
Beah Richards
Actress
Born: July 12, 1920 (80 years old)
Died: September 14, 2000
Place of birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
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.
Filmography (45)
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967, ★ 7.6)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967, ★ 7.7)
- The Miracle Worker (1962, ★ 7.9)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984, ★ 7.5)
- Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979, ★ 6.4)
- Big Shots (1987, ★ 6.3)
- Hurry Sundown (1967, ★ 6.4)
- As Summers Die (1986, ★ 6.2)
- The Great White Hope (1970, ★ 6.2)
- The Biscuit Eater (1972, ★ 6.2)
- Drugstore Cowboy (1989, ★ 7.1)
- The John Larroquette Show (1993, ★ 6.7)
- Designing Women (1986, ★ 6.8)
- L.A. Law (1986, ★ 7.1)
- The Facts of Life (1979, ★ 7.1)
- Matlock (1986, ★ 7.1)
- Hawaii Five-O (1968, ★ 7.1)
- Highway to Heaven (1984, ★ 7.4)
- Sanford and Son (1972, ★ 7.5)
- Hill Street Blues (1981, ★ 7.7)
- The Practice (1997, ★ 7.6)
- ER (1994, ★ 7.8)
- 227 (1985, ★ 6.7)
- Punky Brewster (1984, ★ 7.3)
- Family Matters (1989, ★ 6.8)
- Ironside (1967, ★ 6.8)
- Vega$ (1978, ★ 7)
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979, ★ 7.5)
- The Magician (1973, ★ 6.7)
- Hunter (1984, ★ 7.1)