Beah Richards
Actress • 1920 - 2000

Beah Richards

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... Read full bio →

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11 roles
Shot from ER
Character Mae Benton

ER

1994

TV
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Character Mrs. Prentice
Shot from In the Heat of the Night
Character Mama Caleba
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Character Baby Suggs

Beloved

1998

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Character Drug Counselor
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Character Linda Cervi
Roots: The Next Generations No snapshots yet
Character Cynthia Palmer
TV
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Character Florence

Mahogany

1975

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Character Mama Tiny
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Character Rose Scott
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Character Viney (uncredited)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

11 titles
Beloved
Beloved 1998
ER TV
ER 1994
Homer and Eddie
Homer and Eddie 1989
Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy 1989
Roots: The Next Generations TV
Roots: The Next Generations 1979
Mahogany
Mahogany 1975
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope 1970
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night 1967
Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown 1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker 1962

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