 · as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
• Punky Brewster1984
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Serita
• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Regina
• The Sophisticated Gents1981 · as Mae Porter
• Hill Street Blues1981
• Palmerstown, U.S.A.1980
• The Facts of Life1979
• Roots: The Next Generations1979 · as Cynthia Palmer
• Vega$1978
• The Magician1973 · as Mrs. Thatcher
• Sanford and Son1972
• The Bill Cosby Show1969 · as Rose Kincaid
• Room 2221969
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Mama Grant
• It Takes a Thief1968 · as Sister Martha Gowen
• Ironside1967
• The Big Valley1965 · as Hannah
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Alice