Beah Richards Beulah Elizabeth Richardson
Born July 12, 1920 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
† Died September 14, 2000
33 Roles ★ 6.9 Average rating
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… Read more
Known for In the Heat of the Night 1967 ER 1994 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 Drugstore Cowboy 1989 ★ 5.8 Beloved 1998
Baby Suggs Series ★ 7.6 The Practice 1997
Gertrude Turner Series ★ 7.8 ER 1994
Mae Benton ★ 5.6 Homer and Eddie 1989
Linda Cervi ★ 7.1 Drugstore Cowboy 1989
Drug Counselor Series ★ 6.7 Family Matters 1989
Helen Series ★ 7.4 Beauty and the Beast 1987
Narcissa Series ★ 6.8 Designing Women 1986
Series ★ 7 L.A. Law 1986
Eleanor Williams Series ★ 7 Matlock 1986
Martha Jordan Series ★ 6.9 227 1985
Series ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984
Ola Mae Series ★ 7.4 Highway to Heaven 1984
Series ★ 7.2 Punky Brewster 1984
Series ★ 7.1 Hunter 1984
Ella Mae Fuller Series ★ 6.3 The Hitchhiker 1983
Serita Series ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982
Regina Series ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981
★ 6.5 Banjo the Woodpile Cat 1979
Zazu (voice) Series ★ 7.1 The Facts of Life 1979
Series ★ 7.5 Roots: The Next Generations 1979
Cynthia Palmer Series ★ 6.9 Vega$ 1978
★ 5.9 Mahogany 1975
Florence Series ★ 7.5 Sanford and Son 1972
★ 6.3 The Great White Hope 1970
Mama Tiny Series ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1969
Mama Grant Series ★ 7.2 It Takes a Thief 1968
Sister Martha Gowen ★ 7.6 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967
Mrs. Prentice ★ 7.7 In the Heat of the Night 1967
Mama Caleba ★ 6.4 Hurry Sundown 1967
Rose Scott Series ★ 6.8 Ironside 1967
Series ★ 6.2 The Big Valley 1965
Hannah ★ 7.9 The Miracle Worker 1962
Viney (uncredited) 
