Beah Richards
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.
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Acting History
2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self (archive footage)
1998Beloved as Baby Suggs
1997The Practice as Gertrude Turner
1994ER as Mae Benton
1994Out of Darkness as Mrs. Cooper
1993The John Larroquette Show as Emma
1992Hearts Afire as Miss Lula
1991One Special Victory as Cora Simms
1990Capital News as Etta Mays
1990Zora is My Name!
1989Drugstore Cowboy as Drug Counselor
1989Family Matters as Helen
1989Homer and Eddie as Linda Cervi
1987Big Shots as Miss Hanks
1987Beauty and the Beast
1987Frank's Place
1987Inside Out as Verna
1987CBS Summer Playhouse as Katherine
1986Designing Women
1986L.A. Law as Eleanor Williams (Uncredited)
1986As Summers Die as Elvira Backus
1986Matlock as Martha Jordan
1986Acceptable Risks as Sally Framm
1985227
1985Generation as Edna
1985And the Children Shall Lead as Miss Annie
1984Murder, She Wrote as Ola Mae
1984Murder, She Wrote as Emma Coop
1984Highway to Heaven
1984Hunter as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
1984Punky Brewster
1983The Hitchhiker as Serita
1982St. Elsewhere as Regina
1981The Sophisticated Gents as Mae Porter
1981Hill Street Blues
1980A Christmas Without Snow as Wendell's Grandma
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1979Banjo the Woodpile Cat as Zazu (voice)
1979The Facts of Life
1979Roots: The Next Generations as Cynthia Palmer
1978Vega$
1978Ring of Passion as Lilly Brooks
1976Just an Old Sweet Song as Grandma
1975Mahogany as Florence
1973A Dream for Christmas as Grandma Bessie
1973Outrage! as Thelma
1973The Magician as Mrs. Thatcher
1972Footsteps as Jessie Blake
1972The Biscuit Eater as Charity Tomlin
1972Sanford and Son
1970The Great White Hope as Mama Tiny
1969The Bill Cosby Show as Rose Kincaid
1969Room 222
1968Hawaii Five-O as Mama Grant
1967Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Mrs. Prentice
1967In the Heat of the Night as Mama Caleba
1967Ironside
1967Hurry Sundown as Rose Scott
1965The Big Valley as Hannah
1963Gone Are the Days! as Idella Landy
1962The Miracle Worker as Viney (uncredited)
1961Dr. Kildare as Alice
1959Take a Giant Step as May Scott
1958The Mugger as Grecco Maid