Beah Richards
Age: 80 | From: Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Person Details
Birthday: 1920-07-12 04:12:14
Death: 2000-09-14 04:12:14
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 26
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beah Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
L.A. Law
(1986) Alberta Williams (uncredited)
Hunter
(1984) Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Emma Coop
Hawaii Five-O
(1968) Mama Grant
The Big Valley
(1965) Hannah
ER
(1994) Mae Benton
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Alice
The Hitchhiker
(1983) SeritaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Baby Suggs, aka Grandma Baby | |
| 1997 | N/A | |
| 1994 | Mae Benton | |
| Mrs. Cooper | ||
| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1992 | Miss Lula | |
| 1991 | Cora Simms | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Drug Counselor | |
| N/A | ||
| Linda Cervi | ||
| 1987 | Miss Hanks | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1986 | Verna | |
| N/A | ||
| Alberta Williams (uncredited) | ||
| Elvira Backus | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sally Framm | ||
| 1985 | N/A | |
| Edna | ||
| Miss Annie | ||
| 1984 | Ola Mae | |
| Emma Coop | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1983 | Serita | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | Mae Porter | |
| N/A | ||
| 1980 | Wendell's Grandma | |
| N/A | ||
| 1979 | Zazu (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| Cynthia Palmer | ||
| 1978 | N/A | |
| Lilly Brooks | ||
| 1976 | Grandma | |
| 1975 | Florence | |
| 1973 | Grandma Bessie | |
| Thelma | ||
| Mrs. Thatcher | ||
| 1972 | Jessie Blake | |
| Charity Tomlin | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1970 | Mama Tiny | |
| 1969 | Rose Kincaid | |
| N/A | ||
| 1968 | Mama Grant | |
| 1967 | Mrs. Prentice | |
| Mama Caleba | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rose Scott | ||
| 1965 | Hannah | |
| 1963 | Idella Landy | |
| 1962 | Viney (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Alice | |
| 1959 | May Scott | |
| 1958 | Grecco Maid | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
