Beah Richards

Highest Rated: 100% Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Lowest Rated: 0% Homer & Eddie (1989)

Birthday: Jul 12, 1920

Birthplace: Not Available

Daughter of a seamstress and a Baptist minister.Moved to New York in 1950.Won her second Emmy Award a few days before her death.Was a Civil Rights activist.Author of the book Keep Climbing, Girls.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
67%	Beloved	Baby Suggs	—	1998
No Score Yet	Out of Darkness	Actor	—	1994
No Score Yet	ER	Mae Benton	—	1990
0%	Homer & Eddie	Linda Cervi	—	1989
100%	Drugstore Cowboy	Drug Counselor	—	1989
60%	Big Shots	Miss Hanks	—	1987
No Score Yet	Inside Out	Actor	—	1987
No Score Yet	As Summers Die	Elvira Backus	—	1986
No Score Yet	Acceptable Risks	Sally Framm	—	1986
No Score Yet	Banjo the Woodpile Cat	Zazu	—	1982
No Score Yet	The Sophisticated Gents	Actor	—	1981
No Score Yet	A Christmas Without Snow	Wendell's Grandma	—	1980
No Score Yet	Ring of Passion (Countdown to the Big One)	Actor	—	1978
No Score Yet	Just an Old Sweet Song	Grandma	—	1976
32%	Mahogany	Florence	—	1975
No Score Yet	Dream for Christmas	Bessie	—	1973
No Score Yet	The Biscuit Eater	Charity Tomlin	—	1972
No Score Yet	Footsteps	Jessie Blake	—	1972
43%	The Great White Hope	Mama Tina	—	1970
72%	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	Mrs. Prentice	—	1967
95%	In the Heat of the Night	Mama Caleba	—	1967
22%	Hurry Sundown	Rose Scott	—	1967
No Score Yet	Purlie Victorious	Idella	—	1963
96%	The Miracle Worker	Viney	—	1962
No Score Yet	Take a Giant Step	May Scott	—	1959

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	The Practice 1997-2004	Gertrude Turner	2000
No Score Yet	ER 1994-2009	Mae Benton Mrs. Benton	1995 1994
No Score Yet	Matlock 1986-1995	Martha Jordan	1993
No Score Yet	Designing Women 1986-1993	Minnie Anthony's Grandmother	1993 1990
No Score Yet	Murder, She Wrote 1984-1996	Emma Coop Ola Mae	1991 1988
20%	Capital News 1990	Actor	1990
No Score Yet	Beauty and the Beast 1987-1990	Narcissa	1989 1988 1987
No Score Yet	The Facts of Life 1979-1988	Grandmother	1988
No Score Yet	Highway to Heaven 1984-1989	Mrs. Baldwin Guest	1988 1985
No Score Yet	Hunter 1984-1991	Pockets	1987 1986
No Score Yet	St. Elsewhere 1982-1988	Actor	1984
No Score Yet	Sanford and Son 1972-1977	Aunt Ethel	1975 1972
No Score Yet	It Takes a Thief 1968-1970	Martha	1970
No Score Yet	Ironside 1967-1975	Aunt Ruby	1969
50%	Hearts Afire 1992-1995	Miss Lula

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Beah Richards

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Filmography

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