Deceased

How Did Beah Richards Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80

Also known asBeulah Elizabeth RichardsonGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/07/1920Born inVicksburg, Mississippi, USADied14/09/2000 (aged 80)Died inVicksburgCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ469454 ↗TMDb#32774 ↗

Beulah Elizabeth Richardson, 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.

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Filmography57 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1998	BelovedMovie	Baby Suggs	78
1997	The PracticeSeries	Gertrude Turner	77
1994	ERSeries	Mae Benton	74
1994	Out of DarknessMovie	Mrs. Cooper	74
1993	The John Larroquette ShowSeries	Emma	73
1992	Hearts AfireSeries	Miss Lula	72
1991	One Special VictoryMovie	Cora Simms	71
1990	Capital NewsSeries	Etta Mays	70
1990	Zora is My Name!Movie	—	70
1989	Family MattersSeries	Helen	69
1989	Homer and EddieMovie	Linda Cervi	69
1987	CBS Summer PlayhouseSeries	Katherine	67
1987	Beauty and the BeastSeries	Narcissa	67
1987	Big ShotsMovie	Miss Hanks	67
1987	Frank's PlaceSeries	—	67
1986	MatlockSeries	Martha Jordan	66
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Eleanor Williams	66
1986	Designing WomenSeries	—	66
1986	Acceptable RisksMovie	Sally Framm	66
1986	As Summers DieMovie	Elvira Backus	66
1985	227Series	—	65
1985	GenerationMovie	Edna	65
1985	And the Children Shall LeadMovie	Miss Annie	65
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Ola Mae	64
1984	HunterSeries	Ella Mae Fuller / Pockets	64
1984	Highway to HeavenSeries	—	64
1984	Punky BrewsterSeries	—	64
1983	The HitchhikerSeries	Serita	63
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	Regina	62
1981	The Sophisticated GentsSeries	Mae Porter	61
1980	Palmerstown, U.S.A.Series	—	60
1980	A Christmas Without SnowMovie	Wendell's Grandma	60
1979	The Facts of LifeSeries	—	59
1979	Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries	Cynthia Palmer	59
1978	Vega$Series	—	58
1976	Just an Old Sweet SongMovie	Grandma	56
1975	MahoganyMovie	Florence	55
1973	The MagicianSeries	Mrs. Thatcher	53
1973	Outrage!Movie	Thelma	53
1973	A Dream for ChristmasMovie	Grandma Bessie	53
1972	Sanford and SonSeries	—	52
1972	FootstepsMovie	Jessie Blake	52
1972	The Biscuit EaterMovie	Charity Tomlin	52
1970	The Great White HopeMovie	Mama Tiny	50
1969	The Bill Cosby ShowSeries	Rose Kincaid	49
1969	Room 222Series	—	49
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Mama Grant	48
1968	It Takes a ThiefSeries	Sister Martha Gowen	48
1967	IronsideSeries	—	47
1967	In the Heat of the NightMovie	Mama Caleba	47
1967	Hurry SundownMovie	Rose Scott	47
1967	Guess Who's Coming to DinnerMovie	Mrs. Prentice	47
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Hannah	45
1963	Gone Are the Days!Movie	Idella Landy	43
1962	The Miracle WorkerMovie	Viney (uncredited)	42
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Alice	41
1958	The MuggerMovie	Grecco Maid	38