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Aug 22, 2003 · Beah: A Black Woman Speaks: Directed by LisaGay Hamilton. With Beah Richards, Bill Cobbs, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee. A profile of the African-American actress Beah Richards, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards.Directed by LisaGay Hamilton, it won the Documentary Award at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2003, and a Peabody Award in 2004.
Biographical tribute to the lasting legacy of great American actress and activist Beah Richards. 3 IMDb 8.6 1 h 30 min 2003. 16+. Documentary. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details.
Richards died from emphysema in her hometown of Vicksburg, Mississippi at the age of 80, less than a month after winning an Emmy award. In the last year of her life, Richards was the subject of a documentary created by actress Lisa Gay Hamilton. The documentary Beah: A Black Woman Speaks was
She directed the documentary film BEAH: A BLACK WOMAN SPEAKS in 2003. This film, about pioneering black actress Beah Richards, dealt with Hamilton seeking out Richards, an African-American actress who had broken ground making inroads for black actresses. The two women met on the set of BELOVED.
About. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks, the directorial debut of actress Lisa Gay Hamilton, celebrates the life of legendary African American actress, poet and political activist Beah Richards, best known for her Oscar nominated role in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. While Richards’ struggled to overcome racial stereotypes throughout her long ...
Nov 18, 2003 · On the surface, "Beah: A Black Woman Speaks" is a record of the graceful, seemingly indomitable actor Beah Richards during the final 11 months of her life. Underneath, however, docu's an emotional ...
