
Acting · 80 years old
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 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.

And the Children Shall Lead
Miss Annie

Out of Darkness
Mrs. Cooper

The Miracle Worker
Viney (uncredited)

ER
Mae Benton

In the Heat of the Night
Mama Caleba

Hill Street Blues

The Practice
Gertrude Turner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Mrs. Prentice

Murder, She Wrote
Ola Mae

Murder, She Wrote
Emma Coop

Roots: The Next Generations
Cynthia Palmer

Sanford and Son

Beauty and the Beast
Narcissa

Highway to Heaven

Hearts Afire
Miss Lula

Punky Brewster

Hawaii Five-O
Mama Grant

Matlock
Martha Jordan

L.A. Law
Eleanor Williams

Hunter
Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets