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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.
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- Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
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- Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Sep 15, 2000 · Acclaimed actress Beah Richards, whose second Emmy Award was announced Sunday night to an international audience, died Thursday afternoon at her Vicksburg home. She was 80. The veteran...
Mini Bio. 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. In 1962 she appeared in writer James Baldwin ...
- July 12, 1920
- September 14, 2000
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Richards, Beah (1926–2000)African-American actress, poet, and playwright. Born Beah Richardson in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 12, 1926 (one source cites 1920); died of emphysema in Vicksburg on September 14, 2000; daughter of Wesley Richardson (a Baptist minister) and Beulah Richardson ...
Actress. At a Glance … Selected filmography. Selected writings. Sources. Quiet, soft-spoken Beah Richards had a long and distinguished theater, film, and television career that began in the 1950s. Although critics noted her talents as wide-ranging and extraordinary, she was not considered a Hollywood beauty like Lena Home or Dorothy Dandridge.
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 ...
