Acting credits
63
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Beah Richards
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.0
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Movies: 30Series: 33
TMDB ID: 32774
IMDb ID: nm0723968
Known for: Acting
Born: July 12, 1920
Died: September 14, 2000
Age: 80
Place of birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 2004
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.91
Wikidata: Q469454
Also known as
Beulah Elizabeth Richardson
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Beah Richards.
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self (archive footage)
2004 Movie
5.8
Beloved
as Baby Suggs
1998 Movie
8.8
Out of Darkness
as Mrs. Cooper
1994 Movie
One Special Victory
as Cora Simms
1991 Movie
Zora is My Name!
1990 Movie
7.1
Drugstore Cowboy
as Drug Counselor
1989 Movie
5.6
Homer and Eddie
as Linda Cervi
1989 Movie
6.3
Big Shots
as Miss Hanks
1987 Movie
5.0
Inside Out
as Verna
1987 Movie
6.2
As Summers Die
as Elvira Backus
1986 Movie
4.2
Acceptable Risks
as Sally Framm
1986 Movie
4.5
Generation
as Edna
1985 Movie
10.0
And the Children Shall Lead
as Miss Annie
1985 Movie
5.6
A Christmas Without Snow
as Wendell's Grandma
1980 Movie
6.4
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Zazu (voice)
1979 Movie
7.0
Ring of Passion
as Lilly Brooks
1978 Movie
7.0
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Grandma
1976 Movie
5.8
Mahogany
as Florence
1975 Movie
6.0
A Dream for Christmas
as Grandma Bessie
1973 Movie
6.1
Outrage!
as Thelma
1973 Movie
Footsteps
as Jessie Blake
1972 Movie
6.2
The Biscuit Eater
as Charity Tomlin
1972 Movie
6.2
The Great White Hope
as Mama Tiny
1970 Movie
7.6
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Mrs. Prentice
1967 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Beah Richards.
7.6
The Practice
as Gertrude Turner • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.8
ER
as Mae Benton • 12 eps
1994 Series
6.7
The John Larroquette Show
as Emma • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.3
Hearts Afire
as Miss Lula • 2 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Capital News
as Etta Mays • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.8
Family Matters
as Helen • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.4
Beauty and the Beast
5 eps
1987 Series
5.6
Frank's Place
1 eps
1987 Series
6.3
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Katherine • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.8
Designing Women
3 eps
1986 Series
7.0
L.A. Law
as Eleanor Williams • 2 eps
1986 Series
7.1
Matlock
as Martha Jordan • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.7
227
2 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Ola Mae • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets • 2 eps
1984 Series
7.3
Punky Brewster
1 eps
1984 Series
6.1
The Hitchhiker
as Serita • 1 eps
1983 Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
as Regina • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.0
The Sophisticated Gents
as Mae Porter • 3 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
2 eps
1981 Series
5.5
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1 eps
1980 Series
7.1
The Facts of Life
1 eps
1979 Series
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
as Cynthia Palmer • 2 eps
1979 Series