Actor profile

Beah Richards

12th July 1920 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA Acting

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.

30 Movies 34 TV Shows 64 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks poster

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks 25th February 2004 as Self (archive footage)

Beloved poster

Beloved 16th October 1998 as Baby Suggs

Out of Darkness poster

Out of Darkness 16th January 1994 as Mrs. Cooper

One Special Victory poster

One Special Victory 8th December 1991 as Cora Simms

Zora is My Name! poster

Zora is My Name! 14th February 1990

Drugstore Cowboy poster

Drugstore Cowboy 20th October 1989 as Drug Counselor

Homer and Eddie poster

Homer and Eddie 17th August 1989 as Linda Cervi

Big Shots poster

Big Shots 2nd October 1987 as Miss Hanks

Inside Out poster

Inside Out 21st August 1987 as Verna

As Summers Die poster

As Summers Die 18th May 1986 as Elvira Backus

Acceptable Risks poster

Acceptable Risks 2nd March 1986 as Sally Framm

Generation poster

Generation 24th May 1985 as Edna

And the Children Shall Lead poster

And the Children Shall Lead 1st January 1985 as Miss Annie

A Christmas Without Snow poster

A Christmas Without Snow 9th December 1980 as Wendell's Grandma

Banjo the Woodpile Cat poster

Banjo the Woodpile Cat 16th November 1979 as Zazu (voice)

Ring of Passion poster

Ring of Passion 4th February 1978 as Lilly Brooks

Just an Old Sweet Song poster

Just an Old Sweet Song 14th September 1976 as Grandma

Mahogany poster

Mahogany 8th October 1975 as Florence

A Dream for Christmas poster

A Dream for Christmas 24th December 1973 as Grandma Bessie

Outrage! poster

Outrage! 28th November 1973 as Thelma

Footsteps poster

Footsteps 3rd October 1972 as Jessie Blake

The Biscuit Eater poster

The Biscuit Eater 22nd March 1972 as Charity Tomlin

The Great White Hope poster

The Great White Hope 11th October 1970 as Mama Tiny

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner poster

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 11th December 1967 as Mrs. Prentice

In the Heat of the Night poster

In the Heat of the Night 2nd August 1967 as Mama Caleba

Hurry Sundown poster

Hurry Sundown 9th February 1967 as Rose Scott

Gone Are the Days! poster

Gone Are the Days! 9th August 1963 as Idella Landy

The Miracle Worker poster

The Miracle Worker 23rd May 1962 as Viney (uncredited)

Take a Giant Step poster

Take a Giant Step 1st December 1959 as May Scott

The Mugger poster

The Mugger 1st November 1958 as Grecco Maid

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Gertrude Turner

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Mae Benton

The John Larroquette Show poster

The John Larroquette Show 2nd September 1993 as Emma

Hearts Afire poster

Hearts Afire 14th September 1992 as Miss Lula

Capital News poster

Capital News 9th April 1990 as Etta Mays

Family Matters poster

Family Matters 22nd September 1989 as Helen

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast 25th September 1987 as Narcissa

Frank's Place poster

Frank's Place 14th September 1987

CBS Summer Playhouse poster

CBS Summer Playhouse 12th June 1987 as Katherine

Designing Women poster

Designing Women 29th September 1986

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Eleanor Williams

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Martha Jordan

227 poster

227 14th September 1985

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Emma Coop

Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven 19th September 1984

Hunter poster

Hunter 18th September 1984 as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets

Punky Brewster poster

Punky Brewster 16th September 1984

The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker 23rd November 1983 as Serita

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Regina

The Sophisticated Gents poster

The Sophisticated Gents 29th September 1981 as Mae Porter

Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues 15th January 1981

Palmerstown, U.S.A. poster

Palmerstown, U.S.A. 20th March 1980

The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life 24th August 1979

Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations 18th February 1979 as Cynthia Palmer

Vega$ poster

Vega$ 20th September 1978

The Magician poster

The Magician 2nd October 1973 as Mrs. Thatcher

Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son 14th January 1972

The Bill Cosby Show poster

The Bill Cosby Show 14th September 1969 as Rose Kincaid

Room 222 poster

Room 222 11th September 1969

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Mama Grant

It Takes a Thief poster

It Takes a Thief 9th January 1968 as Sister Martha Gowen

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Hannah

Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare 27th September 1961 as Alice