Beah Richards

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-07-12

Day of death

2000-09-14 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beah Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • ER

    ER

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Family Matters

    Family Matters

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • Punky Brewster

    Punky Brewster

  • 227

    227

  • The John Larroquette Show

    The John Larroquette Show

  • Homer and Eddie

    Homer and Eddie

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Beloved

    Beloved

  • CBS Summer Playhouse

    CBS Summer Playhouse

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • The Mugger

    The Mugger

  • Acceptable Risks

    Acceptable Risks

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • Hurry Sundown

    Hurry Sundown

  • Drugstore Cowboy

    Drugstore Cowboy

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • The Bill Cosby Show

    The Bill Cosby Show

  • Outrage!

    Outrage!

  • The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker

  • Mahogany

    Mahogany

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

  • Big Shots

    Big Shots

  • Frank's Place

    Frank's Place

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • The Great White Hope

    The Great White Hope

  • Capital News

    Capital News

  • The Biscuit Eater

    The Biscuit Eater

  • A Christmas Without Snow

    A Christmas Without Snow

  • And the Children Shall Lead

    And the Children Shall Lead

  • Banjo the Woodpile Cat

    Banjo the Woodpile Cat

  • One Special Victory

    One Special Victory

  • Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

  • Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

  • Ring of Passion

    Ring of Passion

  • As Summers Die

    As Summers Die

  • Just an Old Sweet Song

    Just an Old Sweet Song

  • Gone Are the Days!

    Gone Are the Days!

  • A Dream for Christmas

    A Dream for Christmas

  • Zora is My Name!

    Zora is My Name!

  • The Sophisticated Gents

    The Sophisticated Gents

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Generation

    Generation

  • Take a Giant Step

    Take a Giant Step