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Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Actor · Born 1920-07-12 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. In the Heat of the Night (1967) — Mama Caleba
  2. ER (1994) — Mae Benton
  3. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — Mrs. Prentice
  4. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) — Drug Counselor
  5. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Ola Mae
  6. Family Matters (1989) — Helen
  7. The Miracle Worker (1962) — Viney (uncredited)
  8. Beauty and the Beast (1987) — Narcissa
  9. Highway to Heaven (1984)
  10. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Mama Grant
  11. Matlock (1986) — Martha Jordan
  12. Hill Street Blues (1981)
  13. The Practice (1997) — Gertrude Turner
  14. Beloved (1998) — Baby Suggs
  15. The Facts of Life (1979)
  16. Sanford and Son (1972)
  17. Punky Brewster (1984)
  18. Hunter (1984) — Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
  19. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Regina
  20. L.A. Law (1986) — Eleanor Williams
  21. Ironside (1967)
  22. The Big Valley (1965) — Hannah
  23. Homer and Eddie (1989) — Linda Cervi
  24. 227 (1985)
  25. Hurry Sundown (1967) — Rose Scott
  26. Designing Women (1986)
  27. Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979) — Zazu (voice)
  28. The Great White Hope (1970) — Mama Tiny
  29. Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — Cynthia Palmer
  30. The Hitchhiker (1983) — Serita
  31. Mahogany (1975) — Florence
  32. It Takes a Thief (1968) — Sister Martha Gowen
  33. Vega$ (1978)
  34. Room 222 (1969)
  35. The Bill Cosby Show (1969) — Rose Kincaid
  36. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Alice
  37. The Biscuit Eater (1972) — Charity Tomlin
  38. The John Larroquette Show (1993) — Emma
  39. Big Shots (1987) — Miss Hanks
  40. The Magician (1973) — Mrs. Thatcher