Person
Beah Richards
Born 12 July 1920 Died 14 September 2000, aged 80 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA TMDB ↗
Beulah Elizabeth Richardson (July 12, 1920 – September 14, 2000), known professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress and writer.
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The numbers
38age in their first credit on record (1958)
40years on screen and counting
5credits in 1987, their busiest year
64dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 78 Beloved
1998as Baby Suggs
Age: 73 Out of Darkness
1994as Mrs. Cooper
Age: 71 One Special Victory
1991as Cora Simms
Age: 69 Zora is My Name!
1990
Age: 69 Drugstore Cowboy
1989as Drug Counselor
Age: 69 Homer and Eddie
1989as Linda Cervi
Age: 67 Big Shots
1987as Miss Hanks
Age: 67 Inside Out
1987as Verna
Age: 65 As Summers Die
1986as Elvira Backus
Age: 65 Acceptable Risks
1986as Sally Framm
Age: 64 Generation
1985as Edna
Age: 64 And the Children Shall Lead
1985as Miss Annie
Age: 60 A Christmas Without Snow
1980as Wendell's Grandma
Age: 59 Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979as Zazu (voice)
Age: 57 Ring of Passion
1978as Lilly Brooks
Age: 56 Just an Old Sweet Song
1976as Grandma
Age: 55 Mahogany
1975as Florence
Age: 53 A Dream for Christmas
1973as Grandma Bessie
Age: 53 Outrage!
1973as Thelma
Age: 52 Footsteps
1972as Jessie Blake
Age: 51 The Biscuit Eater
1972as Charity Tomlin
Age: 50 The Great White Hope
1970as Mama Tiny
Age: 47 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967as Mrs. Prentice
Age: 47 In the Heat of the Night
1967as Mama Caleba
Age: 46 Hurry Sundown
1967as Rose Scott
Age: 43 Gone Are the Days!
1963as Idella Landy
Age: 41 The Miracle Worker
1962as Viney (uncredited)
Age: 39 Take a Giant Step
1959as May Scott
Age: 38 The Mugger
1958as Grecco Maid
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TV credits
Age: 76 The Practice
1997as Gertrude Turner
Age: 74 ER
1994as Mae Benton
Age: 73 The John Larroquette Show
1993as Emma
Age: 72 Hearts Afire
1992as Miss Lula
Age: 69 Capital News
1990as Etta Mays
Age: 69 Family Matters
1989as Helen
Age: 67 Beauty and the Beast
1987as Narcissa
Age: 67 Frank's Place
1987
Age: 66 CBS Summer Playhouse
1987as Katherine
Age: 66 Designing Women
1986
Age: 66 L.A. Law
1986as Eleanor Williams
Age: 65 Matlock
1986as Martha Jordan
Age: 65 227
1985
Age: 64 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Ola Mae
Age: 64 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Emma Coop
Age: 64 Highway to Heaven
1984
Age: 64 Hunter
1984as Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets
Age: 64 Punky Brewster
1984
Age: 63 The Hitchhiker
1983as Serita
Age: 62 St. Elsewhere
1982as Regina
Age: 61 The Sophisticated Gents
1981as Mae Porter
Age: 60 Hill Street Blues
1981
Age: 59 Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Age: 59 The Facts of Life
1979
Age: 58 Roots: The Next Generations
1979as Cynthia Palmer
Age: 58 Vega$
1978
Age: 53 The Magician
1973as Mrs. Thatcher
Age: 51 Sanford and Son
1972
Age: 49 The Bill Cosby Show
1969as Rose Kincaid
Age: 49 Room 222
1969
Age: 48 Hawaii Five-O
1968as Mama Grant
Age: 47 It Takes a Thief
1968as Sister Martha Gowen
Age: 46 Ironside
1967
Age: 45 The Big Valley
1965as Hannah
Age: 41 Dr. Kildare
1961as Alice