
Born
July 12, 1920
Died
September 14, 2000
Place of Birth
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 …

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004

Beloved
1998

Out of Darkness
1994

One Special Victory
1991

Zora is My Name!
1990

Drugstore Cowboy
1989

Homer and Eddie
1989

Big Shots
1987

Inside Out
1987

As Summers Die
1986

Acceptable Risks
1986

Generation
1985

And the Children Shall Lead
1985

A Christmas Without Snow
1980

Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979

Ring of Passion
1978

Just an Old Sweet Song
1976

Mahogany
1975

A Dream for Christmas
1973

Outrage!
1973

Footsteps
1972

The Biscuit Eater
1972

The Great White Hope
1970

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967

In the Heat of the Night
1967

Hurry Sundown
1967

Gone Are the Days!
1963

The Miracle Worker
1962

Take a Giant Step
1959

The Mugger
1958

The Practice
1997

ER
1994

The John Larroquette Show
1993

Hearts Afire
1992

Capital News
1990

Family Matters
1989

Beauty and the Beast
1987

Frank's Place
1987

CBS Summer Playhouse
1987

Designing Women
1986

L.A. Law
1986

Matlock
1986

227
1985

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Highway to Heaven
1984

Hunter
1984

Punky Brewster
1984

The Hitchhiker
1983

St. Elsewhere
1982

The Sophisticated Gents
1981

Hill Street Blues
1981

Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980

The Facts of Life
1979

Roots: The Next Generations
1979

Vega$
1978

The Magician
1973

Sanford and Son
1972

The Bill Cosby Show
1969

Room 222
1969

Hawaii Five-O
1968

It Takes a Thief
1968

Ironside
1967

The Big Valley
1965

Dr. Kildare
1961