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Beah Richards was an American actress of stage, screen and television. She was a poet, playwright and author. Born Beulah Elizabeth Richardson in Vicksburg, Mississippi, her mother was a seamstress and PTA advocate and her father was a Baptist minister. In 1948, she graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans and two years later moved to New York City. Her career started to take off in 1955 when she portrayed an eighty-four-year-old-grandmother in the off-Broadway show Take a Giant Step. She often played the role of a mother or grandmother, and continued acting her entire life. She appeared in the original Broadway productions of Purlie Victorious, The Miracle Worker, and A Raisin in the Sun. Richards was nominated for a Tony award for her 1965 performance in James Baldwin's The Amen Corner. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Sidney Poitier's mother in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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Beah Richards
Born 1920-07-12 (105 years ago) in Vicksburg. Dead 2000-09-14 (80 years).
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (The Practice) | 2000 |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (Frank's Place) | 1988 |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (The Great White Hope) | 1970 |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (The Practice) | 2001 |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (The Practice) | 2000 |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Beloved) | 1999 |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Frank's Place) | 1988 |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (Frank's Place) | 1988 |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Hunter) | 1987 |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (The Great White Hope) | 1970 |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) | 1967 |
| Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) | 1967 |
| Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (The Amen Corner) | 1965 |
| Name |
|---|
| Hugh Harrell Jr.(Gifta) |
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