Beah Richards
Department: Acting
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
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
In the Heat of the Night
1967
Mahogany
1975
Footsteps
1972
One Special Victory
1991
Zora is My Name!
1990
Homer and Eddie
1989
Beloved
1998
Inside Out
1987
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979
Outrage!
1973
Big Shots
1987
Hurry Sundown
1967
Generation
1985
Take a Giant Step
1959
Gone Are the Days!
1963
Out of Darkness
1994
As Summers Die
1986
The Great White Hope
1970
Acceptable Risks
1986
The Miracle Worker
1962
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
The Biscuit Eater
1972
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
A Dream for Christmas
1973
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
Ring of Passion
1978
Just an Old Sweet Song
1976
The Mugger
1958
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
Beauty and the Beast
1987
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
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Hunter
1984
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
Capital News
1990