Beah Richards
Jul 12, 1920
- Sep 14, 2000

IMDb Page
Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks 08/22/03 Self (archive footage) 80
Beloved 10/16/98 Baby Suggs, aka Grandma Baby 78
Out of Darkness 01/16/94 Mrs. Cooper 73
One Special Victory 12/08/91 Cora Simms 71
Zora is My Name! 01/01/90 69
Drugstore Cowboy 10/20/89 Drug Counselor 69
Homer and Eddie 08/17/89 Linda Cervi 69
Big Shots 10/02/87 Miss Hanks 67
Inside Out 08/21/87 Verna 67
As Summers Die 05/18/86 Elvira Backus 65
Acceptable Risks 03/02/86 Sally Framm 65
Generation 05/24/85 Edna 64
And the Children Shall Lead 01/01/85 Miss Annie 64
A Christmas Without Snow 12/09/80 Wendell's Grandma 60
Banjo the Woodpile Cat 11/16/79 Zazu (voice) 59
Ring of Passion 02/04/78 Lilly Brooks 57
Just an Old Sweet Song 09/25/76 Grandma 56
Mahogany 10/08/75 Florence 55
A Dream for Christmas 12/24/73 Grandma Bessie 53
Outrage 11/28/73 Thelma 53
Footsteps 10/03/72 Jessie Blake 52
The Biscuit Eater 03/22/72 Charity Tomlin 51
The Great White Hope 10/11/70 Mama Tiny 50
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 12/11/67 Mrs. Prentice 47
In the Heat of the Night 08/02/67 Mama Caleba 47
Hurry Sundown 02/09/67 Rose Scott 46
Gone Are the Days! 08/09/63 Idella Landy 43
The Miracle Worker 05/23/62 Viney (uncredited) 41
Take a Giant Step 12/01/59 May Scott 39
The Mugger 11/01/58 Grecco Maid 38