Beah Richards

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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

In the Heat of the Night

Mama Caleba

Mae Benton

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Mrs. Prentice

Drugstore Cowboy

Drug Counselor

Murder, She Wrote

Ola Mae

Murder, She Wrote

Emma Coop

Family Matters

Helen

The Miracle Worker

Viney (uncredited)

Full Filmography

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

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