Beah Richards
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA — Jul 12 1920• Died Sep 14 2000
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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…
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Mae Benton
Murder, She Wrote
Ola Mae
The Practice
Gertrude Turner
Family Matters
Helen
Ironside
L.A. Law
Eleanor Williams
St. Elsewhere
Regina
Hawaii Five-O
Mama Grant
Matlock
Martha Jordan
The Facts of Life
Dr. Kildare
Alice
Hunter
Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
Hill Street Blues
Highway to Heaven
The Big Valley
Hannah
Designing Women
Sanford and Son
Vega$
The Hitchhiker
Serita
Punky Brewster
227
The John Larroquette Show
Emma
Room 222
Hearts Afire
Miss Lula
The Magician
Mrs. Thatcher
The Bill Cosby Show
Rose Kincaid
Capital News
Etta Mays
CBS Summer Playhouse
Katherine
Roots: The Next Generations
Cynthia Palmer
Frank's Place
In the Heat of the Night
Mama Caleba
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Beloved
Baby Suggs
The Sophisticated Gents
Mae Porter
Drugstore Cowboy
Drug Counselor
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mrs. Prentice
The Miracle Worker
Viney (uncredited)
The Biscuit Eater
Charity Tomlin
Big Shots
Miss Hanks
Hurry Sundown
Rose Scott
One Special Victory
Cora Simms
Homer and Eddie
Linda Cervi
Mahogany
Florence
The Great White Hope
Mama Tiny
Footsteps
Jessie Blake
Ring of Passion
Lilly Brooks
Inside Out
Verna
As Summers Die
Elvira Backus
Outrage!
Thelma
A Christmas Without Snow
Wendell's Grandma
Generation
Edna
And the Children Shall Lead
Miss Annie
Gone Are the Days!
Idella Landy
Acceptable Risks
Sally Framm
Beauty and the Beast
The Mugger
Grecco Maid
Out of Darkness
Mrs. Cooper
Just an Old Sweet Song
Grandma
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self (archive footage)
A Dream for Christmas
Grandma Bessie
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Zazu (voice)
Take a Giant Step
May Scott
Zora is My Name!