Beah Richards: movies and TV shows
Beah Richards has 66 credits in the archive: 30 films and 36 TV series, from 1958 to 2004. Highest rated: The Miracle Worker (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1958 – 2004 · busiest year: 1984 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 83 |
| 1998 | Beloved | Baby Suggs | Film | 5.8 | 77 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Gertrude Turner | TV | 7.7 | 76 |
| 1994 | ER | Mae Benton | TV | 7.8 | 73 |
| 1994 | Out of Darkness | Mrs. Cooper | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Emma | TV | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire | Miss Lula | TV | 7.8 | 71 |
| 1991 | One Special Victory | Cora Simms | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 1990 | Capital News | Etta Mays | TV | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1990 | Zora is My Name! | Film | 10.0 | 69 | |
| 1989 | Family Matters | Helen | TV | 6.7 | 68 |
| 1989 | Drugstore Cowboy | Drug Counselor | Film | 7.1 | 68 |
| 1989 | Homer and Eddie | Linda Cervi | Film | 5.6 | 68 |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Katherine | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1987 | Frank's Place | TV | 6.1 | 66 | |
| 1987 | Inside Out | Verna | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 1987 | Big Shots | Miss Hanks | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Narcissa | TV | 7.4 | 66 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Martha Jordan | TV | 7.1 | 65 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Eleanor Williams | TV | 7.1 | 65 |
| 1986 | Designing Women | TV | 6.8 | 65 | |
| 1986 | Acceptable Risks | Sally Framm | Film | 5.0 | 65 |
| 1986 | As Summers Die | Elvira Backus | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1985 | 227 | TV | 6.8 | 64 | |
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | Miss Annie | Film | 9.0 | 64 |
| 1985 | Generation | Edna | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Ola Mae | TV | 7.5 | 63 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Emma Coop | TV | 7.5 | 63 |
| 1984 | Hunter | Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | TV | 7.4 | 63 | |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster | TV | 7.3 | 63 | |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Serita | TV | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Regina | TV | 5.7 | 61 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 61 | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 60 | |
| 1981 | The Sophisticated Gents | Mae Porter | TV | 8.5 | 60 |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | TV | 6.3 | 59 | |
| 1980 | A Christmas Without Snow | Wendell's Grandma | Film | 5.7 | 59 |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | TV | 7.1 | 58 | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Cynthia Palmer | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1979 | Banjo the Woodpile Cat | Zazu (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1978 | Vega$ | TV | 6.9 | 57 | |
| 1978 | Ring of Passion | Lilly Brooks | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1976 | Just an Old Sweet Song | Grandma | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1975 | Mahogany | Florence | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1973 | The Magician | Mrs. Thatcher | TV | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1973 | Outrage! | Thelma | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1973 | A Dream for Christmas | Grandma Bessie | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 51 | |
| 1972 | The Biscuit Eater | Charity Tomlin | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1972 | Footsteps | Jessie Blake | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope | Mama Tiny | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1969 | Room 222 | TV | 6.1 | 48 | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Rose Kincaid | TV | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Mama Grant | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Sister Martha Gowen | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1967 | Ironside | TV | 6.9 | 46 | |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night | Mama Caleba | Film | 7.7 | 46 |
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Mrs. Prentice | Film | 7.6 | 46 |
| 1967 | Hurry Sundown | Rose Scott | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Hannah | TV | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1963 | Gone Are the Days! | Idella Landy | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1962 | The Miracle Worker | Viney (uncredited) | Film | 7.9 | 41 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Alice | TV | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1959 | Take a Giant Step | May Scott | Film | 5.2 | 38 |
| 1958 | The Mugger | Grecco Maid | Film | 6.1 | 37 |