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Beah Richards

Acting

Born: 1920-07-12
Died: 2000-09-14
From: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

Beulah Elizabeth Richardson

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

The Practice

2000
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Frank's Place

1988
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1968
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1965
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1965

Acting64 titles

Zora is My Name!
10.0
Movie

Zora is My Name!

1990Drama
Out of Darkness
9.0
Movie

Out of Darkness

1994Drama
And the Children Shall Lead
9.0
Movie

And the Children Shall Lead

1985Drama
The Sophisticated Gents
8.5
Series

The Sophisticated Gents

1981Drama
One Special Victory
8.0
Movie

One Special Victory

1991Drama
The Miracle Worker
7.9
Movie

The Miracle Worker

1962Drama
Hearts Afire
7.8
Series

Hearts Afire

1992-1995Comedy
ER
7.8
Series

ER

1994-2009Drama
In the Heat of the Night
7.7
Movie

In the Heat of the Night

1967Thriller
The Practice
7.7
Series

The Practice

1997-2004Drama
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.6
Movie

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967Drama
Hill Street Blues
7.6
Series

Hill Street Blues

1981-1987Drama
Gone Are the Days!
7.5
Movie

Gone Are the Days!

1963Drama
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984-1996Thriller
Sanford and Son
7.5
Series

Sanford and Son

1972-1977Comedy
Highway to Heaven
7.4
Series

Highway to Heaven

1984-1989Drama
Roots: The Next Generations
7.4
Series

Roots: The Next Generations

1979Drama
Beauty and the Beast
7.4
Series

Beauty and the Beast

1987-1990Sci-Fi
A Dream for Christmas
7.3
Movie

A Dream for Christmas

1973Drama
Punky Brewster
7.3
Cartoon

Punky Brewster

1984-1988Comedy
Hawaii Five-O
7.2
Series

Hawaii Five-O

1968-1980Action
It Takes a Thief
7.2
Series

It Takes a Thief

1968-1970Action
Drugstore Cowboy
7.1
Movie

Drugstore Cowboy

1989Drama
L.A. Law
7.1
Series

L.A. Law

1986-1994Drama
The Facts of Life
7.1
Series

The Facts of Life

1979-1988Drama
Matlock
7.1
Series

Matlock

1986-1995Drama
Hunter
7.1
Series

Hunter

1984-1991Action
Ring of Passion
7.0
Movie

Ring of Passion

1978Action
Just an Old Sweet Song
7.0
Movie

Just an Old Sweet Song

1976Drama
Vega$
7.0
Series

Vega$

1978-1981Drama
CBS Summer Playhouse
7.0
Series

CBS Summer Playhouse

1987-1989Action
Designing Women
6.9
Series

Designing Women

1986-1993Comedy
Ironside
6.9
Series

Ironside

1967-1975Thriller
The John Larroquette Show
6.8
Series

The John Larroquette Show

1993-1996Comedy
227
6.8
Series

227

1985-1990Comedy
Family Matters
6.8
Series

Family Matters

1989-1998Comedy
The Magician
6.8
Series

The Magician

1973-1974Drama
As Summers Die
6.7
Movie

As Summers Die

1986Drama
Outrage!
6.6
Movie

Outrage!

1973Drama
Big Shots
6.6
Movie

Big Shots

1987Action
Footsteps
6.5
Movie

Footsteps

1972Drama
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
6.5
Cartoon

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979Animation
Capital News
6.5
Series

Capital News

1990Drama
Hurry Sundown
6.4
Movie

Hurry Sundown

1967Drama
The Great White Hope
6.3
Movie

The Great White Hope

1970Drama
The Biscuit Eater
6.3
Movie

The Biscuit Eater

1972Drama
The Hitchhiker
6.3
Series

The Hitchhiker

1983-1991Drama
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
6.3
Series

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980-1981Drama
The Big Valley
6.2
Series

The Big Valley

1965-1969Action
Frank's Place
6.1
Series

Frank's Place

1987-1988Drama
Room 222
6.1
Series

Room 222

1969-1974Comedy
The Mugger
6.0
Movie

The Mugger

1958Drama
Mahogany
5.9
Movie

Mahogany

1975Drama
Beloved
5.8
Movie

Beloved

1998Drama
A Christmas Without Snow
5.7
Movie

A Christmas Without Snow

1980Drama
St. Elsewhere
5.7
Series

St. Elsewhere

1982-1988Drama
Dr. Kildare
5.7
Series

Dr. Kildare

1961-1966Drama
Homer and Eddie
5.6
Movie

Homer and Eddie

1989Comedy
Inside Out
5.6
Movie

Inside Out

1987Drama
The Bill Cosby Show
5.5
Series

The Bill Cosby Show

1969-1971Comedy
Generation
5.3
Movie

Generation

1985Thriller
Take a Giant Step
5.2
Movie

Take a Giant Step

1959Drama
Acceptable Risks
5.0
Movie

Acceptable Risks

1986Drama
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
0
Movie

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004Documentary