Acting

Beah Richards

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

Died 2000-09-14

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.

Credits

Newest first

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Beloved
as Baby Suggs
1998
The Practice
as Gertrude Turner
1997
ER
as Mae Benton
1994
Out of Darkness
as Mrs. Cooper
1994
The John Larroquette Show
as Emma
1993
Hearts Afire
as Miss Lula
1992
One Special Victory
as Cora Simms
1991
Capital News
as Etta Mays
1990
Zora is My Name!
1990
Drugstore Cowboy
as Drug Counselor
1989
Family Matters
as Helen
1989
Homer and Eddie
as Linda Cervi
1989
Big Shots
as Miss Hanks
1987
Beauty and the Beast
as Narcissa
1987
Frank's Place
1987
Inside Out
as Verna
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Katherine
1987
Designing Women
1986
L.A. Law
as Eleanor Williams
1986
As Summers Die
as Elvira Backus
1986
Matlock
as Martha Jordan
1986
Acceptable Risks
as Sally Framm
1986
227
1985
Generation
as Edna
1985
And the Children Shall Lead
as Miss Annie
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Ola Mae
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Emma Coop
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
as Ella Mae Fuller
1984
Hunter
as Pockets
1984
Punky Brewster
1984
The Hitchhiker
as Serita
1983
St. Elsewhere
as Regina
1982
American Playhouse
1982
The Sophisticated Gents
as Mae Porter
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
A Christmas Without Snow
as Wendell's Grandma
1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Zazu (voice)
1979
The Facts of Life
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
as Cynthia Palmer
1979
Vega$
1978
Ring of Passion
as Lilly Brooks
1978
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Grandma
1976
Mahogany
as Florence
1975
A Dream for Christmas
as Grandma Bessie
1973
Outrage!
as Thelma
1973
The Magician
as Mrs. Thatcher
1973
Footsteps
as Jessie Blake
1972
The Biscuit Eater
as Charity Tomlin
1972
Sanford and Son
1972
The Great White Hope
as Mama Tiny
1970
The Bill Cosby Show
as Rose Kincaid
1969
Room 222
1969
Hawaii Five-O
as Mama Grant
1969
It Takes a Thief
as Sister Martha Gowen
1968
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Mrs. Prentice
1967
In the Heat of the Night
as Mama Caleba
1967
Ironside
1967
Hurry Sundown
as Rose Scott
1967
The Big Valley
as Hannah
1965
Gone Are the Days!
as Idella Landy
1963
The Miracle Worker
as Viney (uncredited)
1962
Dr. Kildare
as Alice
1961
Take a Giant Step
as May Scott
1959
The Mugger
as Grecco Maid
1958