Beah Richards
Actor
Born Jul 12, 1920 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Active 1958–2000 · Awards: Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Beulah Elizabeth Richardson (July 12, 1920 – September 14, 2000), known professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress and writer.
Filmography
In the Heat of the Night (1967) - Mama CalebaER (1994) - Mae BentonGuess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) - Mrs. PrenticeThe Miracle Worker (1962) - Viney (uncredited)Murder, She Wrote (1984) - Emma Coop · Ola MaeDrugstore Cowboy (1989) - Drug CounselorBeauty and the Beast (1987) - NarcissaHighway to Heaven (1984)Family Matters (1989) - HelenHill Street Blues (1981)Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Mama GrantThe Practice (1997) - Gertrude TurnerMatlock (1986) - Martha JordanSanford and Son (1972)Punky Brewster (1984)The Facts of Life (1979)Hunter (1984) - Ella Mae Fuller / PocketsL.A. Law (1986) - Eleanor WilliamsIronside (1967)Roots: The Next Generations (1979) - Cynthia PalmerBeloved (1998) - Baby Suggs227 (1985)Designing Women (1986)St. Elsewhere (1982) - Regina