Beah Richards
July 12, 1920 · 106 years old
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 Primet…
Known For
8 titles
In the Heat of the Night
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
A White couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her Black fiancé.
Drugstore Cowboy
A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
The Miracle Worker
The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind, deaf and mute child Helen Keller how to understand and communicate.
Beloved
A slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman.
Mahogany
Tracy is a black girl with no financial resources who struggles to be able to afford fashion college. Her goal is to become an internationally famous fashion designer.
Hurry Sundown
Drama of a ruthless Southern opportunist who tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.
The Biscuit Eater
In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two young Georgia boys team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials.