Beah Richards
Known for: Acting
Born: July 12, 1920
Died: September 14, 2000
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…
Known for
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979
Out of Darkness
1994
A Dream for Christmas
1973
Outrage!
1973
Inside Out
1987
Acceptable Risks
1986
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
Take a Giant Step
1959
Gone Are the Days!
1963
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
Beloved
1998
The Biscuit Eater
1972
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
Mahogany
1975
Footsteps
1972
One Special Victory
1991
The Mugger
1958
Zora is My Name!
1990
As Summers Die
1986
The Great White Hope
1970
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
Ring of Passion
1978
Hurry Sundown
1967
Big Shots
1987
In the Heat of the Night
1967
The Miracle Worker
1962
Generation
1985
Homer and Eddie
1989
St. Elsewhere
1982
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Designing Women
1986
L.A. Law
1986
The Facts of Life
1979
Matlock
1986
Hawaii Five-O
1968
227
1985
Frank's Place
1987
Highway to Heaven
1984
Room 222
1969
Hearts Afire
1992
Punky Brewster
1984
Sanford and Son
1972
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
Family Matters
1989
The Practice
1997
Ironside
1967
ER
1994
Vega$
1978
The Hitchhiker
1983
The Big Valley
1965
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Magician
1973
Hunter
1984
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
Capital News
1990
Beauty and the Beast
1987
It Takes a Thief
1968