Beah Richards
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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Acting
Movie
In the Heat of the Night
as Mama Caleba
1967
TV
ER
as Mae Benton
1994
Movie
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Mrs. Prentice
1967
Movie
Drugstore Cowboy
as Drug Counselor
1989
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Ola Mae
1984
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Emma Coop
1984
TV
Family Matters
as Helen
1989
Movie
The Miracle Worker
as Viney (uncredited)
1962
TV
Beauty and the Beast
as Narcissa
1987
TV
Highway to Heaven
1984
TV
Hawaii Five-O
as Mama Grant
1968
TV
Matlock
as Martha Jordan
1986
TV
Hill Street Blues
1981
TV
The Practice
as Gertrude Turner
1997
Movie
Beloved
as Baby Suggs
1998
TV
The Facts of Life
1979
TV
Sanford and Son
1972
TV
Hunter
as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
1984
TV
Punky Brewster
1984
TV
St. Elsewhere
as Regina
1982
TV
L.A. Law
as Eleanor Williams
1986
TV
Ironside
1967
TV
The Big Valley
as Hannah
1965
Movie
Homer and Eddie
as Linda Cervi
1989