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Beah Richards

Acting
Known For

80 Years Old

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.

Born

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA on 12th July 1920

Died

14th September 2000

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Dr. Kildare
Alice
The Facts of Life Image
The Facts of Life
L.A. Law Image
L.A. Law
Alberta Williams (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote Image
Murder, She Wrote
Emma Coop
Murder, She Wrote Image
Murder, She Wrote
Ola Mae
Punky Brewster Image
Punky Brewster
ER Image
ER
Mae Benton
Family Matters Image
Family Matters
The John Larroquette Show Image
The John Larroquette Show
Emma
The Big Valley Image
The Big Valley
Hannah
CBS Summer Playhouse Image
CBS Summer Playhouse
Katherine
Vega$ Image
Vega$
Hearts Afire Image
Hearts Afire
Miss Lula
Hawaii Five-O Image
Hawaii Five-O
Mama Grant
Hunter Image
Hunter
Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
Palmerstown, U.S.A. Image
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Ironside Image
Ironside
The Practice Image
The Practice
Gertrude Turner
Designing Women Image
Designing Women
Room 222 Image
Room 222
Frank's Place Image
Frank's Place
The Bill Cosby Show Image
The Bill Cosby Show
Rose Kincaid
Matlock Image
Matlock
Hill Street Blues Image
Hill Street Blues
Highway to Heaven Image
Highway to Heaven
St. Elsewhere Image
St. Elsewhere
The Hitchhiker Image
The Hitchhiker
Serita
Sanford and Son Image
Sanford and Son
227 Image
227
Roots: The Next Generations Image
Roots: The Next Generations
Cynthia Palmer
The Magician Image
The Magician
Mrs. Thatcher
In the Heat of the Night Image
In the Heat of the Night
Mama Caleba
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Image
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mrs. Prentice
No Image
Capital News
Etta Mays
Drugstore Cowboy Image
Drugstore Cowboy
Drug Counselor
The Miracle Worker Image
The Miracle Worker
Viney (uncredited)
Beloved Image
Beloved
Baby Suggs
The Sophisticated Gents Image
The Sophisticated Gents
Mae Porter
The Biscuit Eater Image
The Biscuit Eater
Charity Tomlin
A Christmas Without Snow Image
A Christmas Without Snow
Wendell's Grandma
Mahogany Image
Mahogany
Florence
Hurry Sundown Image
Hurry Sundown
Rose Scott
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Beauty and the Beast
Big Shots Image
Big Shots
Miss Hanks
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Homer and Eddie
Linda Cervi
And the Children Shall Lead Image
And the Children Shall Lead
Miss Annie
Out of Darkness Image
Out of Darkness
Mrs. Cooper
The Great White Hope Image
The Great White Hope
Mama Tiny
Outrage Image
Outrage
Thelma
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Ring of Passion
Lilly Brooks
As Summers Die Image
As Summers Die
Elvira Backus
Inside Out Image
Inside Out
Verna
Banjo the Woodpile Cat Image
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Zazu (voice)
One Special Victory Image
One Special Victory
Cora Simms
Footsteps Image
Footsteps
Jessie Blake
Generation Image
Generation
Edna
Gone Are the Days! Image
Gone Are the Days!
Idella Landy
The Mugger Image
The Mugger
Grecco Maid
Zora is My Name! Image
Zora is My Name!
Take a Giant Step Image
Take a Giant Step
May Scott
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks Image
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self (archive footage)
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A Dream for Christmas
Grandma Bessie
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Acceptable Risks
Sally Framm
Just an Old Sweet Song Image
Just an Old Sweet Song
Grandma