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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-07-12

Deathday

2000-09-14 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As

Beulah Elizabeth Richardson

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

2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self (archive footage)

1998

Beloved as Baby Suggs

1997

The Practice

1994		ER as Mae Benton
1994		Out of Darkness as Mrs. Cooper

1993

The John Larroquette Show as Emma

1992

Hearts Afire as Miss Lula

1991

One Special Victory as Cora Simms

1990		Capital News as Etta Mays
1990		Zora is My Name!

1989		Drugstore Cowboy as Drug Counselor
1989		Family Matters
1989		Homer and Eddie as Linda Cervi

1987		Big Shots as Miss Hanks
1987		Beauty and the Beast
1987		Frank's Place
1987		Inside Out as Verna
1987		CBS Summer Playhouse as Katherine

1986		Designing Women
1986		L.A. Law as Alberta Williams (uncredited)
1986		As Summers Die as Elvira Backus
1986		Matlock
1986		Acceptable Risks as Sally Framm

1985		227
1985		Generation as Edna
1985		And the Children Shall Lead as Miss Annie

1984		Murder, She Wrote as Ola Mae
1984		Murder, She Wrote as Emma Coop
1984		Highway to Heaven
1984		Hunter as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
1984		Punky Brewster

1983

The Hitchhiker as Serita

1982

St. Elsewhere

1981		The Sophisticated Gents as Mae Porter
1981		Hill Street Blues

1980		A Christmas Without Snow as Wendell's Grandma
1980		Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1979		Banjo the Woodpile Cat as Zazu (voice)
1979		The Facts of Life
1979		Roots: The Next Generations as Cynthia Palmer

1978		Vega$
1978		Ring of Passion as Lilly Brooks

1976

Just an Old Sweet Song as Grandma

1975

Mahogany as Florence

1973		A Dream for Christmas as Grandma Bessie
1973		Outrage as Thelma
1973		The Magician as Mrs. Thatcher

1972		Footsteps as Jessie Blake
1972		The Biscuit Eater as Charity Tomlin
1972		Sanford and Son

1970

The Great White Hope as Mama Tiny

1969		The Bill Cosby Show as Rose Kincaid
1969		Room 222

1968

Hawaii Five-O as Mama Grant

1967		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

1965

The Big Valley as Hannah

1963

Gone Are the Days! as Idella Landy

1962

The Miracle Worker as Viney (uncredited)

1961

Dr. Kildare as Alice

1959

Take a Giant Step as May Scott

1958

The Mugger as Grecco Maid