Beah Richards
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Practice
Gertrude Turner
1997
Series
ER
Mae Benton
1994
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Ola Mae
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Emma Coop
1984
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Mama Grant
1969
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
L.A. Law
Eleanor Williams
1986
Series
American Playhouse
1982
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
St. Elsewhere
Regina
1982
Series
Matlock
Martha Jordan
1986
Series
Dr. Kildare
Alice
1961
Series
Family Matters
Helen
1989
Series
The Facts of Life
1979
Series
Highway to Heaven
1984
Series
The Big Valley
Hannah
1965
Series
Hunter
Ella Mae Fuller
1984
Series
Hunter
Pockets
1984
Series
The Hitchhiker
Serita
1983
Series
The John Larroquette Show
Emma
1993
Series
Vega$
1978
Series
Sanford and Son
1972
Series
Room 222
1969
Series
Punky Brewster
1984
Series
Designing Women
1986
Series
227
1985
Series
It Takes a Thief
Sister Martha Gowen
1968
Series
Hearts Afire
Miss Lula
1992
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Rose Kincaid
1969
Series
The Magician
Mrs. Thatcher
1973
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Cynthia Palmer
1979
Series
CBS Summer Playhouse
Katherine
1987
Series
Capital News
Etta Mays
1990
Series
Frank's Place
1987
Series
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Film
In the Heat of the Night
Mama Caleba
1967
Film
Drugstore Cowboy
Drug Counselor
1989
Film
The Miracle Worker
Viney (uncredited)
1962
Film
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mrs. Prentice
1967
Series
The Sophisticated Gents
Mae Porter
1981
Film
Beloved
Baby Suggs
1998
Film
Hurry Sundown
Rose Scott
1967
Film
Zora is My Name!
1990
Film
Out of Darkness
Mrs. Cooper
1994
Film
The Great White Hope
Mama Tiny
1970
Film
Gone Are the Days!
Idella Landy
1963
Film
Ring of Passion
Lilly Brooks
1978
Film
And the Children Shall Lead
Miss Annie
1985
Film
Take a Giant Step
May Scott
1959
Film
Big Shots
Miss Hanks
1987
Film
The Biscuit Eater
Charity Tomlin
1972
Film
Homer and Eddie
Linda Cervi
1989
Series
Beauty and the Beast
Narcissa
1987
Film
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
A Christmas Without Snow
Wendell's Grandma
1980
Film
Mahogany
Florence
1975
Film
Just an Old Sweet Song
Grandma
1976
Film
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Zazu (voice)
1979
Film
One Special Victory
Cora Simms
1991
Film
A Dream for Christmas
Grandma Bessie
1973
Film
Inside Out
Verna
1987
Film
As Summers Die
Elvira Backus
1986
Film
The Mugger
Grecco Maid
1958
Film
Acceptable Risks
Sally Framm
1986
Film
Footsteps
Jessie Blake
1972
Film
Generation
Edna
1985
Film
Outrage!
Thelma
1973