Beah Richards

Jul 12, 1920 - Sep 14, 2000 (80 years old) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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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Known For

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Murder, She Wrote

Ola Mae

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Ironside

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Hawaii Five-O

Mama Grant

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ER

Mae Benton

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The Big Valley

Hannah

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The Practice

Gertrude Turner

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Matlock

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Highway to Heaven

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Hill Street Blues

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L.A. Law

Alberta Williams (uncredited)

Credits

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks 2004

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Beloved 1998

Baby Suggs

★ 5.8
The Practice 1997

Gertrude Turner

★ 7.7
ER 1994

Mae Benton

★ 7.8
Out of Darkness 1994

Mrs. Cooper

★ 8.3
The John Larroquette Show 1993

Emma

★ 6.7
Hearts Afire 1992

Miss Lula

★ 7.3
One Special Victory 1991

Cora Simms

★ NR
Capital News 1990

Etta Mays

★ 6
Zora is My Name! 1990

★ NR
Drugstore Cowboy 1989

Drug Counselor

★ 7.1
Family Matters 1989

★ 6.7
Homer and Eddie 1989

Linda Cervi

★ 5.5
Big Shots 1987

Miss Hanks

★ 6.3
Beauty and the Beast 1987

★ 7.4
Frank's Place 1987

★ 5.6
Inside Out 1987

Verna

★ 6.3
CBS Summer Playhouse 1987

Katherine

★ 6.3
Designing Women 1986

★ 6.7
L.A. Law 1986

Alberta Williams (uncredited)

★ 7.1
As Summers Die 1986

Elvira Backus

★ 6.2
Matlock 1986

★ 7.1
Acceptable Risks 1986

Sally Framm

★ 4.3
227 1985

★ 6.7
Generation 1985

Edna

★ 4.5
And the Children Shall Lead 1985

Miss Annie

★ 10
Murder, She Wrote 1984

Ola Mae

★ 7.5
Highway to Heaven 1984

★ 7.4
Hunter 1984

Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets

★ 7.2
Punky Brewster 1984

★ 7.3
The Hitchhiker 1983

Serita

★ 6.2
St. Elsewhere 1982

★ 5.6
The Sophisticated Gents 1981

Mae Porter

★ 7
Hill Street Blues 1981

★ 7.6
A Christmas Without Snow 1980

Wendell's Grandma

★ 5.6
Palmerstown, U.S.A. 1980

★ 5.5
Banjo the Woodpile Cat 1979

Zazu (voice)

★ 6.3
The Facts of Life 1979

★ 7
Roots: The Next Generations 1979

Cynthia Palmer

★ 7.5
Vega$ 1978

★ 7
Ring of Passion 1978

Lilly Brooks

★ 7
Just an Old Sweet Song 1976

Grandma

★ NR
Mahogany 1975

Florence

★ 5.8
A Dream for Christmas 1973

Grandma Bessie

★ 6
Outrage 1973

Thelma

★ 6.1
The Magician 1973

Mrs. Thatcher

★ 6.7
Footsteps 1972

Jessie Blake

★ NR
The Biscuit Eater 1972

Charity Tomlin

★ 6.2
Sanford and Son 1972

★ 7.4
The Great White Hope 1970

Mama Tiny

★ 6.2
The Bill Cosby Show 1969

Rose Kincaid

★ 5.4
Room 222 1969

★ 6
Hawaii Five-O 1968

Mama Grant

★ 7.1
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967

Mrs. Prentice

★ 7.6
In the Heat of the Night 1967

Mama Caleba

★ 7.6
Ironside 1967

★ 6.8
Hurry Sundown 1967

Rose Scott

★ 6.5
The Big Valley 1965

Hannah

★ 6.1
Gone Are the Days! 1963

Idella Landy

★ 6.7
The Miracle Worker 1962

Viney (uncredited)

★ 7.9
Dr. Kildare 1961

Alice

★ 5.5
Take a Giant Step 1959

May Scott

★ 5.4
The Mugger 1958

Grecco Maid

★ 5.6

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