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- A black woman speaks
- A black woman speaks
- Keep climbing, girls
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Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
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 television series Frank's Place in 1988 and The Practice…
Known for
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks — Self (archive footage)2004
- Beloved — Baby Suggs1998
- The Practice — Gertrude Turner1997
- Out of Darkness — Mrs. Cooper1994
- ER — Mae Benton1994
- The John Larroquette Show — Emma1993
- Hearts Afire — Miss Lula1992
- One Special Victory — Cora Simms1991
- Zora is My Name!1990
- Capital News — Etta Mays1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Richards
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vicksburg
- Place of death
- Vicksburg
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Dillard University
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Beah Richards Bill Cosby Show 1970 (cropped).JPG
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- date of birth
- 1920-07-12
- date of death
- 2000-09-14
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- manner of death
- natural causes
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