Beah Richards
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 Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest roles in the television series Frank's Place in 1988 and The Practice in 2000. She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the 1965 production of The Amen Corner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beah Richards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
(Mrs. Prentice)
In the Heat of the Night
(Mama Caleba)
Mahogany
(Florence)
Footsteps
(Jessie Blake)
One Special Victory
(Cora Simms)
Zora is My Name!
Homer and Eddie
(Linda Cervi)
Beloved
(Baby Suggs)
Inside Out
(Verna)
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
(Zazu (voice))
Outrage
(Thelma)
Big Shots
(Miss Hanks)
Hurry Sundown
(Rose Scott)
Generation
(Edna)
Take a Giant Step
(May Scott)
Gone Are the Days!
(Idella Landy)
Out of Darkness
(Mrs. Cooper)
As Summers Die
(Elvira Backus)
The Great White Hope
(Mama Tiny)
Acceptable Risks
(Sally Framm)
The Miracle Worker
(Viney (uncredited))
A Christmas Without Snow
(Wendell's Grandma)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
(Self (archive footage))
The Biscuit Eater
(Charity Tomlin)
Drugstore Cowboy
(Drug Counselor)
A Dream for Christmas
(Grandma Bessie)
And the Children Shall Lead
(Miss Annie)
Ring of Passion
(Lilly Brooks)
Just an Old Sweet Song
(Grandma)
The Mugger
(Grecco Maid)
St. Elsewhere
Murder, She Wrote
(Ola Mae)
The John Larroquette Show
(Emma)
Designing Women
L.A. Law
(Alberta Williams (uncredited))
The Facts of Life
Matlock
Hawaii Five-O
(Mama Grant)
227
Beauty and the Beast
Frank's Place
Highway to Heaven
Room 222
Hearts Afire
(Miss Lula)
Punky Brewster
Sanford and Son
Hill Street Blues
The Bill Cosby Show
(Rose Kincaid)
Family Matters
The Practice
Ironside
ER
(Mae Benton)
Vega$
The Hitchhiker
(Serita)
The Big Valley
(Hannah)
Roots: The Next Generations
(Cynthia Palmer)
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Dr. Kildare
(Alice)
The Magician
(Mrs. Thatcher)
Murder, She Wrote
(Emma Coop)
Hunter
(Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets)
CBS Summer Playhouse
(Katherine)
The Sophisticated Gents
(Mae Porter)
Capital News
(Etta Mays)