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Beah Richards

Poet / Playwright / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Penwoman | * 07/12/1920 († 80, 09/14/2000) | Vicksburg (United States of America (USA))
Beulah Elizabeth Richardson (July 12, 1920 – September 14, 2000), known professionally as Beah Richards and Bea Richards, was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also a poet, playwright, author and activist. 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Beah Richards

Theatre World Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
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Movies with Beah Richards as Actress(28)

as Self (archive footage)2003 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Baby Suggs, aka Grandma Baby1998 Beloved
as Mrs. Cooper1994 Out of Darkness
as Cora Simms1991 One Special Victory
as Drug Counselor1989 Drugstore Cowboy
as Linda Cervi1989 Homer and Eddie
as Verna1986 Inside Out
as Elvira Backus1986 As Summers Die
as Miss Annie1985 And the Children Shall Lead
as Wendell's Grandma1980 A Christmas Without Snow
as Lilly Brooks1978 Ring of Passion
as Grandma1976 Just an Old Sweet Song
as Florence1975 Mahogany
as Thelma1973 Outrage
as Grandma Bessie1973 A Dream for Christmas
as Charity Tomlin1972 The Biscuit Eater
as Jessie Blake1972 Footsteps
as Mama Tiny1970 The Great White Hope
as Mama Caleba1967 In the Heat of the Night
as Mrs. Prentice1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Rose Scott1967 Hurry Sundown
as Idella Landy1963 Gone Are the Days!
as Viney (uncredited)1962 The Miracle Worker
as May Scott1959 Take a Giant Step
as Grecco Maid1958 The Mugger

TV Shows/Series with Beah Richards as Actress(31)

as Mae Benton1994 ER
as Miss Lula1992 Hearts Afire
as Alberta Williams (uncredited)1986 L.A. Law
1986 Matlock
1985 227
as Ola Mae1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Emma Coop1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets1984 Hunter
as Serita1983 The Hitchhiker
as Mae Porter1981 The Sophisticated Gents
as Cynthia Palmer1979 Roots: The Next Generations
1978 Vega$
as Rose Kincaid1969 The Bill Cosby Show
as Mama Grant1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Hannah1965 The Big Valley
as Alice1961 Dr. Kildare

Born: Monday, 07/12 1920 (July) in Vicksburg (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 09/14 2000 (September) in Vicksburg (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Educated at: Dillard University
Spouses (current/former): Hugh Harrell
Beah Richards frequently works together with these people:
Alan Fudge (15x, Actor)
Milton Selzer (14x, Actor)
Nehemiah Persoff (13x, Actor)
Bradford Dillman (12x, Actor)
Gregg Henry (12x, Actor)
Lloyd Bochner (12x, Actor)
Herb Edelman (12x, Actor)
Harlan Warde (12x, Actor)
Bill Quinn (12x, Actor)
John Rubinstein (11x, Actor)
Allan Miller (11x, Actor)
Don Bluth (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:308705, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024