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Beah Richards
Jul 12, 1920 (106 years old) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Known For
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
ER
The Practice
L.A. Law
Credits
2004 ·
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self (archive footage)
1998 ·
Beloved
as Baby Suggs
1997 ·
The Practice
as Gertrude Turner
1994 ·
ER
as Mae Benton
1994 ·
Out of Darkness
as Mrs. Cooper
1993 ·
The John Larroquette Show
as Emma
1992 ·
Hearts Afire
as Miss Lula
1991 ·
One Special Victory
as Cora Simms
1990 ·
Capital News
as Etta Mays
1990 ·
Zora is My Name!
as
1989 ·
Drugstore Cowboy
as Drug Counselor
1989 ·
Family Matters
as Helen
1989 ·
Homer and Eddie
as Linda Cervi
1987 ·
Big Shots
as Miss Hanks
1987 ·
Beauty and the Beast
as Narcissa
1987 ·
Frank's Place
as
1987 ·
Inside Out
as Verna
1987 ·
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Katherine
1986 ·
Designing Women
as
1986 ·
L.A. Law
as Eleanor Williams
1986 ·
As Summers Die
as Elvira Backus
1986 ·
Matlock
as Martha Jordan
1986 ·
Acceptable Risks
as Sally Framm
1985 ·
227
as
1985 ·
Generation
as Edna
1985 ·
And the Children Shall Lead
as Miss Annie
1984 ·
Murder, She Wrote
as Ola Mae
1984 ·
Murder, She Wrote
as Emma Coop
1984 ·
Highway to Heaven
as
1984 ·
Hunter
as Ella Mae Fuller
1984 ·
Hunter
as Pockets
1984 ·
Punky Brewster
as
1983 ·
The Hitchhiker
as Serita
1982 ·
St. Elsewhere
as Regina
1982 ·
American Playhouse
as
1981 ·
The Sophisticated Gents
as Mae Porter
1981 ·
Hill Street Blues
as
1980 ·
A Christmas Without Snow
as Wendell's Grandma
1980 ·
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
as
1979 ·
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
as Zazu (voice)
1979 ·
The Facts of Life
as
1979 ·
Roots: The Next Generations
as Cynthia Palmer
1978 ·
Vega$
as
1978 ·
Ring of Passion
as Lilly Brooks
1976 ·
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Grandma
1975 ·
Mahogany
as Florence
1973 ·
A Dream for Christmas
as Grandma Bessie
1973 ·
Outrage!
as Thelma
1973 ·
The Magician
as Mrs. Thatcher
1972 ·
Footsteps
as Jessie Blake
1972 ·
The Biscuit Eater
as Charity Tomlin
1972 ·
Sanford and Son
as
1970 ·
The Great White Hope
as Mama Tiny
1969 ·
The Bill Cosby Show
as Rose Kincaid
1969 ·
Room 222
as
1969 ·
Hawaii Five-O
as Mama Grant
1968 ·
It Takes a Thief
as Sister Martha Gowen
1967 ·
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Mrs. Prentice
1967 ·
In the Heat of the Night
as Mama Caleba
1967 ·
Ironside
as
1967 ·
Hurry Sundown
as Rose Scott
1965 ·
The Big Valley
as Hannah
1963 ·
Gone Are the Days!
as Idella Landy
1962 ·
The Miracle Worker
as Viney (uncredited)
1961 ·
Dr. Kildare
as Alice
1959 ·
Take a Giant Step
as May Scott
1958 ·
The Mugger
as Grecco Maid
