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Beah Richards
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
:
Take a Giant Step
1959
Director:
Philip Leacock
Role:
May Scott
Take a Giant Step
(as May Scott)
The Miracle Worker
1962
Director:
Arthur Penn
Role:
Viney
The Miracle Worker
(as Viney)
Gone Are the Days!
1963
Director:
Nicholas Webster
Role:
Idella Landy
Gone Are the Days!
(as Idella Landy)
In the Heat of the Night
1967
Director:
Norman Jewison
Role:
Mama Caleba
In the Heat of the N...
(as Mama Caleba)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
Director:
Stanley Kramer
Role:
Mrs. Prentice
Guess Who's Coming t...
(as Mrs. Prentice)
Hurry Sundown
1967
Director:
Otto Preminger
Role:
Rose Scott
Hurry Sundown
(as Rose Scott)
New Hollywood Films (1970 and beyond)
The Great White Hope
1970
Director:
Martin Ritt
Role:
Mama Tiny
The Great White Hope
(as Mama Tiny)
The Biscuit Eater
1972
Director:
Vincent McEveety
Role:
Charity Tomlin
The Biscuit Eater
(as Charity Tomlin)
Mahogany
1975
Director:
Berry Gordy
Role:
Florence
Mahogany
(as Florence)
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979
Director:
Don Bluth
Role:
Zazu
Banjo the Woodpile C...
(as Zazu)
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
Director:
John Korty
Role:
Wendell's Grandma
A Christmas Without ...
(as Wendell's Grandma)
Big Shots
1987
Director:
Robert Mandel
Role:
Miss Hanks
Big Shots
(as Miss Hanks)
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
Director:
Gus Van Sant
Role:
Drug Counselor
Drugstore Cowboy
(as Drug Counselor)
Beloved
1998
Director:
Jonathan Demme
Role:
Baby Suggs
Beloved
(as Baby Suggs)