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Beulah Elizabeth Richardson (July 12, 1920 – September 14, 2000), known professionally as Beah Richards and Bea Richards, was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also a poet, playwright, author and activist.
Beah Richards. Actress: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Beah Richards left her native Vicksburg, Mississippi, for New York City in 1950. She would not acquire a significant role on stage until 1955,when she appeared in the off-Broadway show "Take a Giant Step" convincingly portraying an 84-year-old grandmother without using theatrical makeup.
July 12, 1920 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. Died. September 14, 2000 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA (emphysema) Birth name. Beulah Elizabeth Richardson. Height. 5′ 4″ (1.63 m) Mini Bio. Beah Richards left her native Vicksburg, Mississippi, for New York City in 1950.
Nov 5, 2020 · Beah Richards (Beulah Richardson), an actor perhaps best known for her work in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, wrote “A Black Woman Speaks of White Womanhood, of White Supremacy, of Peace” in 1950, and first performed it at the American People’s Peace Congress, “a radical multiracial peace network that the U.S. State Department ...
Sep 16, 2000 · Beah Richards, a veteran stage performer and character actor whose best work included her Oscar-nominated portrayal of Sidney Poitier’s mother in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and who won an...
Aug 19, 2021 · Beah Richards, an extraordinary actress, writer and activist - New York Amsterdam News. Home » Archive » Beah Richards, an extraordinary actress, writer and activist. Black History...
Sep 14, 2000 · 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 ...
Sep 16, 2000 · Beah Richards, whose distinguished career as an actress on stage, screen and television over 50 years was capped this month when she won an Emmy as a guest actor on ''The Practice,'' died on...
Sep 18, 2000 · Character actress Beah Richards, an Academy Award nominee and two-time Emmy winner, including one earlier this month, died Thursday of emphysema in Vicksburg, Miss. She was 74. Just four days...
Oct 25, 2000 · Beah Richards. Film and television actress who avoided stereotyping and specialised in feisty matriarchs. Brian Baxter. Wed 25 Oct 2000 07.39 EDT. For the daughter of a Mississippi-born Baptist...
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